Design-Minded Disaster Response Housing

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Hurricane Katrina is among the most devastating natural disasters in American history. Inspired by the needs of those displaced by flooding and the US government’s inefficient, costly and poorly equipped housing solution, designer Michael McDaniel created a smarter housing solution for displaced persons. EXO costs a quarter of the current trailer-like housing, is recyclable and sets up in just two minutes. Each EXO comes equipped …

LEGO Film Development Lab

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With a few sets of LEGO Mindstorms and DIY panache, Dutch photographer Jan van den Broek skillfully built an astonishing semi-automatic film processing station. Using a self-propelled car on a track atop five developing chemical stations, the film is transferred through each step unmanned, from pre-wash and developer to fixer and stabilizer.

Paper Planes

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Designer Luca Iaconi-Stewart has crafted a stunning 1:60 scale replica airplane model of an Air India 777-300ER from bits of manila folders. Over five years he measured, cut and glued tiny pieces together to construct what might be the most advanced paper airplane to date. The detail work, both internally and externally, is extraordinary and elements like doorways and the landing gear are—incredibly—retractable. His obsession …