Rethinking Chopsticks

Vibrating panties, Nendo's chopsticks, ancient brewers and more in our look at the web this week

While chopsticks have remained relatively the same for centuries, Japanese design firm Nendo (founded and led by Chief Designer Oki Sato) has been exploring ways to make them even more comfortable and functional. Finding round chopsticks slippery to hold and overly square ones uncomfortable, Sato and his team have created several new designs that are as practical as they are visually intriguing. The Hanataba chopsticks …

Uncovering Khonso Em Heb’s Tomb

Vibrating panties, Nendo's chopsticks, ancient brewers and more in our look at the web this week

Japanese archeologists in Egypt uncovered the tomb of Khonso Em Heb last week. Aside from the fact that he lived 3,200 years ago during the pharaonic period, he was actually one of ancient Egypt’s most famous and respected beer-makers. Even more astounding, perhaps, is that the site was discovered by mistake while the team was doing “a routine cleanup of King Tut’s grandfather’s burial plot.” …

Burning Memories

Vibrating panties, Nendo's chopsticks, ancient brewers and more in our look at the web this week

Experimental cultural festival Burning Man is a week-long event that encourages creative freedom, self-expression, self-reliance and community building in radical ways—but to achieve this, one must often find peace within oneself. This poignant video short from Already Alive captures the essence of the Temple, one of the community structures that is built (and burned) annually, and is sure to change the minds of those who …