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dezeen — These desks by London architects Studio Octopi were designed to look like miniature basketball courts. (more…)

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lovelypackage — Designed by Megan Cummins | Country: United States | Buy it When we initially posted You Smell 3 years ago we had no idea that Megan was going to take this product to the great heights that she has. If you’re a fan of ABC’s Shark Tank you probably watched her pitching You...

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coolhunting — Two budding designers turn a classic motorcycle into a modern work of art For their final year project while studying transport design at Northumbria University in Newcastle, budding English designers Roy Norton and Tom Kasher wanted to create a bike that would...

dezeen — Architect Daniel Libeskind has completed a family of curved towers beside a bay in Singapore. (more…)

coolhunting — Hand-finished linens in geometric stylings from an LA artisan Textile designer Rachel Craven works out of her home in the Los Angeles suburb of Angelino Heights, a historic neighborhood that provides the perfect setting for creating her Southwestern-style, handmade printed pillows, tablecloths...

observermedia.designobserver — In this audio interview with Debbie Millman, Erik Spiekermann discusses why numbers are harder to design than letters, finding his print shop burned to the ground and why he's trying to get out of work.

decor8blog — Hello everyone! I’ve been missing in action, I know, but I had such a great week and wanted to share some highlights with you in case you will be visiting Amsterdam soon. I am working with Debi Treloar on my next book, so we have been in The Hague and...

swiss-miss — Aboard the New York City Startup Bus. Imagine this: You and a team of strangers, on a bus, traveling at 60 miles per hour, have 72 hours to conceive, build and launch a startup. That’s StartupBus in a nutshell. StartupBus began life as a joke, a roadtrip starting in San Francisco...

colourlovers — Love is most often associated with the color red. Be that by conditioning of incessant advertising or that we are drawn to it by nature. Secondary to red is of course pink, in almost any level of saturation. Red is one of those colors that possesses the strongest Ying and Yang...

treehugger — New York's Tappan Zee Bridge is scheduled for demolition, but some want to convert it into a park.

baekdal — StumbleUpon is an extremely powerful social site. It is the top referrer of social sharing, even exceeding sites like Facebook. It has an estimated 12 million unique visitors per month and, as seen in the infographic below, is very influental.StumbleUpon makes up quite a big chunk of my traffic. From...

formfiftyfive — Foundry Co is a creative branding agency and the collaborative effort of Paul Wilkes, Scott Hill & Kyle Turman. They have some lovely illustration work along with strong branding and identity. Follow their blog here.           Advertise here with BSA

flowingdata — Data science has been covered at length during the past couple of years, and we tend to think of it as a field of study just a couple of years older than that. Jeff Hammerbacher and DJ Patil have played roles in further propagating the term as an actual profession...

dezeen — Designer Noé Duchaufour Lawrance has fitted out an alpine ski lodge in the French Alps with a trunk-like hearth, curved fir walls and a floating bed. (more…)

dezeen — The latest menswear collection by fashion designer Sruli Recht of Iceland features leather made from dolphin skin, fabric woven from horse hair and silk extracted from a spider’s gland implanted in a goat. (more…)

underconsideration — Established in 1943, the National Tooling and Machining Association (NTMA) aims to "help members of the U.S. precision custom manufacturing industry achieve profitable growth and business success in a global economy through advocacy, advice, education, networking, information, programs and services." Citing a misunderstanding of American manufacturing as being in trouble,...

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coolhunting — A flavor-neutral milk alternative with the healthful benefits of oats One of the most exciting finds at the winter 2012 Fancy Food Show came in the form of a non-dairy milk made from oats. Oats? Milk? Yes—and the result outshines other...

dezeen — London designer Phil Cuttance has built a machine to cast faceted vases that are unique every time. Watch the movie » (more…)

coolhunting — Kartell remasters an iconic chair in tribute to one of furniture's most innovative Italian designers To commemorate the life and work of Joe Colombo, Italian design company Kartell has reissued his iconic 4801 chair. Designed in 1965, the 4801 was the first...

swiss-miss — Bryn Chernoff of Paperfinger, provides a charmingly old-school love letter service: your words + her calligraphy = Happy Valentine.

coolhunting — First look at the second issue of the Lindsay Lohan-focused zine by artist Gabriel Munoz and The Wormholes The 25-year-old actress-singer-jailbird Lindsay Lohan has attracted as much publicity off-screen as she has for her roles in slasher films and family comedies...