The Inaugural Wired Innovation Fellows

The inimitable Elaine Stritch, a crazy cooler, Wired's innovation fellows and more in our weekly look at the web

This week, Wired announced their 12 Innovation Fellows, a program in its inaugural year. The diverse crew spans seven different countries and includes CH favorite Nelly Ben Hayoun (a designer of experiences at the SETI Institute), Skylar Tibbits (developing a new process called 4D printing, where objects can self-assemble themselves) and Nina Tandon (CEO of EpiBone whose technology allows patients to to grow bone cultivated …

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Seinfeld emoji, fashion's World Cup team, an artist's secret swimming pool and more in our weekly look at the web

1. Redesign: 2020 Tokyo Olympic Stadium The team at London-based Zaha Hadid Architects is no stranger to Olympic architecture or earning a few medals of their own. The award-winning firm’s London Aquatics Centre played a central role in the capital’s games. Following a successful bid for Tokyo’s 2020 stadium, the group was forced to rethink their original concept following budget cuts and protests from local …

Fab Launches New Furniture Brand

Seinfeld emoji, fashion's World Cup team, an artist's secret swimming pool and more in our weekly look at the web

The latest in a seemingly never-ending adjustment in strategy by the online retailer, Fab recently acquired two-year-old Scandinavian design brand One Nordic, and subsequently rolled out Hem, a new furniture venture. This September, Hem will launch in 30 countries with 300 exclusive products to be available online and through three brick-and-mortar showrooms in Germany.