For his thesis project at Holon Institute of Technology, Shay Castel constructed a series of speakers, clocks and lamps from biodegradable materials. Each piece calls into question the amount of time consumers …
Inspired by Prince’s one-of-a-kind Yamaha purple piano, a new standardized custom color has been released by the Pantone Color Institute and the Prince Estate. Instead of a name and numeric value, as …
“Twin Peaks: The Return” sound designer Dean Hurley has crafted some incredibly ominous drone noises that have been consistent throughout the series. Released by Sacred Bones, Anthology Resource Vol. 1: △△ gathers …
Anybody who has lived (or lives) the freelance life knows that it can be challenging, infuriating and disheartening at times. In order to keep freelancer spirits up, artist Jeremy Nguyen has created …
Dating back to the 12th century, some of Iceland’s folktales are more than the average fairytale. In fact, many are still held in such high regard that some recent “construction projects, including …
Panyaden International School’s new 8,417-square-foot sports hall happens to be made entirely from bamboo. The school commissioned Chiangmai Life Architects to construct the center, with a design based on the lotus flower. …
SF-based The Flex Company has created a “tampon alternative” that is disposable and leak-free—intended to be used during sex. Born from many people (of all genders) being embarrassed or grossed out or …
From mid-July to mid-August since 2011, artist Chris Bogia’s Fire Island Artist Residency (FIAR) welcomes five LGBTQ+ artists to the island. In exchange for lending work to an exhibition, a 10-minute community …
Available now on iPhone (and soon on Android), Lonely Planet’s new Trips app is a crowd-sourced travel guide—not by editors and journalists but by regular travelers who want to share their pics …
Created by the New York Times and YouTube’s geo-coded streaming data, a series of fascinating maps tell the story of each US state’s taste in music. The popular music artists featured are …