Perrier-Jouët Bicentennial

A 200-year-old champagne house celebrates their birthday with a gift that keeps on giving

Perrier-Jouët invited us to celebrate their 200th birthday with a gala in Paris and a visit to their vineyards and caves in Épernay. To commemorate their anniversary, they explored the concept of legacy, commissioning American artist and architect Daniel Arsham to bring the concept to life, complimenting a history of design collaborations in the process. In 1902, Perrier-Jouët hired Art Nouveau glass artist Émile Gallé …

Ads Worth Spreading

Heat-reactive wallpaper, hacker survival kits, Barcelona's museum of inventions and more in this week's web round-up

The 10 winners from TED’s Ads Worth Spreading competition prove that, if done right, commercials can be a compelling way to share information or promote products worth publicizing. Each two-three minute long intelligent ad runs after TED talks as a way of reversing the trend of online ads forced on viewers.

Museum of Ideas and Inventions

Heat-reactive wallpaper, hacker survival kits, Barcelona's museum of inventions and more in this week's web round-up

Barcelona’s highly-anticipated Museum of Ideas and Inventions officially opened recently. With four different sections over two stories—connected by a spiral slide—the institution will be home to both permanent and temporary collections that show how innovation can improve the quality of life.