Design

You’ll Wish Your PC Was Half As Stylish As This Fanless Mahogany Beauty

Talk about the post-PC area all you like, but some good old-fashion stationary PCs can be pretty damn cool in their own right. This slick, fanless HTPC put together by Jeffrey Stephenson is a perfect example. Starting with a mahogany shell was a good start, but that’s far from the box’s only virtue. It’s also…

Tech News Eric Limer Feb 10

“Breathing Bike” Protects Riders Against Ominous Beijing Air

Beijing’s smog problem isn’t exactly new information, but it’s been getting way worse lately. In response, local artist Matt Hope decided to integrate an air purifier into his bike so riding around the city would be less hazardous. The contraption is powered by Hope’s pedaling, and includes a mesh IKEA garbage can, a fighter-pilot breathing…

Tech News Lily Hay Newman Feb 10

This Foldable Scooter Could Almost Be Your Carry On

Most folding scooters are missing something. You know, like a seat or actual portability. But the MOVEO from Turkish nonprofit Antro has a true mounted seat and folds to the size of a wheely suitcase. Intriguing. The MOVEO has a carbon-composite body and weighs about 55 pounds, heavy as luggage goes, but pretty light for…

Tech News Lily Hay Newman Feb 10

Most Beautiful Items: February 2-February 8, 2013

This week has been bleakly overcast with constant talk of dull, dreary weather and unwelcome torrents of snow. Take a break from the grayness, and bask in the most beautiful things we laid our eyes on this week. It’ll help; we promise. Don’t Worry, You Can’t Kill These Intricately Woven Wire Bonsai Trees The intricate…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg Feb 8

An Awesome Native American Technique Gave Us the Heat-Beating Edgeland House

On your approach, you probably wouldn’t even know this house is a house. The front rises out of the ground like the facade of a secret underground lab, but from the back, it’s a giant windowed beauty. It’s called the Edgeland Residence, and it’s a re-interpretation of a Native American pit house. A pit house…

Tech News Leslie Horn Feb 7

Popticals: Folding Shades of Grey That Slip Easily in Your Pocket

Wraparound sunglasses provide as much protection from glare as you can get without having to resort to a full-on helmet and visor. But those curved lenses also makes them bulky and hard to stash away when not worn. So a company called Visoptical has developed a solution: sunglasses with a clever sliding rail system that…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Feb 7

Lazy Zipper Tie Doesn’t Even Try To Hide the Fact It’s a Complete Fraud

The zipper tie has long been the salvation of those who only wear a suit a few times a year and never learned a proper knot. And for the most part, they’re designed to completely hide their dark secret—except this one. Laughing in the face of the formalities traditionally associated with business attire, the $65…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Feb 7

These Slick Stackable Chess Pieces Track Your Calculated Carnage

It can be easy to forget, but a chess game is a battle. And while you’re sitting there, scratching your chin and trying to feel smart, soldiers are dying at your command. This clever chess set designed by Orr Kislev helps you keep that in mind by leaving all the corpses on the board. Taking…

Tech News Eric Limer Feb 7

The Yorky Lamp Knows at Least Three Commands

The quirky Yorky lamp by Hlynur Atlason looks like a two-legged dog. And it’s just about as submissive to your will, because it’s adjustable to several positions. The canine-like lamp actually looks like it’s sitting, begging, or lying down, depending how you place it on its legs. Made of flexible silicon, it comes in yellow,…

Tech News Leslie Horn Feb 7

Is This a Gorgeous Range Hood Or a UFO Abduction Tube?

At some point over the past year appliance makers began a design war to see who could come up with the most innovative and original range hood designs. And with its new retractable Pareo hood, Italy’s Faber has just made a strong push towards victory and bringing an end to that war of aesthetics. Three…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Feb 7

Not Even The Lady In the Lake Would Wear This Knights of the Round Table Watch

As the legend goes, King Arthur held court with his gallant knights around a giant round table that most certainly served as a breathtaking centerpiece to Camelot. But pretty much all of that mystique and majesty has been lost with Roger Dubuis’ latest timepiece that features a miniature version of that famous table, complete with…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Feb 6

These 25 Avant-Garde Concert Posters Turn Advertising into Art

Even at the going rate of 1000 words, accurately depicting the the audiological experience of a headlining band delivers is no easy feat. That may be part of the reason why epic concert posters like these—ones that really illustrate what your ears are in for—often become collectors items at show’s end. LCD Soundsystem playing the…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Feb 6

