FEATUREDA close up look at the Cellscope ~ an iPhone/3D print based portable microscope developed by the Fletcher Lab at the University of California, Berkeley.
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VIDEONew wacky political animated music video for the famous french band 'Le Peuple de l'Herbe'.
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VIDEOAfter two Private-Beats mixtapes and a year of serious work, we are glad to introduce our first album: Pacific Shore. An audiovisual Trip inspired by a roadtrip under the California sun.
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VIDEOResults from a 5 day workshop held in the SCI-Arc Robot House, taught by Kruysman-Proto, focusing on synchronous robotics. Dynamically reconfiguring a geometric primitive to create bullet time light drawings.
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FEATUREDWhale-watching in Sri Lanka, breakfast with kangaroos and Scottish boltholes are all part of this week’s roundup from NotVentures.
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FEATUREDNOTCOT's Must Have Camera Phone Add Ons ~ both physical (lenses, flash colors, etc) and digital (iOS + Android apps!) Here's a list of some of our favorites!
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FEATUREDWatch our Magic Crystal Tiara grow in time lapse! A fun Selfridges exclusive from Bompas & Parr and one of a selection of fun tiaras in their Big British Shop.
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VIDEOAwaglass timer, a beautiful bubble-filled hourglass from Studio Note.
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VIDEOThe latest Bytesize Science video features a cool demo of synthetic vocal cords that mimic the vibration of human vocal cords. These polymer vocal cords may help repair damaged vocal tissue in singers like Julie Andrews and Roger Daltrey.
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FEATUREDOxford Street's HIGHEST tea + crazy rooftop golf at Selfridges between landmarks made of jelly, fondant + icing! The Big Rooftop Tea & Golf Party with Bompas & Parr and Daylesford Organic.
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VIDEOThe Sauber Formula 1 team has chopped one of their race cars in half over the last 2 years in order to explain the design and technology behind these high performance machines.
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VIDEO'Screen Walls' is the result of an 8-week workshop through Boston Architectural College, centered around the design, fabrication, and assembly of an architectural screen wall using Radlab's robotic arm!
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FEATUREDFestival wristbands don't have to be plasticy anymore, even with RFID tags in them... here's a look at the adorably illustrated new cloth/RFID Bonnaroo 2012 ones!
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FEATUREDTokyo Milk Dark Femme Fatale and Fate & Fortune collections have incredible packaging and point of sale displays... and smell great as well!
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FEATUREDPiñata cupcakes, freezing olive oil and the Strawberry Rhubarb Shrub are all part of this week’s roundup from Tasteologie and Liqurious.
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FEATUREDArt In The Age's newest spirit: SAGE! It's a delicious follow up to Root, Snap, Rhuby... and take a peek into its organic distillery, GreenBar Collective in downtown LA! The copper still it's made in is a work of art.
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FEATUREDSelf Stirring Pot! A cleverly designed pot that uses convection to constantly stir itself.
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VIDEOThe new VW 'See Film Differently' campaign from Ivan Zacharias in collaboration with DDB London.
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FEATUREDSculptures made from supersoakers, beauty in rotting vegetables and the sleek Lamborghini Ankonian are all part of this week’s roundup from NOTCOT.org.
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FEATUREDHow do you breed jellyfish? Here's a look at the breeding of Moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) at the Horniman Museum & Garden's Aquarium.
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VIDEOGreat video realized by Stephane Benini for Clash Production of artistic discipline of Parkour through the stunning Luxembourg architecture.
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FEATUREDGrow Nursery: Rare & Unusual Succulents ~ a peek into the incredible store of succulents and air plants in Cambria, CA.
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VIDEO'Measuring the Universe', a fun video from Royal Observatory Greenwich directed by Richard Hogg with animation by Robert Milne, Ross Philips, and Kwok Fung Lam.
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FEATUREDThis week’s roundup from NotVentures includes luxury in the Cloud Forest, diving off Honduras and getaways in the Balearics.
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VIDEOMove, a smart t-shirt sync to your iPhone that teaches Pilates! By Electricfoxy.
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FEATUREDManzoni Design's plastic briefcases! Great design based on the 1965 promotional briefcases for Fiat sales reps, which were designed by Pio Manzù (the man behind the Fiat 127).
