Design

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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June 24, 2014

Photos of Things Organized Neatly Provide a Soothing Feast for the Eyes

Things Organized Neatly is a perfectionist's dream come true. Curated by Indiana designer Austin Radcliffe, the blog features images of various items meticulously organized in tidy rows. Arranged according to size, color, type, or plain aesthetics, the objects range from burnt matches to deconstructed gadgets to minuscule pieces of food. Amidst all the chaos and clutter of everyday life, Things Organized Neatly stands out as a soothing haven for the neat freaks of the world.

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June 11, 2014

Impeccably-Drawn Infographics of the 1800’s by John Philipps Emslie

Infographics are an undoubtedly popular way to display information in the 21st century, but did you know that they've been around long before that? John Philipps Emslie illustrated a large number of maps and contributed to the British topographical archive in the mid-to-late 1800's. His highly-technical drawings reflect why we love graphics like these; they take numbers, acute scientific details, and measurements, weaving them into something that's beautiful to look at and easier to understand.

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May 19, 2014

SlideRider Turns Boring Indoor Stairs into an Awesome Slide

Now this is a fun idea we can get behind! Trisha Cleveland of Minnesota has invented the SlideRider, a foldable mat that turns your indoors stairs into a fun slide! To make it safe for kids, the product is designed with bumpers so they can't slide out.Who hasn't created a slide for stairs when they were a child?

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