hacking is now a cool kid’s hobby. no longer for nerds, computer programming is stylish and social. with mirobot, young elon musks can get hands-on experience coding to create unique geometric shapes. mirobot arrives in a flat-packed,…
hacking is now a cool kid’s hobby. no longer for nerds, computer programming is stylish and social. with mirobot, young elon musks can get hands-on experience coding to create unique geometric shapes. mirobot arrives in a flat-packed,…
field – a london based studio – created an audio/visual installation for nike ‘free run’ called a ‘force of nature’. the experience is an interactive treadmill fit with custom sensors, that takes the runner through a…
Smart meshes – which are robotic or change form when electronically stimulated – are providing second skins for humans and machines alike. This allows for multi-fit support rather than custom fitted garments,…
OTM technologies invented an optical translation measurement (OTM) sensor that precisely tracks hand motion across virtually any surface, in a wide dynamic range. they managed to engineer and build a compact, low-cost optical sensor…
Nanoengineers at the University of California, San Diego, have invented a new breed of bio-inks that allow people to draw sensors onto any surface. Using a regular ballpoint pen, users can draw glucose…
[Omote] is a Japanese word for face, or a mask. Face is considered as [mirror] that reflects human soul, a separation between Omote (exterior) and Ura (interior), and in Nogaku, Japan’s classical musical…
A team of scientists at US-based body tech research firm MC10 has developed flexible electronic circuits that can be worn as temporary tattoos on the skin. The tattoos – which are made from…
Using the idea of growing clothing from magnetic forces, they manipulated a material made from iron filings mixed with resin. The composite was then added to fabric and pulled by magnets to…
Experimenting with digital craft, Tiffany Loy developed acrylic molds (that double as patterns) to create a unique texture on polyester fabrics. Pressing the material between the two molds forces the material to…
We could soon be storing terabytes by the tablespoon, thanks to new research from scientists at the University of Michigan and New York University in the US. By suspending nanoparticles in a liquid…
In its current state, Lightpaper is manufactured by mixing ink and tiny LEDs together and printing them out on a conductive layer. That object is then sandwiched between two other layers and…
London-based designer Julian Melchiorri has engineered the first man-made biological leaf. Made from a silk-based material, it uses photosynthesis to transform carbon dioxide into oxygen. The new material could be harnessed in applications to bring…
Showcasing the tireless efforts of the Bespoke designers and craftspeople at the Home of Rolls-Royce at Goodwood to “Take the best that exists and make it better,” Serenity introduces a completely new level of…
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Design studio Weiss-Heiten used emerald-coloured tiles to cover the walls, floors and surfaces of the new Berlin store for skincare brand Aesop. Handmade concrete tiles in different shades of green cover most of the surfaces, intended to reference…
Amsterdam designers Studio Drift have created a series of colour-mixing LED lamps with hand-blown glass domes. The Nola series by Ralph Nauta and Lonneke Gordijn of Studio Drift comprises tinted glass bell-jars fitted into circular cork bases,…
SUMMARY Ultra Squiggle is a Formed Glass Texture product. Formed Glass Textures is 1 of 7 distinctive product lines of custom architectural glass for commercial and residential applications manufactured by UltraGlas, Inc. of…
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