Miller-Urey Bong, 2010

Bring your own combustible material to an installation recreating the origin of life

A scientific art installation involving high-powered lasers and combustive materials, Miller-Urey Bong is a BYOW (Bring Your Own Whatever) exhibition based on the 1952 Miller-Urey experiments that attempted to prove the genesis of life on Earth. “We really don’t know what the Earth was like three or four billion years ago,” the late scientist Stanley L. Miller said more than forty years later. “So there …

Ebbe Gehl and Jacob Strobel on Sustainability

Our interview with two Wharfside furniture designers on what being truly "green" means to them

Advertorial content: Flip open nearly any magazine these days and you’re sure to find at least one story touting the latest sustainable products. From bamboo cutting boards to wall coverings made from recycled materials, there’s no shortage of “green” furnishings aimed at relieving guilt of daily modern life. While awareness of the need to consume in more environmentally-friendly ways has never been higher, for many …

James Small x W London

Custom utility belts for nomadic bon vivants

Created for the W Hotel concept of a high-profile, über-connected concierge (that they call a W Insider), designer James Small’s bespoke belts put the party on your hips with covetable accessories like a hip flask, credit card and phone holders, decision dice pocket, a slot for a USB stick and a Saint Christopher medal “for extra special luck.” The accessory, commissioned by the W London …