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Good, Bad, and Evil Things: Cataloging Crimes Against Taste

# 2013-05-22 10:36:00, Gizmodo
The nebulous territory of “good” and “bad” taste have always confused me. Who are you to tell me what completely unaffordable couch I should or shouldn’t buy, well-meaning Architectural Digest editor? Well, back in 1909, a German art historian named Gustav E. Pazaurek devised a system to h...

5 Grisly Decades of Workplace Safety Posters

# 2013-05-22 08:00:00, Gizmodo
Worker compensation is a fairly new thing, dating only back to the Labor Movement in the early 1900s. Before that, injuries on the job were usually treated with either indifference or cheap payoff—after all, the average factory worker was making mere cents a day, so half a year's pay was chump cha...

13 Highlights From One of the Biggest Furniture Fairs in the Country

# 2013-05-22 03:01:00, Gizmodo
ICFF—or the International Contemporary Furniture Fair—is one of the biggest furniture shows this side of Milan. And like its Italian rival, ICFF is closely watched by critics, who see it as a gauge of broader cultural trends. For example, the glitzy 2000s correlated with escapism from political ...

Paolo Soleri and the Cities of the Future

# 2013-05-21 11:21:00, Gizmodo
Paolo Soleri, who died last month at 93, transformed the way people imagine cities of the future. You've probably seen some of his concepts without realizing it. He even built an experimental city in Arizona, called Arcosanti. We've got a gallery of his drawings and designs, some of which have neve...

The Industrial Design Behind Xbox One's "Invisible" System

# 2013-05-21 08:07:00, Gizmodo
When Microsoft introduced Kinect three years ago, it brought pervasive computing into many homes for the very first time. Today, with the announcement of Xbox One, it's poised to pull millions of Americans into the era of the truly connected home. And we're all going to look damn good getting there....

A Look at How Microsoft Designed the Xbox of the Future

# 2013-05-21 07:40:06, Gizmodo
How do you build the next generation of an iconic gaming console—and controller? How do you create something that fans both recognize and are inspired by? Wired got some exclusive alone time with the people who brought Xbox One to life. If you like prototypes, you'll love this.Read more...

This Adorable Flipboard Printing GIF Camera Needs To Be Real

# 2013-05-21 05:35:15, Gizmodo
Are you ready to have your heart broken? The GIF-TY camera, designed and built by Jiho Jang as part of his college thesis, is an adorable Polaroid-like snapper that captures animated GIFs and actually prints them out as tiny flipbooks on instant Z-ink paper. Except that for the time being, you can'...

Nothing Beats Cookies Fresh From the (Cardboard) Oven

# 2013-05-21 03:42:59, Gizmodo
Thelma's, an Iowa-based cookie delivery service named after the founder's great-grandmother, contracted Saturday MFG. to create this utterly brilliant packaging that not only keeps the treats warm, but also gives the impression that they're fresh from the oven.Read more...

The Iconic Eames Molded Chair Is Being Made with Fiberglass Again

# 2013-05-20 19:00:00, Gizmodo
This is awesome. Herman Miller has announced that it will start making the iconic Eames Molded Chair in fiberglass... again. The fiberglass chairs were discontinued from production in 1989 and ever since then, the iconic chairs that decorate modern houses have been made with recyclable polypropylene...

Hacked Brainwave Headset Lets You Control Architecture by Thinking

# 2013-05-20 07:05:00, Gizmodo
In the age of ubiquitous computing, we've grown fairly used to infrastructure, objects, and even furniture that adapt to the presence of humans. But what if you could control the behavior of a wall or room simply by thinking harder?Read more...

Gizmodo and Adhocracy: A Night of Great Conversation at the New Museum

# 2013-05-19 12:00:00, Gizmodo
Over the past year, we've thrown a brisket party, a Faux Loko party, and a planetarium party. And on Friday, after we announced some very big news about our new Editor in Chief and the addition of Architizer to our Kinja universe, we added another unusual party to our list: a dinner in the Skyroom o...

An Unsettling Reminder To Water Your Plants

# 2013-05-19 03:21:00, Gizmodo
Keeping flowers or plants in your house is supposed to make things more beautiful, not chaotic. But this vase is only balanced when the flowers have water. If too much liquid evaporates, the counter-weight pulls one side of the vase down.Read more...

This Table Designs Itself With a Corrosive Chemical Dance Party

# 2013-05-18 05:15:00, Gizmodo
There are all kinds of ways to design a table, but most of them don't include resonant frequencies or specially-designed abrasive enzymes, much less both. Bonus Table 571 isn't most tables though, and that's exactly how it gets its very specific pattern. Read more...

Most Beautiful Items: May 11 - May 17, 2013

# 2013-05-17 13:20:00, Gizmodo
Another week on the books means another week's worth of beautiful items. From structures made out of salt to Venice's beautiful beachfront facades, here are some of our favorite architecture and design posts from the past seven days.Read more...

This Silicone Cylinder Is an Acceptable Adult Piggy Bank

# 2013-05-17 11:20:00, Gizmodo
Most of us have a spot for our spare change, whether it's a glass or a jar or the space in between your couch cushions. These rubber banks, designed by the Hong Kong collective Praxis, are just as practical and a lot more refined. Read more...

