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»
This just in: In the future, everything will be lushly luxurious, gleamingly clean, and digitally magical. Yup, it's another corporate "the future of . . ." video, this time courtesy of Microsoft Office. This dazzlingly mounted ...READ»
It's not the house of the future. More like the house of the near-future. It will be smaller and more energy efficient (but don't worry, you can keep your walk-in closet).READ»
When Steve Jobs shared his vision regarding the future of personal computing at a 1981 conference, it was as if he parted a veil and we could see directly into that future--of which we suddenly wanted to be a part. READ»
The fashion commentariat is proclaiming Iris Van Herpen the next Alexander McQueen. With Capriole, her Fall/Winter 2011-12 collection, it’s easy to see why. Revealed at the hyper-exclusive Paris Couture Show this summer, the ...READ»
Science fiction is usually the province of filmmakers and novelists. But designers can get in on the action too, imagining products and services to meet needs that don't quite yet exist, but could soon. Ludwig Zeller has done exactly ...READ»
Nearly two decades ago, Francis Fukuyama announced the “end of history,” the triumph of liberal democracy, and the end of clashes between political ideologies. He got it wrong: Since then, we’ve had our fair share of ...READ»
Touchscreens may not be all they're cracked up to be, but don't tell that to the glass-tech fantasists at Corning, who have dreamed up a spotless, shiny future in which everydamnthing around you is made of 100% Pure Glass Awesome™. ...READ»
Everyday, we blitz you with news of exotic technologies that will change the world -- and so does everyone else. You'd have to be Ray Kurzweil to keep it all straight. But luckily, technologist Michell Zappa has created a simple cheat ...READ»
You don't know Mark Coleran's name, but you've seen his work. He's the designer who creates the futuristic computer screens that characters in movies (like The Bourne Ultimatum, Children of Men, and Mission Impossible 3) use when ...READ»
If all auto shows are paeans to over-the-topness, the Qatar Motor Show must top them all. So it's probably appropriate that Volkswagen is unveiling its highly anticipated XL1 hybrid concept car there: with a look that's part Prius, ...READ»
In 2011, you will win prizes for buying broccoli. You will seek help from a device to control your fetish for Eames furniture. And all that twee analog crap Urban Outfitters is always hawking to bed-heady undergrads? You’ll actually ...READ»
They predicted the “electronic frontier” of the Internet, Prozac, YouTube, cloning, home-schooling, the self-induced paralysis of too many choices, instant celebrities, and the end of blue-collar manufacturing. Not bad for 1970.READ»
The Italian architect Simone Micheli unveiled a splashy new exhibition and events gallery in Milan recently. As the press materials tell it, the place is meant to offer a "journey into the world of art, graphic design, ...READ»
Many of the designs at New York City's recent Fashion Week certainly looked futuristic--think metallics and extreme eyeliner--but the fashion industry will have to do better than that if it wants to adapt to coming changes brought ...READ»
