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Could you work in a caravan?
Belgian design office Five AM overhauled a tiny caravan to create this studio on wheels, which is next up in our showcase of this year’s Architizer A+Awards winners. Kortrijk-based Five AM created the versatile mobile studio named Dojo Wheels to… Read More ›
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The Shinola Guardian 20029579-SDT-001615092
A versatile watch that can easily be dressed up or down, The Guardian watch has all the defining traits of a Shinola timepiece – wire lugs, signature screw-down crown, soft surfaces, and a simple, beautiful dial – in a brand… Read More ›
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Electronic Cassette Culture
A short film about the new wave of DIY labels, producers and artists who’ve found a home for experimental electronic music on cassette. Excellent stuff. Oh how I remember spending hours and hours creating the best mix-tape I possibly could.
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Numbers
Over time I have come to realise that numbers, or rather real-time tracking, are becoming more prevalent in my life and I am starting to wonder what the benefits are. Fitness and sleep numbers are difficult to ignore after you… Read More ›
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8 Online Retailers To Avoid
Even those of us who consider ourselves savvy when it comes to online shopping may be susceptible to the latest round of compelling e-commerce scams flooding the Internet. That’s because an array of online retailers based abroad (frequently in China)… Read More ›
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The Internet Dream
You can view the entire comic strip here.
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Can Technology End Poverty?
A ten-year-old boy named Dhyaneshwar looked up for approval after carefully typing the word “Alaska” into a PC. “Bahut acchaa!” I cheered—“very good.” It was April, 2004, and I was visiting a “telecenter” in the tiny village of Retawadi, three… Read More ›
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Wall-Mounted Desks
I’m not generally a fan of wall-mounted desks because it’s often nicer to position as desk so the end user is not looking at the wall. But in some small spaces a wall-mounted desk is the best alternative. We’ve mentioned… Read More ›
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What did they think 2050 would be like in 1935?
Back before the public came to terms with the grim causal relationship between cigarettes and cancer, smoking was a jolly affair, whose pleasures extended well beyond the physical act. Smoking was sociable. Yes, there were certain situations in which three… Read More ›
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1983 was exciting!
It seems hard to imagine that the humble mouse needed a set of instructions back in 1983, but it must have been strangely exciting to use one for the first time as an adult. tweeted by Anatoly Shashkin.
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