Newest in the London Design Museum “World Changing” book series is Fifty Cars That Changed The World. Writer Andrew Nahum, Principal Curator of Technology and Engineering at London’s Science Museum, presents a selection of cars that over 90 years have contributed significantly to design, innovation, engineering and national pride. From Buckminster Fuller’s 1933 Dymaxion to the 1998 Smart car, each automobile represents a milestone of …
Sound artist Diego Stocco—featured here previously for his Music From a Tree—has gone and reinvented a musical instrument again. When he contacted us recently to tell us about it, he could barely contain his excitement. “I have a new video that I'd like to show you,†he wrote. “I created an instrument by combining a violin, a viola, a cello and a double bass!†And …
The Slicer by Ice Meister allows kids to sled year round, using ice blocks attached to the bottom of the sled as a propeller during summer months. With its contoured shape and low profile runners the Slicer functions as a normal sled perfect for snow, but the detachable ice packs can provide up to two hours of sled-time in hot weather (they can also be …