The Most Stunning Way To Start a Fire Since Lightning

# 2013-05-17 10:40:00, Gizmodo
The simple form and function of a Zippo lighter has made it an incredibly iconic design. But it could soon be supplanted by Alessi if the Italian houseware manufacturer prices its new Sushi lighter to compete with the Zippo. That, or convince a Hollywood producer to have an action hero prominently u...

How This 116-Story Skyscraper Will "Confuse" the Wind

# 2013-05-17 06:00:00, Gizmodo
Last week, when Smith + Gill Architects unveiled its design for Imperial Tower, which will become Mumbai’s tallest building (by a lot!), their description of the project confounded many critics. “The building,” the architects explained, “is designed to confuse the wind.” Huh? Curious to kn...

Water-Activated LED Wall: Sounds Dangerous, Looks Beautiful

# 2013-05-16 10:00:00, Gizmodo
Water and electricity: historically, not a great combo! But Antonin Fourneau, a French artist and engineer, combines both to remarkable ends in his installation, Water Light Graffiti, which landed in New York this week. Read more...

A Self-Lighting Candle with a Dimmer Switch Is Uselessly Awesome

# 2013-05-16 09:40:00, Gizmodo
Candles are low tech by definition. We've been using them for thousands of years. But designer Zelf Koelman put a more modern spin on them by whipping up an auto-lighting candle rig that even has a dimmer switch. It's as neat as it is totally absurd. Read more...

Someone Finally Designed a Folding Chair That's Easy to Store

# 2013-05-16 09:15:42, Gizmodo
They're light, they're cheap, they're marginally comfortable, but ironically, folding chairs are rarely easy to stack and store. They're supposed to be, but their random curves and bulges make it a task that's frankly just not worth it—especially knowing that Folditure's ultra-flat hanging Tilt c...

A Wind-Powered Factory That Makes Chairs, Scarves, and Pillows

# 2013-05-16 06:36:55, Gizmodo
It’s not often that we get to talk about engineering and knitting in the same sentence. But Merel Karhof, a Dutch-by-way-of-London designer, is an expert in both.Read more...

The Story of the Bike Maker Who Can Hardly Ride His Own Bikes

# 2013-05-16 06:20:00, Gizmodo
Shortly after Ezra Caldwell began building bikes, he was diagnosed with rectal cancer, making it nearly impossible for him to ride his own creations. But in spite of that cruel irony, his craft became a part of his survival.Read more...

8 Objects That Signal a New Industrial Revolution

# 2013-05-16 04:00:00, Gizmodo
Are we on the verge of a third industrial revolution? The editors at The Economist certainly think so. But while rapid prototyping and the open source movement have been around for decades now, we had yet to see anyone take a truly comprehensive look at the transformation in manufacturing. That is, ...

Buy Popular Mechanics' 1955 House of the Future For Only $1.8 Million

# 2013-05-15 11:48:03, Gizmodo
"I'm just completing a new house that is a mechanical masterpiece,” writes Popular Mechanics editor Thomas Stimson in a 1955 article proudly titled I Chose a Steel-Frame House. “The house has a steel frame like an office building. To a large extent it was put together with a welding torch instea...

The BUM Seat: Style, Portability, and Charity for Your Butt

# 2013-05-15 11:00:00, Gizmodo
It's almost camping season. Is your tukus prepared? If not, here's the BUM stool, a stylish chair created by BAGGU and UM Project especially for Reclaim x2, a Hurricane Sandy relief fund created by local designers.Read more...

This Low-Tech Office Furniture Doubles as a Gym

# 2013-05-15 08:00:00, Gizmodo
We lead such sedentary lives, parked all day at a desk. But what if your desk furniture could double as workout equipment? Meet No Sweat, an awesome three-piece set designed by Darryl Agawin, you instantly offset the negative affects of eight hours' worth of sitting on your butt. Read more...

Google+ gets a new multi-column card design and ability to automatically add hashtags (update: video...

# 2013-05-15 07:39:00, Engadget
Today at Google I/O 2013, Big G revealed a big redesign for Google+. Starting later today, users will see their content in a multi-column setup fit for any size screen. The home page for G+ now has up to three columns populated with individual cards for posts and pictures, and the social network...

Escalators of Tokyo: a Visual Encyclopedia of a City's Moving Staircases

# 2013-05-15 05:06:00, Gizmodo
Escalators that curve. Escalators that glow. Quadruple-decker, gold-plated, Tron-themed escalators. The moving staircase may have been an American invention, but it's the Japanese who have really perfected them. Read more...

Almost Flat: The Future of iOS Design?

# 2013-05-15 00:00:00, Gizmodo
‘Completely flat’, ‘like Android’, ‘Microsoft-flat’ etc., etc., etc. The talk about how Apple are going to ‘flatten out’ their UI style has set the rumour-mills ablaze with completely spurious conjecture. So I thought I’d add to it. However, let’s approach this not from ‘what o...

Watch a Column Emerge From a Block of Marble During an Ocean Voyage

# 2013-05-14 12:40:00, Gizmodo
It can take months for a cargo ship to cross from China to Europe. Over the course of the journey, it’s increasingly common for companies to transform ships into floating factories, where workers take advantage of the long crossing to complete a contract en route.Read more...