The Canopy

Cylindrical skyscrapers, artistic Greek currency, Google dictionary and more in our weekly look at the web

Boutique Design champions Hong Kong’s geographical beauty with a new apartment building aptly called The Canopy. Each of its 54 duplexes comes equipped with eight rooms and a large garden on the terrace with maximized view of sunlight thanks to the building’s cylindrical design.

T(ether)

Cylindrical skyscrapers, artistic Greek currency, Google dictionary and more in our weekly look at the web

Fast Company revisits MIT Media Lab’s T(ether), a specialized glove that allows users to collaborate in real space by pinching, spreading and dragging shapes with the iPad’s front- and rear-facing cameras.

Masters on 45s

Cylindrical skyscrapers, artistic Greek currency, Google dictionary and more in our weekly look at the web

Titans of the western artistic canon get spun right ’round in “Masters on 45s”, a photographic series by Israeli artist Tamir Sher. Sher makes new images from the old by fiddling around with playback speeds and snapping away at the result.