Low Maintenance Indoor Gardening With Pikaplant

Two new home gardening options for people whose green thumb is a little unreliable

Whether or not you’ve got a green thumb, Amsterdam design agency Leaps Innovation has developed two unique systems that make caring for a plant as easy as admiring it. Their line, Pikaplant, offers both no-maintenance required blooming plants and—for the slightly more hands-on—an entire self-watering vertical plant shelf. While Leaps envisioned the creations, their work doesn’t stop there. “We produce our products, and we work …

Test Drive: 2015 Volkswagen Golf GTI

The all-new GTI has one thing in common with its previous six generations: it's still some of the most fun driving around

The Golf has been a favorite in its segment since its debut in 1974, selling more than 30 million cars worldwide. The latest generation—its seventh—is finally arriving in the US after a year in other markets. It’s worth the wait. A wider, longer, lower, lighter, faster, more powerful ride comes with the added benefit of increased fuel efficiency and storage space. We’ve always been partial …

Hafod Grange’s Botanical Taxidermy

Perfectly preserved flowers that are simultaneously curious and beautiful

The Welsh company Hafod Grange (named after the estate in which it resides) has been making paperweights—and only paperweights—for the past three decades, and photos do not do their results justice. Their botanical paperweights in particular are what caught us off guard: daffodils, open thistles, nigella, heather, orchids and more, caught in their blooms and preserved perfectly in an orb. “Don’t ask how we do …