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VIDEOIncandescent Sun, a beautiful video from NASA which takes SDO images and applies additional processing to enhance the structures visible.
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FEATUREDClerkenwell Design Week adds an unusual new venue to their lineup this year, the Order of St John! Beautiful backdrop for some stunning design!
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VIDEO'To a Fly', a short experimental video/sound design work from Sam Spreckley. The simplest can be much more complex and dynamic than at first thought!
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FEATUREDGrowing cress in bottlecaps, turning your recycling into a hydroponics setup and other highlights from the Environment section at the Chelsea Flower Show.
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VIDEOCrane TV meets Studio Weave (Maria Smith and Je Ahn).
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VIDEOThe Forty Story. The story of a boy born on the day Pentagram opened and how his life has been tracked (and kerned) by forty years of Pentagram design. Written by Naresh Ramchandani and Tom Edmonds and directed by Christian Carlsson.
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FEATUREDRambutan Martinis, Kahlua Pudding Pops, and Cupcakewurst are all part of this week’s delicious roundup from Tasteologie and Liqurious.
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VIDEO'One is one...or is it?' cute video exploring the basic unit of math from TED Ed.
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FEATUREDBlooming Spark I Chandelier by Hsiao-Chi Tsai and Kimiya Yoshikawa created exclusively for Vessel gallery. A beautiful mix of materials and colors with UV/incandescent lighting.
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FEATUREDA pavilion with bubbles for walls, fruits grown in juice box molds and views of the solar eclipse are all part of this week’s roundup from NOTCOT.org.
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FEATUREDFrom wheelbarrow chairs and bot like modular lamps… beautiful tables made of stunning wood or grassy tops… lamps both generative and basketball inspired… and more! A look at the NOTCOT favorites from NY Design Week 2012!
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FEATUREDImpressive carnivorous plants on display at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show!
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VIDEOLeap is a sensor allowing you to control your computer with the gesture of your hand and fingers.
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FEATUREDUnbelievable 7 level Westland Magical Garden complete with 5 story SLIDE! Designed by Diarmuid Gavin and home to over 3,000 plants!
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VIDEOPeter Brings the Shadow to Life by Joe Pease features only the shadows of skaters.
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VIDEOAlgorythms – JURNE & MWM. A collaborative painting series between two artists working in adjacent disciplines.
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FEATUREDA roundup of fashion's finest from Notcouture.
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FEATURED@LeeClowsBeard has been an inspiration from some time... today the author reveals himself, and the REAL Lee Clow and TBWAChiatDay and Let There Be Dragons launch the Lee Clow's Beard book and app! See the fun launch and peek inside the book.
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VIDEOBeautiful music video for the song Østersøen by Ödland. Directed by Vincent Pianina and Lorenzo Papace.
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VIDEOBright Light, an app that tells you the sunnier spots of your city by Ray-Ban.
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VIDEOPLAY, a new collection of short documentaries about the Mexican creative scene. This is 'Bacalao' plastic artist, by Toctoc in collaboration with Javier Garza Yañez.
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VIDEOZeroN, a physical and digital interaction element that floats and moves in space by computer-controlled magnetic levitation. Created by Jinha Lee, in collaboration with Rehmi Post, and Hiroshi Ishii.
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VIDEOBrand new 'Thank Yous' by EDF Energy ad campaign.
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VIDEOBraingate is a neural interface for controlling computers as well as physical devices. In this instance, a paralyzed woman is able to pick up her coffee and drink it by controlling a robotic arm with her thoughts.
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VIDEOColosse - A Wood Tale, a short film from director Yves Geleyn about the unlikely friendship between a giant wood robot puppet and a curiously friendly woodpecker.
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VIDEOInto the world of toy designer Ferg ~ a look at his studio, hometown of Austin, TX, behind the scenes of the Squadt toys, mini screenprinted tees and more!
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VIDEOA completely underwater music video shot in Switzerland. Directed by Andrea Todaro, music by Stendeck
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FEATUREDMy favorite NOTCOT spots in NY ~ guest post on Mulberry's blog!
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VIDEOCamp Nectar used molds to create 'real juice boxes' by having fruit grow into juice box molds.
