Lego’s “Women of NASA” Set

MIT News science editor and writer Maia Weinstock created a project that feels like it’s a very, very long time coming. As part of Lego Ideas (the company’s very dope branch that allows the general population to send through concepts) Weinstock and Lego have announced the “Women of NASA” set. With figures of a bunch of significant NASA employees, the set is planning to include …

Design a New UK Passport Ahead of Brexit

With a top prize of £1000, Dezeen has launched a competition to design a new UK passport—ahead of the controversial Brexit implementation. While many artists and designers most certainly see this an an opportunity to depict the heartbreak, anger and absurdity of the decision to leave the European Union, organizers have specifically said they are calling for “designs that present a positive vision of the …

Jack White’s Vinyl-Pressing Plant in Detroit

Occupying part of a 10,000-square-foot warehouse space in Detroit’s Cass Corridor, Jack White and Ben Blackwell’s Third Man Records vinyl-pressing facility is finally in motion. The plant features two custom Newbilt vinyl presses for seven-inch records and six for pressing 12-inch records. All of the machines are manually operated—a departure from the industry norm. This has already led to 16 manufacturing jobs and Blackwell hopes …