Muji’s Three Minimal Huts for Tokyo Design Week

Designers Konstantin Grcic, Jasper Morrison and Naoto Fukasawa have teamed up with Japanese retailer Muji to create a set of ultra-simple cabins for Tokyo Design Week. The three shacks include a kitchen, bedroom and space for activities—like reading or lounging—but keep with Muji’s philosophy for minimal design by avoiding anything unnecessary. Though they may be small, each of the pre-fabricated “Muji Huts” looks spacious and …

Artist Travis Durden Combines Star Wars Characters with Marble Sculptures

If Darth Vader, Yoda and General Grievous existed in a galaxy far, far away, would they have their own marble statues just as ancient Roman leaders do? In his latest photo series, artist Travis Durden aims to envision exactly what it might be like if they did. Durden combined photos of marble sculptures he found in the Louvre with digital compositions of prominent Star Wars …

100 of the Brightest Women Directors Right Now

For some reason, Hollywood studios continue to dole out blockbuster deals to male directors while shying away from hiring their female counterparts. Sony, Paramount, the Weinstein Company and 20th Century Fox—all powerhouse studios—failed to release a single film directed by a woman this year, fallaciously blaming a shallow pool of talent to choose from. To help them, Vulture has compiled a list of 100 of …