Sep 01
Images via Tina Sparkles
Electronic clothing is something that continually fascinates some designers. From
circuit board boxers to
keyboard purses to
blinking bicycling sweaters, there's just something about turning electronics into fashion. But Tina Sparkles does it w...
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Aug 17
Photo credit Van Moof.
In
Amsterdam, a majority of the bikes are black. Look out at the sea of bikes parked at the city's Central station and you see a lot of black, highly practical and functional omafiets ("grandma bikes") that most women
and men prefer in the Netherlands. There's a reason you still see so many of these on the streets - they last and last. But style-conscious Dutch bike designers at
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Aug 14
Image Courtesy of: archdaily.com
Parking garages are generally considered to be a necessary evil: necessary because everyone drives; evil because they are usually drab, ugly concrete structures that take up valuable urban space. Yet in recent years, architects and designers have been
working to counter this view, by adding solar panels, giving preference to
hybrid cars, and g...
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Aug 11
This innovative chair was last year's winner. Image courtesy of UncommonGoods
"Where a new invention promises to be useful," Thomas Jefferson said, "it ought to be tried." To celebrate National Inventor's Month,
UncommonGoods is offering an opportunity to put this idea to the test.
YouGoods is an open design contest that calls on inventors and designers to submit their best idea for something that is practical, unique, and eco-friendly. Entrants have ...
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