Link About It: This Week’s Picks

A cosmic fingerprint, cooling with terracotta, a map explaining what Indigenous territory you're on and more

Oakland to Return Park Land to Indigenous People Oakland, California is slated to become one of the first US cities to return land to Indigenous people—and the first to do so for a federally unrecognized tribe. The city council is planning to rematriate Sequoia Point—a five-acre park owned by the city—to the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust, the East Bay Ohlone tribe and the Confederated Villages …

Nowboat: Seafaring Adventure Platform

A tool connecting travelers with extraordinary yacht and sail experiences, with environmental NGOs getting support along the way

Yacht and sailing adventures represent one of the fastest growing categories in travel. In fact, it’s forecasted that by 2020, $51 billion will be spent on seafaring and everything that accompanies it. An avid kite-surfer and world traveler, Giovanni Alessi Anghini looked at the industry and found a lack of innovation, awareness and uniformity when it came to booking. To combat this (and the extreme …

FAVILLA, To Every Light a Voice

We speak with Moray Callum, Ford's Vice President of Design, on the brand's installation at Salone del Mobile

For their third year present at acclaimed Italian furniture and art fair Salone del Mobile, automotive company Ford presented a series of items and an experience that reflect the core values of their global design efforts. While they presented several objects at the fair created by their designers and inspired by the new GT—ranging from a sail boat to a grass covered football table—it’s their …