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FEATUREDThis week’s roundup from Tasteologie and Liqurious includes strawberry mojitos, dandelion pancakes and mini rainbow vanilla bean donuts!
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VIDEOThe boys at Cahoot Creative, Mark Kermode and Rob Shelley have created a fun video for their website. Great music too!
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FEATUREDUnboxing of the Jawbone exclusive packaging of the new BIG Jambox (and comparison pics of it with the regular jambox) ~ fun graphics, and great details on this new bigger smart speaker that now has bass! and 15 hour battery life...
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VIDEOBrookfield Urban Gallery Videocase. One of the major construction companies in Brazil believed that art and content could be a powerful institutional statement. So they've created the biggest art gallery ever in the country.
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VIDEOMaking Of: The Palme d’Or by Chopard, captured by fashion photographer Piotr Stoklosa.
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VIDEOSubWars by Sean Soong is a beautiful animation of a Star Wars inspired battle on the subway.
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FEATUREDBirds made from LEGO, fitness minded furniture and camel jumping all feature in this week’s roundup from NOTCOT.org.
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VIDEOMarc Russell builds boats. Specifically cedar strip canoes. We learned much more than we expected about Marc while filming this. Enjoy!
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FEATUREDURFabulous' Zee Pill Toys - Art Is Medicine ~ great packaging and extremely detailed pharmaceutical like instructions and warnings!
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VIDEORespond, a mechanical coat rack from Nicole Schindelholz. The interactive coat rack moves when a coat is hung.
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VIDEOGareth Evans’ action film The Raid remade with cats and claymation by Lee Hardcastle.
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VIDEOWith a couple of hacked LCD screens and polarized glasses, Lynx brought the worlds first invisible ad to the streets of Sydney.
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VIDEOPhoto realistic CG birds created by the folks at The Mill. Happy Mother's Day.
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VIDEOMore Compressed Experiments by Kim Pimmel, set to the Katamari Damacy theme tune!
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FEATUREDA Colombian salt cathedral, surfing British Columbia and Hong Kong for art lovers are all part of this week’s roundup from NotVentures roundup.
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VIDEOMusic video for London by I Dream In Colour created on a human torso. Directed by Emily+Tom with illustrations by Cat Roissiter.
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VIDEO'Skate It or Hang It?! The Evolution of Skateboard Art' will be on exhibit at the Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) from Jun16 - Sept16.
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VIDEOCo&Co's The Corner Ladder, a ladder that can fit in any corner.
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FEATUREDFrom the mobile foodie survival kit to cocktail bitters travel kits, mini olive oils and condiments, toaster bags, crack pie, and more goodness...
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VIDEOAn inflight AV for South African Airways detailing the arrivals process that passengers could expect upon landing. Part of the AV needed to be updated with content specific to the country that passengers were visiting.
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FEATUREDSara Blake (aka ZSO)'s stunning Tantrum Silk Scarf. In a limited edition run of 50, take a look at the beautiful details!
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FEATUREDWaffle jelly shots, homemade marshmallow crème and pinata cookies are all part of this week’s roundup from Tasteologie and Liqurious.
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VIDEOThe Frieze Projects sponsored by Mulberry during the Frieze Art Fair on Randall's Island in NY this weekend included some stunning installations. Here's a great video walking through them.
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VIDEOThe story of the Five Fingers of Evolution gives us a clever way of understanding change in gene pools over time from TED Education.
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VIDEOThe Eagleman Stag, the 2011 BAFTA award winning short film from Mikey Please.
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VIDEOMusic video for 'Get By' by Delta Heavy directed, produced, animated by Ian Robertson capturing the destruction of classic boardgames.
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VIDEOJer Thorp and John Underkoffler's Exo, a visualization tool for exploring the nearly 2,300 exoplanet candidates that have been so far identified by NASA's Kepler mission.
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VIDEODream from 'The Glide'. Beautiful underwater video with images by Jon Frank and music by Richard Tognetti.
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VIDEOVolkswagen crowd-sources its way to a Hover Car.
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VIDEO'When I grow up' an adorable animated film from Jasmin Lai about a little girl who doesn't know what she wants to be.
