It may only be eight years away, but a lot of things could change by 2020, driven by climate change and limited resources. How that will affect the ways we interact with brands remains to be seen, but there are a few likely paths.READ»
Instead of constantly buying and discarding new products, what if everything was specifically designed to be recycled or broken down, mimicking the circular process of (non-human) life on earth?READ»
Since February 2006, Kate Bingaman-Burt has created daily drawings of items she has purchased. A new book Obsessive Consumption: What Did You Buy Today includes hundreds of her possessions--including the credit card statements ...READ»
Is this the end of the recession? Gallup's latest poll for projected Christmas gift spending shows that U.S. consumers may be about to spend a little more money than they did last year. Some $743 on average, versus a measly $639 in ...READ»
First came multi-colored mood lighting, then came LED wallpaper, and now designer Karim Rashid is bringing high-tech ambiance to the kitchen with his Touch of Light line, a series of appliances that come emblazoned with LED strips ...READ»
Seattle-based designer Shawn Wolfe has built his career on cheeky and subversive work for MTV, K2, Sprite, Capitol Records and Old Navy. But at the heart of his self-initiated artwork is a critical and highly entertaining survey of ...READ»
The South by Southwest festival in Austin hosted the world premiere of Objectified, a film by Gary Hustwit, the celebrated director of Helvetica, the fascinating and unlikely story behind a font you see absolutely ...READ»
