Tokyo Designers Week Highlights

Genetically engineered plants, computer-generated children and artistic prosthetics in this week's look at the web

As usual, the projects at this year’s celebration in Aoyama upstaged all preconceived definitions of art and design. From giant cosmic babies to fantastic metallic origami cases, expertly refurbished shipping containers, haunting sculptors and ghostly projections, The Verge has dozens of great photos that offer a peek into what the TDW experience was like this year. The Japan-based designers mastered all matter of ultra-practical, pristinely …

Best Microscope Photos of the Year

Genetically engineered plants, computer-generated children and artistic prosthetics in this week's look at the web

No matter how many microscopic images of everyday things we see, they are always incredible. The 39th annual Nikon Small World contest is no exception. Selected from over 2,000 images from 80 countries, the finalist images are truly spectacular; resembling scenes from science fiction movies that have to be seen to be believed.

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Genetically engineered plants, computer-generated children and artistic prosthetics in this week's look at the web

1. Raymond Loewy Google Doodle If there really is a father of industrial design, it’s Raymond Loewy. And Google Doodle celebrated his would-be 120th birthday this past week. Inventor and streamliner of objects ranging from locomotives and buses to vending machines and refrigerators, Loewy hit all facets of everyday life—even for President Kennedy as the interior designer of his Air Force One. Though his work …