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FEATUREDA beautiful new take on the climbing wall, a postcard creating Rube Goldberg machine and piles of baby scorpions are all part of this week’s roundup from NOTCOT.org.
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VIDEOThe making of Miki knives by Zibasan Hyogo as part of the Spirit and Skill Series.
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VIDEOThe string based www shelf by Viktor Matic.
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VIDEOAdorable iphone diorama from Michael Ko.
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VIDEOFascinating to see how Lithium combusts in slow motion!
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VIDEOTouché ~ Disney Research is taking Capacitive Touch Sensing to the next level... recognizing gestures on objects, underwater, or simply between your hands...
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VIDEONike Building Twist ~ a one day event in Yokohama, Japan... you twist the shoe, and you twist the iconic Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse (projection mapping!)
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FEATUREDLeontine Greenberg's Oh Noes print inspired by the LOLrus and his bucket... see this and more in the Gallery 1988 MEMES show that just opened!
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VIDEONumerical simulation showing the variation of salinity in the Atlantic Ocean near the mouth of the Amazon River over 3 years. Mesmerizing to watch salt and freshwater mix. Data provided by Mercator Ocean and animation by Mira Production.
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VIDEOAs part of Red Stripe's 'Make Art On The Street' initiative, Spaceboy pasted his illustrations on the Newhaven Harbour shutters in Edinburgh, each brought to life through stop motion video by Blac Ionica.
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FEATUREDNOTCOT Supports: Penguin SatCam project... we just adopted a colony of penguins in Antartica. Check out this amazing penguin research project and join us in helping make it happen!
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VIDEOLunar Design has created one of the most beautiful climbing walls I've ever seen with 'Nova'.
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FEATUREDThe Mexican Riviera, Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum and a spot of glamping are all a part of this week’s roundup from NotVentures.
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VIDEOThe gorgeous VELA is a cycle trainer designed by the team at LUNAR Europe in Munich that challenges the design expression of exercise equipment.
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FEATUREDFINALLY! Our eggs have hatched ~ see them from embryo to fluff ball and you can see the wyandotte chicks live streaming too!
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VIDEOResonant Chamber by RVTR is an interior envelope system inspired by rigid origami systems that dynamically transforms the acoustic environment.
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FEATUREDAutodromo’s newest timepiece, the Vallelunga, is a minimal chronograph inspired by 60’s and 70’s Italian Prototype and Grand Prix tachometers.
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VIDEOCamera collection, a cute animated video from Antonio Vicentini, illustrator Billy Brown, and musician Ben Hantoot.
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FEATUREDBacon wrapped jalapenos, homemade golden brown sugar and the refreshing Cilantro Lime Tequila Spritzer are all part of this week’s roundup from Tasteologie and Liqurious.
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VIDEOTarget Decorated Apparel shares the magic of screen printing with this look at how they make the Funkalicious tee for Threadless.
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VIDEOHEYHEYHEY's mini version of Melvin the Machine. Built in two old suitcases, Melvin the Mini Machine is a Rube Goldberg machine specifically designed to travel. Each time Melvin fully completes a run, he ‘signs’ a postcard and sticks a stamp to it.
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VIDEOBig JamBox is the newest wireless speaker from Jawbone and aims to produce big sound with new hardware and designs.
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FEATUREDSpirit-preserved flowers, top secret USBs and plot lines captured by infographics are all part of this week’s roundup from NOTCOT.org.
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VIDEOTripwire, by visual artist Jean-Michel Albert and composer Ashley Fure, is a kinetic installation using computer controlled vertical strings. The installation has a simple, yet amazing visual and audio output.
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VIDEOKitchen Budapest and UrbanCyclr visualize the beautiful patterns created by the bike traffic of Budapest.
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FEATUREDPopcorn Bacon! Black Hogg, a new Los Angeles restaurant, features deep fried bacon, fried olives, and a great selection of high end tacos.... bone marrow, pork belly, and anything else you can wrap a tortilla around.
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VIDEOThe ExoHand from Festo, an exoskeleton that can be worn like a glove.
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VIDEOGorgeous aerial footage of London shot by Jason Hawkes.
