Design

August 20, 2014

Sleek Conference Table Made from Recycled 747 Jet Engine

The next time you walk into a conference room, don't be surprised if you are seated at a table made out of an old jet engine! This impressive 747 Cowling Conference Table design, created by Southern California company MotoArt, features recycled plane parts as the foundation for the modern, sleek piece of furniture.

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August 5, 2014

Wind Reactive Ink Alters Clothing Color Based on Contact with the Air

The air is made up of many different components that are products of our environment, including pollution, moisture, and more. London-based artist Lauren Bowker and her material exploration studio THE UNSEEN have developed a form of ink that's reactive to the different fluctuations in the wind as well as our own body. It's demonstrated in a couture capsule collection entitled Air, which was designed for Swarovski and presented during London's Fashion Week 2014.

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July 18, 2014

Laser-Cut Pop-Up Cards Beautifully Depict Landmarks of Tokyo

Tokyo is known for many things, including its fashion, food, and cultural landmarks. The latter inspired Czech-based designer Tereza Hradilkova to portray the city using a traditional Japanese medium – paper. She worked with Tokyo-based creative producer Kumi Kobayashi on a series of pop-up cards that depict different landmarks, both well-known locales and others that are less so.

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July 10, 2014

Giant Wooden Maze Reveals Visual Clarity at Its Center

Visitors to the National Building Museum in Washington DC can prepare to get lost. In a maze, that is. The Danish architecture firm BIG, lead by architect Bjarke Ingels, recently installed a giant concave wooden maze inside of the Museum's Great Hall. It's appropriately called BIG Maze and is 18 square meters that's built using Baltic Birch plywood. BIG developed the installation's form by combining different styles of mazes throughout history.

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