Drinkpee

We've all heard of people drinking their own urine to survive out in the wild when there is no access to water. Though urine is sterile and (usually) safe to drink, using it as plant fertilizer may be more palatable option to most. The smart folks at EAWAG Aquatic Research in Switzerland have developed a way to extract the phosphorus and nitrogen from urine to …

Tom Dixon: Beat Collection

Named “Beat” for their hand-beaten production method, A bit further down the island, Moss is now featuring his expansive Beat collection. The collection got its start with the Beat Lights, a series of hand-hammered, patinated brass pendants inspired by typical water carrying receptacles found in India. Dixon has been wise not to just draw inspiration from the culture, but to employ its skilled artisans in …

Cool Hunting Video Presents: Olaf Breuning

We get a peak into Swiss multimedia artist Olaf Breuning's studio and, among other things, find an army of Chinese-made contraptions

In honor of Swiss artist Olaf Breuning’s inclusion in the 2008 Whitney Biennial, this video visits his Manhattan studio. In the midst of working on his two-part installation for the show, Olaf takes the time to explain his inspiration and thinking behind his mini army made of readymade objects and a recreation of a 1932 photograph. There’s also plenty of examples of his other playfully …