Muji’s Festive Human Vending Machines

Augmented reality translation, wild nail art and your own digital scoreboard in our weekly web review

Combining Japan’s penchant for the automat with a little Muji clever practicality, the housewares brand came up with a human-enabled “Noel Machine” that can be found in the streets of Barcelona and Madrid during the Christmas shopping period.

Marc Then Marks: A New Art Book Boutique

Limited edition slingshots, Matthew Marks' pop up, Rodarte for Lula and more in our survey of the past week online

Interview reports on the new pop up shop at Matthew Marks, where, other than rare art books, Phillipe Starck Santa stools and a Roy Lichtenstein-designed silk shirt are all from the gallery’s archives and yours for the taking.

Tan Lun Cheak’s Glowbelly Steamboat Lamp

Limited edition slingshots, Matthew Marks' pop up, Rodarte for Lula and more in our survey of the past week online

Singaporean designer Tan Lun Cheak of Little Thoughts Group dreamed up the Glowbelly Steamboat, a lamp that doubles as a hot pot. As showcased on Dezeen the fixture, based on a Singaporean tradition, houses a pot of boiling water for cooking food.