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VIDEO"Fiction" mini film for Vitra by Florian Böhm ~ i love that it shows their pieces in REAL LIFE, not treating them like museum pieces, but part of your home.
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VIDEOCute set up of bucky balls, wire, and a battery for a little motor...
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VIDEOCNsilk is an ongoing project from the MIT Media Lab's research group Mediated Matter. The project uses a robotic arm to weave string to produce structure, much like a spider.
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VIDEO'Welcome to the Anthropocene' Earth Animation by Globaïa for the short film 'Welcome to the Anthropocene' commissionned for the Planet Under Pressure conference.
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VIDEOBoundaries of Life and Death by Saskia Kretzschmann based on Edgar Allan Poe’s quote "The boundaries which divide life from death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?”
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FEATUREDIsland hopping in the Galapagos, activities for kids in Los Angeles, and a local’s guide to Istanbul are all part of this week’s roundup from NotVentures.
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VIDEOPatterned by Nature is a giant animated ribbon. Made of 3600 LCD glass tiles, it has been created by Sosolimited for the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.
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VIDEOSoundmachines by The Product look like standard record players, but instead translate concentric visual patterns into control signals for further processing in any music software.
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VIDEOBöhm Stirling 'Movement is Everything', the making of a tiny steam engine.
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FEATUREDRocky! The new rocking horse by Marc Newson in the Magis Me Too collection.
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FEATUREDThe Mark Hotel in NYC now offers a fleet of bespoke Republic Bikes... and you can even borrow them to have the ultimate picnic in the park created by celebrated chef, George Vongerichten!
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VIDEORed Stripe worked with Filthy Luker to create a giant Space Invaders on the side of Manchester Town Hall.
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FEATUREDThe anatomy of a good grilled cheese, homemade mint chocolate bars and a sip of cherry moon, are all part of this week’s roundup from Tasteologie and Liqurious.
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VIDEOSander van den Berg's beautiful video created from image sequences from NASA's Cassini and Voyager missions.
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FEATUREDA look at the fantastic exhibition 'Brains: The Mind as Matter' at the Wellcome Collection, which captures the brain as a cultural object as well as fascinating component of anatomy and medicine.
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VIDEOOpening title sequences for FITC Toronto 2012, The Design & Technology Festival.
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VIDEORichard Kendall and his crew have made a 3d bullet camera rig for light painting. It produces an amazing effect that you can rent for your next party.
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FEATUREDThe beautiful, highly iridescent, violet oil beetle. An incredible and fascinating creature with bumbling ways, tiny wings and an intriguing life history which includes hitchhiking on bees!
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FEATUREDDumpster pinhole cameras, stupidity in super slow motion and adorable baby coatis are all part of this week’s roundup from NOTCOT.org.
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VIDEOSpeed Flying from the Mont Blanc summit to the base looks like an extraordinary experience.
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VIDEOAntibubbles! Demonstrated by PhysicsCentralAPS.
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VIDEOPinguim Rei, adorable set of tableware from Holaria. The penguins hold oil and vinegar and their iceberg are salt and pepper shakers.
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FEATURED"Unexpected Uses for Gaming Controllers" ~ it's amazing how many ways you can hack kinects, wiimotes, balance boards, sony eyes and more for art, music, 3D printing/scanning, flying helicopters, and more...
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VIDEOThe Nothing Lamp by Francisco Gomez Paz for Luceplan.
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VIDEOSmart EBALL, using smart cars as controllers to play pong!
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FEATUREDThis glowing tunnel is a digital light show leads into Ben Jones' video installation at the Avant/Garde Diaries Transmission LA: A/V Club at MoCA.
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FEATUREDAra Peterson & Jim Drain created a mind trip of household fan driven pinwheels which are dizzying and fascinating to walk through at Avant/Garde Diaries Transmission LA: A/V Club at MoCA. See them spinning for the full effect.
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FEATUREDYou have to see it moving - Ben Jones' installation at Avant/Garde Diaries: Transmission LA: A/V Club is a trip. It's like being sucked into an 8-bit racing game of a room... hard to walk around in!
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FEATUREDSage Vaughn's moth filled drippy paintings seen at Avant/Garde Diaries Transmission LA: A/V Club at MOCA.
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