18 Korean Fashion Labels to Know

With fashion powerhouses like New York City, Paris, London and Milan always in the headlines, it’s sometimes easy to forget that South Korea is at the forefront of the style game. Seoul Fashion week recently kicked off and, to get you up-to-date on some of the city’s noteworthy labels, HighSnobiety put together a list of brands covering both apparel and accessories, including PLAC, Eastlogue, Heritage …

The Boxchool Concept Brings Modular Classrooms to Developing Areas

South Korea-based design studio ID+IM has drawn up an environmentally friendly and cost-effective way to bring classrooms to children in developing areas. Called Boxchool, the concept project recycles unwanted shipping containers into modular structures that have been designed for education. Each truck-delivered Boxchool is assembled on-site and comes with its own furniture, solar panels and rain-water filtration system to provide clean drinking water to kids. …

BJ Novak’s New App is All About Lists

A new app created by The Office’s BJ Novak and a team of developers takes our endless interest in unnecessary lists and gives it purpose. Simply called “The List App,” Novak’s app aims to be the go-to digital space to share your own lists—whether they detail your favorite cat videos or the most important quotes from the presidential debate—with friends, family and loved ones. The …