Makr Skateboards

Robotic curtain art, Moog's app, minimalist skateboards and more in our Saturday web special

Acquire spotted the gorgeous new minimalist skateboard made by the handcrafted accessory gurus at Makr.

The Voice Knitter

Robotic curtain art, Moog's app, minimalist skateboards and more in our Saturday web special

The clever Berlin-based team at Trikoton enables people to translate their own recorded 60-second clips of sound into a digital pattern. They then knit the custom design into one of several garments for a truly personalized way to dress. Just think of all the subversive or suggestive things you could record onto your sweater and then smirk while wearing it at the office or on …

Bold & Noble Type Map

A clever map substituting typography for topography

Ingeniously charting Anglophone countries with city names written in their correct geographical location, Bold & Noble‘s striking maps are a typographic puzzle that stimulate the eye as well as the mind. The U.S., U.K., Australia, New Zealand and a detailed London are each transcribed, with various font weights drawing attention to the major destinations. Hand-pulled and screen-printed on a medium weight 100% recycled card, each …