Primitivo NÓMADA Collection

Space-saving stools and three-legged side tables made from Patagonian lenga wood

Hailing from Santiago, Chile, industrial designer Abel Cárcamo blends contemporary aesthetics with traditional materials, resulting in timeless tables, vases, lamps and even clothing. His latest project, the NÓMADA Collection, was made in collaboration with fellow designer Carlos León Astorga and features conical stools with storage space and minimalist side tables. Cárcamo stays true to his design principles by crafting the pieces from lenga—the native wood …

Xtracycle’s Edgerunner 24D Cargo Bike

Carry everything from kids to kayaks and groceries in this highly functional bicycle

Much love and thought are going into the redesign of cargo bikes, such as Porterlight’s new customizable option, to make them less intimidating and more enticing for regular personal use. Oakland, California-based Xtracycle offers the Edgerunner—which they’ve dubbed the “ultimate cargo bike”—and their intro model, the 24D (whose name comes from its 24 speeds), balances performance and value. Ross Evans founded the company when he …

A Typeface of Slimy, Squirming Letters

A new digital typeface by Ari Weinkle is a creepy, squirming collection of alien-like letters—even its name “Feelers” makes your skin crawl. Weinkle created the font after becoming intrigued with the light and texture features in his 3D-modeling software, first drawing up the typeface in 2D, and later rendering them in 3D and adding motion. The result is lifelike wiggling letters that, from afar, look …