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The Vibrant Colors and Andean Motifs of a Bolivian Architect’s Buildings
Since 2005, an architect in El Alto, Bolivia has erected over 60 multi-story structures painted in bright colors and packed with bold geometric forms.
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‘Black Mirror’ project highlights lack of diversity in the fashion industry
Deddeh Howard is recreating fashion ads by putting herself in the place of white models. The results are stunning.
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Top 10 art installations of 2016
Designboom rounds-up the top 10 art installations of 2016, whether they be temporary, public, permanently fixed, interactive, or informative.
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NYC’s best new architecture of 2016, from Governors Island to the Oculus
From epic public works to affordable developments in the outer boroughs, 2016 was a banner year for New York City architecture. By Amy Plitt.
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13 of the Most Incredible Boeing 747s
Air Force One, the Space Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, the Sultan of Brunei's jet—here are some of the most lavish and advanced 747s to ever take to the skies.
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This simple bottle cutter may be helpful to recycling
Watch this thing just SHRED.
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John Malkovich Wants a Fashion Line
I’m ready for it to be a business or not be. It’s very hard to make a business, which I never vaguely concentrated on, if you don’t have an online presence. It’s impossible these days because…
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How One Man Used a Deck of Cards to Make Parapsychology a Science
Dr. Joseph Rhine believed that psychic powers could be studied—and that he had the tools to do it. By Linda Rodriguez McRobbie,
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Mozilla's new logo is kinda ://
It's been six months since Mozilla, the non-profit organization in charge of maintaining Firefox, announced it was putting the future of its brand in users' hands. Kinda, at least. The plan was to solicit entrants for a new wordmark or logo, before handing them off to in-house professionals to finish off the job. After some pretty out-there submissions -- including one that would have seen a revival of Mozilla's once-famous dinosaur -- the winning design is markedly plain.
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Meet Wes Lang: Kanye Collaborator, Taste God, and World’s Most Badass Artist
Wes Lang is famous for Kanye’s Yeezus graphics. But the L.A. painter’s fast cars, big rings, and awe-inspiring spaces will make you lust after much more than just concert tees. BY Zach Baron. (Aug. 22, 2016)
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Embracing the Vulgar
What is vulgar? The word’s many meanings and many forms are at the heart of “The Vulgar: Fashion Redefined,” an expansive exhibition at the Barbican Centre in London. The show takes shape around eleven categories of vulgarity conceived by writer and psychoanalyst Adam Phillips, like “Puritan,” “Impossible Ambition,” and “Showing Off.” Each is explored through clothing, shoes, and texts spanning the eighteenth century through the present. By Hilary Reid.
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This futuristic tumbleweed is actually a minesweeper
And it only costs $40 to build.
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The Peel P50 is the world's smallest (and cutest) electric car.
Back in the 1960s, the Peel P50 and Trident were the smallest production cars in the world. Fast forward to today and they're back with an electric motor. With a three horsepower electric motor, neither the Peel P50 or Trident will be able to zoom past a Tesla Model S, but the vehicles’ 15-mile range and compact exteriors makes them perfect for dense cities like San Francisco or New York. Both models are street legal in the UK and US, but they aren’t cheap – with pricing starting at £12,999 ($21,575 US).
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The Four-Letter Code to Selling Just About Anything
What makes things cool? By Derek Thompson.
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Japanese Joinery: Captivating gifs reveal ancient secrets of wood assembly.
Before screws, nails, glue and other fasteners, joinery was a matter of complex interlocking forms that shaped not only the structure but also the aesthetic of what was built. For generations, Japa…
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Letterheady is an online homage to offline correspondence; specifically letters. We don’t care about the letter’s content, just its design.
An archive of vintage letterheads belonging to various legends, icons and infamous characters through history, we can get a peek into the private world of their writing desks when letters were still king. Some fabulous typography and design ensues of course
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Central staircase in the Grands Magasins Dufayel department store, Paris, late 19th century.
Art Nouveau style
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Donald Trump Has a “Dictator Chic” Design Taste
I wrote a book about autocrats’ design tastes. The U.S. president would fit right in. By Peter York.
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Artist Jan Vormann uses Legos to 'repair' war-damaged buildings.
Artist Jan Vormann identifies damaged buildings and plugs the gaps with brightly colored Lego bricks.
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The Enduring, Anxious Appeal of Gray
Is it a color that means nothing — or is that the point? By Kyle Chayka.
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