This Sofa Brings the Campsite Indoors

At this time of year, camping sucks. But if designer Stephanie Hornig had here way we’d all be snuggled up in sleeping bags every night—with the help of her wonderful campsite-inspired furniture. Hornig’s final-year project at the University of the Arts in Berlin let her explore the idea of bringing a life in the great…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Feb 6

Not Even a Samurai’s Wraith Can Fell This Beautiful Wooden Chair

Believe it or not this simple wooden seat isn’t a rare Japanese antique from a pre-industrial time when samurai roamed the country causing mischief with their legendary swords. Nope, it’s a modern piece by Seo Young Moon designed to look like it’s been chopped down at the knees, only to remain standing as its defiant…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Feb 5

You Can Fold This Indoor Chair Just Like a Car Seat

Parents, please don’t get confused. This is not the captain’s chair in your Honda Odyssey. But actually, that’s sort of the aesthetic One Nordic Furniture is going for with the Hai Chair. The company combines the look of flat packing furniture with high-end design. So think of the mid-century piece in your living room merging…

Tech News Leslie Horn Feb 5

Don’t Worry, You Can’t Kill These Intricately Woven Wire Bonsai Trees

The intricate pruning and maintenance needed to create a miniature bonsai tree takes years of patience and diligence. But artist Ken To has found a shortcut. Instead of plants, he makes his bonsai trees from intricately twisted and curled wire. So they don’t require any maintenance whatsoever, and will never wither and die. At just…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Feb 4

Most Beautiful Items: January 25-February 1, 2013

In a week filled with sports, sports, and oh yeah, more sports, you might need a little reprieve. Here it is, in the form of Scandinavian design, retooled logos, and more in the most beautiful items of the week. Preposterously Intricate Maze Took Seven Years of This Janitor’s Life https://gizmodo.com/preposterously-intricate-maze-took-seven-years-of-this-5980661 Almost 30 years ago, a…

Tech News Leslie Horn Feb 1

Preposterously Intricate Maze Took Seven Years of This Janitor’s Life

Almost 30 years ago, a Japanese janitor casually drew a few lines, which turned into a few more lines, which turned into seven years of his life and the most demonically intricate maze—hand-drawn or otherwise—that I have ever seen. As Spoon & Tamago discovered, this man’s daughter (@Kya7y) just recently discovered her father’s masterpiece before…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg Jan 31

This Smart Mirror Lights Up at Your Very Presence

You’re so beautiful. That is, at least according to Simple Human’s newest sensor mirror that automatically lights up when it sees your face. That’s kind of poetic, but don’t get all narcissistic weirdo and fall in love with a cordless electronic looking glass. Not after what happened last time. Still, the USB-charging, $200 sensor mirror…

Tech News Leslie Horn Jan 31

The Shape of a Silo Makes a Beautiful Lamp

You’re used to seeing a grain silo on a farm, but here you see that same form translated into an unlikely place—a light fixture. Naturally called Silo, the lamp is created by Zero, a Swedish lighting company. Sure, it’s inspired by farm storage, but it’s got all the clean lines and simplicity you’d expect from…

Tech News Leslie Horn Jan 31

You’ll Wish Your PC Was Half As Stylish As This Fanless Mahogany Beauty

“Breathing Bike” Protects Riders Against Ominous Beijing Air

This Foldable Scooter Could Almost Be Your Carry On

Most Beautiful Items: February 2-February 8, 2013

An Awesome Native American Technique Gave Us the Heat-Beating Edgeland House

Popticals: Folding Shades of Grey That Slip Easily in Your Pocket

Lazy Zipper Tie Doesn’t Even Try To Hide the Fact It’s a Complete Fraud

These Slick Stackable Chess Pieces Track Your Calculated Carnage

The Yorky Lamp Knows at Least Three Commands

Is This a Gorgeous Range Hood Or a UFO Abduction Tube?

Not Even The Lady In the Lake Would Wear This Knights of the Round Table Watch

These 25 Avant-Garde Concert Posters Turn Advertising into Art

This Sofa Brings the Campsite Indoors

Not Even a Samurai’s Wraith Can Fell This Beautiful Wooden Chair

You Can Fold This Indoor Chair Just Like a Car Seat

Don’t Worry, You Can’t Kill These Intricately Woven Wire Bonsai Trees

Most Beautiful Items: January 25-February 1, 2013

Preposterously Intricate Maze Took Seven Years of This Janitor’s Life

This Smart Mirror Lights Up at Your Very Presence

The Shape of a Silo Makes a Beautiful Lamp

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