The ancient art of origami has influenced contemporary practices from design to engineering to science and space travel. The practice has always been limited to soft, foldable materials like paper or fabric, but Yang Xu (a graduate student who works at Xie’s lab at Zhejiang University) devised a way to apply this technique to glass and other rigid materials. Xu combined silica nanoparticles (an important …
Conversations about data can be pretty dry, but not when you’re talking to Giorgia Lupi—an information designer and partner at world-renowned design firm Pentagram. In this episode of Design Tangents we get to hear about her passion for crafting data into humane, engaging and exciting visualizations and the opportunities for data to enhance creativity as well. She also uses data to track things in her …
We are thrilled to announce that our podcast Design Tangents—hosted by COOL HUNTING founders Josh Rubin and Evan Orensten—launches today. Design Tangents is produced in partnership with SURROUND, the design-focused podcast network, and the first season is presented by Genesis. > A show that seeks to uncover and discover, Design Tangents features conversations with designers, artists, musicians, tech pioneers and creative thinkers, including Nick Cave and …
