What It Took to Redesign Instagram

Many today are waking up with a new colorful icon on their phones. Instagram has overhauled its logo and user interface, with the former boasting a bright pop of pinks and oranges and the latter dressed down in grayscale. Instagram’s head of design recently spoke with It’s Nice That about the redesign, explaining exactly what it took to reimagine the look of the one of …

Tui Krosschell Scarves

Oversized, digitally printed pure silk scarves made in Britain

With summer on its way, Tui Krosschell’s new, brightly printed Func:Scarves are an expressively vibrant way to keep the evening chill of transitional seasons at bay. A recent textiles graduate from Manchester School of Art, Krosschell draws inspiration from the spectrum of the natural and built environment, interpreted into her lavish repeats which are turned into 100% pure silk scarves. “I love how expressive I …

Hanan Alkouh’s Sea-Meat

Documenting the culture of meat consumption with Dulse seaweed food sculptures

Designer Hanan Alkouh does not believe in the sustainability of meat production and she does not stand behind our continued wasteful consumption. She recognizes that with a push toward minimizing or removing it all, much of the centuries of culture may get lost. At a strange but enthralling intersection of design, art and food, Alkouh’s Sea-Meat (which we first spied at this year’s Milan Design …