Max Fraser’s London Design Festival 2015 Tips

The event's former Deputy Director helps visitors wade through the annual creative bonanza

As the creative bonanza that is the annual London Design Festival (LDF) grows with each edition, choosing which exhibitions, stores, workshops and events to visit in the British capital becomes increasingly difficult. That’s when you turn to experts like Max Fraser, who was the festival’s Deputy Director for three years until leaving in 2014. Fraser is the author of the bi-annual London Design Guide, which …

Peak Design’s Everyday Messenger

Hands on with the bag that's breaking Kickstarter records

Sponsored by Peak Design

San Francisco-based brand Peak Design knows what they’re doing when it comes to Kickstarter. In the past, they’ve launched four successful campaigns (including this modular wrist strap), with each wildly surpassing its funding goal within just a few days. But its fifth and latest product, the Everyday Messenger bag, has easily overtaken all of those combined—with a hefty $3.7 million pledged so far. We recently …

“Camera Restricta” Only Allows Unique Photos

Each day, millions of photographs are taken of the same landmarks, from the same angles. To combat this, German designer Phillipp Schmitt has rigged a camera to deny picture-taking when it’s in an over-photographed area. The device, called “Camera Restricta,” works by parsing through geo-tagged photos and unlocking its shutter when the count is low enough. Schmitt hopes to encourage photographers to capture unique perspectives …