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IKEA’s ‘Home of Tomorrow’ Is a Plant-Filled Urban Oasis | My Modern Met

By Jessica Stewart on June 28, 2020   IKEA is looking toward the future with a fresh home design. Located in a 120-year-old abandoned building in Poland, the IKEA Home of Tomorrow is an innovative look at city living. Through … Continue reading

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“Hire black designers first and foremost,” say organisers

Jennifer Hahn   Graphic is by Chineme Elobuike.   On 27 June, a virtual conference called Where are the Black Designers? will tackle racism in design. Dezeen spoke to the organisers about its objectives and the “overwhelming” response from the … Continue reading

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Building a custom scissor lamp

Check out MahoganyBooks here: https://www.mahoganybooks.com/ If you’re interested in one of their titles I will buy that book for you! We’ll send a book to the first 200 people who respond. Fine, the first 201 people. Ok, 202 people. I … Continue reading

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Why this font is everywhere

There’s a typeface that has made a resurgence in the last couple of years. It’s appeared on hip hop album covers, food packaging, and advertising. Perhaps you know it from the Garfield comics, Tootsie Roll logo, or the Pet Sounds … Continue reading

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Festo is Creating Incredible Robots that Crawl, Fly, Swim and Hop

Festo’s robots are inspired by animals. The German company’s latest robot is an emotional butterfly that only weighs 27 grams. Dr Elias Knubben explains how the family run company develops the bots. This talk was recorded at WIRED Live on … Continue reading

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Biomimicry is more than just good design.

In this Our Changing Climate environmental video essay, I look at biomimicry. Specifically how biomimicry can not only lead to nature-inspired design for architecture and materials, but also for better relationships, activism, and communities. I draw upon adrienne maree brown’s … Continue reading

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How This Chair Conquered the World

Further reads on this topic: Zuckerman, Ethan: Those White Plastic Chairs, The Monobloc and the Context-Free Object: http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/20… Vice Interview with Zuckerman on this topic: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bn… 2017 Exhibition at the Vitra Design Museum: https://www.design-museum.de/en/exhib… _____ Follow neo on social media: … Continue reading

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Five handle hacks for hands-free door opening – Dezeen

To lessen the threat of spreading the coronavirus designers are creating door-handle adapters that remove the need for direct contact. Here are five of the most interesting door-handle hacks. Hands-free door knob by Adapta Design studio Adapta has created a device that allows people … Continue reading

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TAN

“TAN” (2018 // Verein Blue Road // 15min.) blueroadsurffilm.com film credits production / Verein Blue Road director & script / Alena Ehrenbold camera & editing / Yohann Strullu surfer / Robin Goffinet music / Vincent Le Faou & Tudi Le … Continue reading

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99% Invisible-15- Sounds of the Artificial World

Without all the beeps and chimes, without sonic feedback, all of your modern conveniences would be very hard to use. If a device and its sounds are designed correctly, it creates a special “theater of the mind” that users completely … Continue reading

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