Three Healthy Snacks

New tasty potato chip stand-ins that are better for you too

Made with real sweet potatoes in North Carolina, Polka Dot Bake Shop‘s sweet potato cracker makes a healthier alternative to snacks made from their simple carb cousins. Available in four flavors—Original, Cracked Black Pepper, Rosemary and Olive Oil and Chipotle with Smoked Paprika—the crackers pack a flavorful punch that perfectly compliments milder cheeses or chutneys. They sell online from Polka Dot where $28 gets you …

B&M Store

Design, crafts and exclusives at a new modern curiosity shop in Western Australia

Located in Western Australia, the newly-opened B&M Store carries a carefully edited selection of design wares alongside proprietors’ Bug & Megs‘ signature handmade 100% wool felt products. Housed on recycled pine shelves, goods such as the CH fave carry-all Baggu, bento and lunch boxes from Japanese/Danish brand HanaBlomst, pixelated eBoy posters, Cardboard Safari animals and a bevy of curious magazines and stationery make up the …

Smart Design’s Proto-iPad

The results of an Apple-commissioned tablet project from 1989

Always ahead of the curve, even 20 years ago Apple envisioned computers as a source of personal entertainment—a mobile device that could capture images, play music, and serve as a platform for viewing catalogs and magazines. In a recent Fast Company article, Smart Design co-founder Tom Dair takes a look back to 1989 when Apple challenged his company and a couple others to develop concepts …