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Air Filter Uses Plants to Filter Toxins

Two years ago, when this concept was first shown off, we never thought it had a chance. But this week, the Andrea air filter has finally gone on sale--for $199. The idea is simple enough: Plants naturally filter toxins. So the ...READ»

Bits and Pieces

Bits 'n' Pieces: High-tech Design

If you're curious about high-tech design techniques, a new exhibit should appease your appetite. READ»

BrainSofa

Infographic of the Day: This Is Your Brain on Design

The designer sat down for a brain scan, thought of comfort--and turned the resulting pattern into a sofa.READ»

DutchDesign

Dutch Design Masters, in Their Own Words

A delicious video archive for anyone interested in Dutch design, featuring studio visits with Philips, MVRDV, and 15 others.READ»

CoatCheck

All Coat-Checks Should be This Cool

Wieki Somers has just won the 2009 Dutch Design Golden Lion, for turning a museum coat check into a full-fledged art installation.READ»

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Hungry? Eat Your Cell Phone.

Eco-artist Boo Chapple's modest proposal would solve many modern problems.READ»

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3 Honda Concepts for the Tokyo Motor Show

At the end of this month we'll see a parade of cool concepts at the Tokyo Motor Show. Honda has been releasing teasers of what it'll be showing--interesting stuff that's geared to the changes in community brought on by the rise of ...READ»

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Portfolio of the Day: Joey Roth

How one young designer creates products that celebrate ritual, using materials that break-in slowly.READ»

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A Dutch Design Utopia Convenes in New York

Over two weekends, New York's Governor's Island will host a design bonanza curated by Droog, the grande-dame of high-concept design.READ»

Automist

Exclusive Interview: The Invention of the Automist

Yusef Muhammed, the co-designer the 2009 Dyson Award-winning firefighting kitchen faucet, discusses the challenges it meets and the concepts his team discarded.READ»

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The Automist Wins 2009 James Dyson Award

The Automist could be a breakthrough in home safety--a kitchen-faucet sprinkler system that controls residential fires.READ»

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A Rube Goldberg Amusement Park for Sustainable Living

Tjep, a Dutch design firm, has released a creaky, funhouse vision for a sustainable community that feeds 1000.READ»

bering strait

What if the Bering Strait Were Walkable, Once Again?

A fanciful architectural proposal, for a massive bridge between Alaska and Russia--in which you'd see whales swimming overhead.READ»

Flashlight

The Best Flashlight Ever Designed?

Blackfire's new concept puts to shame all the other flashlights sitting in your toolbox.READ»

TicTacHouse

If You Don't Like Your House, Just Rearrange All the Rooms

Brazilian architects design a house with a moving roof and five modules, which can be moved to suit whims and seasons.READ»

WeirdBackpack

Surface Tensions: 5 Everyday Materials Used in Unexpected Ways

Five designers exploring how materials can be stretched, pulled, crumpled, and frozen.READ»

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Food in 2030: Printed on Demand, Crafted to Your Diet

Philips shares the fruits of a project that imagines the future of food, 20 years from now.READ»

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A Table That Turns Your Kitchen Into Mini Ecosystem [UPDATED]

This ingenious concept was modeled on nature's cycles, from rain to plants to soil.READ»

Drill

Fresh Faces, Fresh Ideas: The Eye-Catching Work of Three Design Students

Ideas ranging from novice-friendly power tools to lamps with shades made of your scrap paper.READ»

FeatherArm

Reimagining the Prosthetic Arm

Students at New York's School of Visual Arts rethink what a prosthetic arm can be.READ»

MilkJug

Collapsable Milk Jug Makes Milk Last a Week Longer

A young designer solves the eternal problem of making the milk last as long as you need it.READ»

RFIDGrammo

Scrapbooking, for the RFID Age

A young designer creates a device for sharing the stories that an heirloom picks up over time.READ»

Clock

Sander Mulder's Clock Tranforms Time Into Kinetic Art

The gadget manages to tell time in a novel way, while serving as a moving piece of wall art.READ»

SFTides

How Can San Francisco Save Itself From Drowning? Six Pie-in-the-Sky Ideas

The Rising Tides Competition--which sought visionary ideas to deal with climate change--has just announced the winning proposals.READ»

Microfactory

A Tabletop Device for DIY Manufacturing

DK Ahn's tabletop cutting device can create flat-pack patterns from downloaded plans.READ»

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