Anti-Aging Skin Tech

Three devices to help rejuvenate, firm and hydrate

by Theresa Ma Graceful aging can be attributed to good genes, but innovations in how we can take care of our skin do a lot to help the process (on the surface, at least). At the same time, the market becomes very quickly saturated with the latest in lotions, potions and treatments, all claiming to be the fountain of youth. While aging is a natural …

Systemic

Seven artists tackle organizational and cultural systems

An innovative group exhibition, “Systemic” at Carolina Nitsch Project Room tasked seven artists to submit work representative of their relationship to process and organization. The result is a mixed bag of takes on systems and structures that range from the mathematical to the organic. Each personal approach has implications for collective behavior, with the exhibition functioning as a kind of societal meditation on the way …

Tekio

Anthony Dickens morphs Japanese Chōchin paper lanterns into modular lighting

UK designer Anthony Dickens designed Tekio—a new modular lighting system that lit up Clerkenwell Design Week in London last week—to serve as what he calls “a simple tool for people to express themselves”. Dickens has been developing the concept for Tekio in his London design studio since returning from a visit to Japan in 2010. During his travels he was inspired by the beauty of …