The above photo is of my treadmill which I am using multiple times a day and as you can see there is not a lot of tasteful design going on here. It gets worse though. See those touchscreen buttons (Speed-,… Read More ›
Design
Ratio Eight Coffee Maker
From there, you can either watch or walk away, though watching it brew is half the fun. With the press of a button, the machine begins gurgling water to the exact right temperature (200 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the Specialty… Read More ›
‘Bullying’ Apple…
When Natalie Monson started her food blog 11 years ago, she didn’t expect to end up embroiled in a fight with the world’s most valuable company. But the US small business owner is now battling Apple for the right to… Read More ›
The BlackTea
It was developed by a startup out of Munich, Germany, and it embodies the classic spirit and design of a ’70s Scrambler motorcycle. But instead of spewing hydrocarbon exhaust, it spews electrons instead. (Or more accurately, cycles electrons rapidly through… Read More ›
Everything is a cake
Tortik Annushka’s fondant-wrapped desserts more closely resemble luxurious, edible artworks than the buttercream sheet cakes available from grocery bakeries. Based in Moscow, the confectionary designs lavish pastries that mimic a tub of ice cream, asymmetric sculptures, and famous paintings. Each… Read More ›
A One Dollar Coin
Hand-cut and engraved from the center of the coin, Booteen’s incredibly intricate design features a metal armor glove with decorative, hand-engraved details. The glove is holding onto a sword that seems to be plunged into the side of the coin…. Read More ›
The Long Road to The Porsche 911
At the time, Porsche was a company without designers. The self-confident engineers considered it superficial and something of a luxury to think about design. The first Porsche, the 356, was a functionalist manifesto. The first prestigious Porsche salesroom on Park… Read More ›
Model homes
A man in lockdown has “found a niche” making detailed scale models of real houses. Lee Robinson, of Kirkburton, near Huddersfield, started making the models in March after being furloughed. The 1:76 replica of life-size houses can take him up… Read More ›
I’ve never seen such beautiful 3D maps
Four of these maps were tweeted by David Perell. Apparently they were created by @geo_spatialist and I must say that they are amazing to look at.
When design is a matter of life or death
The task to make textile items has inevitably been led by established fashion houses with access to existing workshops and supply chains. Burberry has churned out 100,000 non-surgical gowns at its trench coat factory in Yorkshire and Barbour’s factory in… Read More ›
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