Hattie Stewart’s Facebook Stories Effect

Giving Snapchat filters a run for their money, London-based artist Hattie Stewart has created a wacky, fun Facebook effect (for their stories feature which rolled out on iOS and Android devices at the end of March). Quintessentially Stewart, it’s all bug-eyes, rainbow tears, big tongues and beyond. Certainly an easy way to take a break—or give yourself a childlike joy mood lift—it’s a very ridiculous …

The Lexus Design Award: Predicting What Comes Next

Some 1,100 entrants approach the tricky concept of "yet"

Sponsored by Lexus

The Lexus Design Award and event is always one of the highlights of Milan Design Week—and 2017’s incarnation is no exception. The award celebrates design’s potential by reaching out to new voices around the world to see how we can solve problems through design. This year’s theme was around the concept of “Yet”, the idea of connecting two separate ideas by creating a surprising synergy. …

Digital Knitting Machine, Kniterate

On Kickstarter now, an invention that turns your designs into garments

Aspiring fashion designers can now attempt to produce their own knitwear with a clever digital knitting machine currently funding on Kickstarter. Already fully-funded with $287,000 and still 32 days to go (at time of publish), well over their $100k goal, Kniterate automatically turns users’ designs into garments—from sweaters to scarves and even shoes. Similar to an industry-level machine, Kniterate is computer-controlled. With six yarn carriers …