Although we’ve seen devices such as wrist bands that warn of excessive ultraviolet light exposure, users still have to, you know … look at the things. Glatus sunglasses instead verbally notify you, plus they’ll reportedly let you know if you’re too drowsy to drive. Offered by Seoul-based startup Innocean Worldwide, the glasses feature UV sensors in each arm, which transmit […]

SoomeenHahm Design, Igor Pantic and Fologram have built a twisting pavilion for the 2019 Tallinn Architecture Biennial using augmented reality and old-fashioned woodworking. Fologram provides architects with applications that use Microsoft HoloLens, while SoomeenHahm Design is a London-based design studio founded by Soomeen Hahmand Igor Pantic is a teaching fellow at the Bartlett. The design team combined traditional methods such […]

Your business card is not always your first impression with a prospective customer, but it is the most lasting connection you have. It may also be the way you get introduced to others, whether a satisfied client hands your business card to a friend or you include the business card with flyers you spread across the neighborhood. Yet you can […]

Black Mirror is a show that takes hypothetical looks into the future of modern tech. Usually with a dark twist, the scenarios you’ll find in it are typically pretty outlandish. Playtest is one of those episodes that seems like pure science fiction. Or, well, it used to. Playtest follows a young fellow named Cooper, who lands a job as a […]

Robin Grasby has unveiled a collection of tables made from Altrock, a material created by the industrial designer from marble offcuts suspended in resin. The inaugural furniture collection made from the material was exhibited as part of this year’s London Design Fair and consists of three core elements – a coffee table, a console and dining table. Grasby designed these base items […]

Canadian-Iranian designer Roya Aghighi has created clothes made from algae that turn carbon dioxide into oxygen via photosynthesis, as a more sustainable alternative to fast fashion. Named Biogarmentry, the clothes are the proof of concept for a textile made with living, photosynthetic cells. The project has been shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2019 in the sustainable design category. In a collaboration between […]

This compact dining spot in Lima is designed by local studios Ghezzi Novak and Blanco as a snug space, decorated with natural materials that reflect the authenticity of the food. Mérito recently opened in the Barranco district of the Peruvian capital, an area renowned for its arts scene and nightlife. Serving local cuisine, the restaurant is squeezed into an old […]

A few years ago Hexoskin, a Canadian startup, announced the development of a sensor-packed t-shirt that can measure a number of physiological parameters in real-time. It’s novel because it doesn’t require the wearer to put on individual sensors and attach them to the skin, allowing common daily at-home and athletic activities to be performed. We also got a chance to […]

High-profile architecture firm Snøhetta has completed an impressive new library at the Temple University in Philadelphia, just in time for the new semester. The library features a striking exterior and boasts some sustainable design, including a large green roof. The Charles Library at Temple University was created in collaboration with Stantec and serves as a research library. It more than […]

When it comes to your typical t-shirt, most people think of cotton, or perhaps a synthetic blend. But they probably don’t think about the all-natural Vollebak tee, made from wood and algae. The Vollebak Plant and Algae T-Shirt is an example of clothing that is produced with a vision for the end of the product life cycle when the shirt […]