Experibass

Sound artist Diego Stocco—featured here previously for his Music From a Tree—has gone and reinvented a musical instrument again. When he contacted us recently to tell us about it, he could barely contain his excitement. “I have a new video that I'd like to show you,†he wrote. “I created an instrument by combining a violin, a viola, a cello and a double bass!†And …

Publishers With A Purpose

In honor of Blog Action Day, we're proud to announce our involvement in Publishers With A Purpose—a group of online publishers who pledge to donate 5% of their advertising inventory to select nonprofits and social causes. The realization that as busy creatives there isn't always time to become physically involved with charitable projects, inspired Flavorpill to create Publishers With A Purpose in 2009. They've succeeded …

Active Furniture

Active Furniture, a project by Spanish designers Virginia Pol, Ferran Lajara and Cristina Guardiola, uses counter-intuitive design as an antidote to our increasingly sedentary lives. The three objects—a floor lamp, a desk and a wall hanger—each require a level of exertion on the user's part to function. The floor lamp must be held upright, both to illuminate the bulb and keep the lamp vertical. Drawers …