Ikea Taps HAY and Tom Dixon for New Products

For its latest line of collaborative products, Ikea has tapped Danish design company HAY and British designer Tom Dixon. While Dixon’s contributions are currently under wraps until August 2017 (he could only confirm an aluminum-framed couch), HAY has already begun crafting tables, lamps, benches and other furniture and lighting ideas, as well as a reinterpreted version of Ikea’s distinct blue and yellow Frakta shopping bag. …

A Small Spanish Town that Relies on Twitter

In the small Spanish town of Jun, located just outside of Granada, Twitter reigns supreme as the preferred form of communication. Even the town’s Twitter handle, @AyuntamientoJUN, is prominently plastered onto the front of town hall. Mayor Rodríguez Salas implemented the social network into everything from public maintenance requests to school lunch menu announcements, allowing for swift communication between the government and Jun’s 3,500 citizens. …

Olafur Eliasson Invades Versailles with Spatial Installations

Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson has taken over France’s palace of Versailles with a series of large-scale installations that challenge visitors to exercise their senses. Organized into outdoor and indoor parts, the works consist of a waterfall in the grand canal, fog-filled gardens, a prismatic LED fixture inside the chateau and more. The exhibition is currently open and will remain on display until 30 October. Head …