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This Harvard alum turns cheap, recycled rubber into luxury furniture

A New York designer elevates cheap recycled rubber by mixing it with with brass, marble, Italian wool, and concrete.

This Harvard alum turns cheap, recycled rubber into luxury furniture

Starbucks’ new Roastery is an Instagram-ready spectacle

Designed by architect Kengo Kuma and featuring wild new cocktails, Starbucks’s new Tokyo location is ready for its caffeinated close-up.

Starbucks’ new Roastery is an Instagram-ready spectacle

Innovation By Design

What’s Missing From This Starbucks Store? The Branding

For a pop-up shop in Tokyo, Nendo created a spare library full of books on espresso. The client was Starbucks. But at first blush, you’d hardly know it.

What’s Missing From This Starbucks Store? The Branding

Innovation By Design

An Ultra-Cool Japanese Starbucks Leaves The Seattle Vibe Far Behind

The store, by Kengo Kuma, is evidence that the coffee giant is becoming more aware of cultural differences.

An Ultra-Cool Japanese Starbucks Leaves The Seattle Vibe Far Behind

How Japan Melds 21st-Century Tech With Ancient Handicrafts

Eye Candy: Cardboard Boxes Become Pixelated Fantasyland

The Beauty of Fiber Optic Concrete, Yes, Fiber Optic Concrete

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Delicious Eye Candy: Kengo Kuma’s Ghostly Land Art

A Brief History of Inflatable Architecture

Impact

This startup lets you subscribe to support an army of drones that’s planting millions of trees

This devastating back-to-school ad is designed to shock parents into action

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Creativity

So, the Navy just admitted the Blink-182 guy leaked actual UFO footage

This Marvel-themed student assembly throws down the (infinity) gauntlet for all high schoolers

Why Laura Dern, Olivia Wilde, and Zazie Beetz are telling the truth for True Botanicals

Co.Design

These cat houses are nicer than human houses

Modern money is crawling with nasty bacteria

Three-quarters of plastic products are toxic

Work Life

This is how to make the ‘slow work’ movement work for you

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