CES 2017: The Titanium-Encased Motiv Activity Tracker Ring

The Motiv Activity Tracker Ring embodies the axiom of good things coming in small packages – a ring band wearable offering around-the-clock activity monitoring designed to turn new year’s resolutions into year-round habit, all without the cumbersome weight of a smartwatch or activity...

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A 3D Printed “Indispensable Tape Dispenser”

Design Milk seems to have a thing for tape dispensers. Look at this one or this other non-traditional design – both quite minimalist (but neither quite as pared down as this whistle-sized pick). I’m at a loss for explanation for this shared affinity for tape dispensers in this supposed...

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William Peter Blatty, Author Of 'The Exorcist,' Dies At 89

 
William Peter Blatty, who wrote The Exorcist and won an Oscar for the screenplay adaptation of the horror story, has died. He was 89.
 
William Friedkin, who directed the film version of “The Exorcist” in 1973, announced the author’s death on Twitter Friday.
 

 


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A House That Goes Modern Behind its Traditional Facade

The Gingerbread House has a fairytale name and a fairytale-like interior designed by Carterwilliamson Architects. While the front facade appears to be the same, behind the door a new, light-filled space exists for a young, growing family. Located in Annandale, Sydney, NSW Australia, the home...

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A Compact Apartment in Kiev with a Glass-Enclosed Bedroom

Spanning a mere 45 square meters (approx. 484 square feet), this compact apartment in the center of Kiev was designed by MARTIN architects for clients who were looking to use it as a rental property. Their requirements were for the space to be functional while also visually appealing to the...

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Inside Artsy’s Quest to Make You Love Art as Much as Music

With help from machine learning algorithms, Artsy wants to create an art brain that understands the whims and nuances of the art market the way an insider would. The post Inside Artsy’s Quest to Make You Love Art as Much as Music appeared first on WIRED.

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Off the Beaten Path Modern Art and Architecture Places to Explore in Japan

Every year, CA+AT (Contemporary Art + Architecture Tour) brings a select group of creative people on a curated journey to discover the best contemporary art and architecture sites in the world. This sort of “retreat for creative minds” (as they like to call it) is not merely a vacation—it’s...

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Amazon’s Expansive Biodomes Get Their First of 9,000 Plants

Ron Gagliardo just might have the most unusual job at Amazon. He spends most of his time tending to the thousands of plants destined for the Spheres, the 90-foot bulbous glass dome in the middle of Amazon’s sprawling campus in downtown Seattle.
Last week, Gagliardo watched as workers pulled...

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Yaroslav Galant Designs a Rooftop Structure Made From Shipping Containers

The Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia (Portuguese Football Club) hired Yaroslav Galant to design Clube 39, a space that includes offices, a flexible space, a museum, a restaurant, and an open terrace facing the field. The new structure was designed atop of an existing building and incorporates...

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How Artists Engineer Their Work to Mess With Our Minds

The most compelling visual artists are tech innovators, using advanced materials, industrial design, and clever light manipulation to trick your brain. The post How Artists Engineer Their Work to Mess With Our Minds appeared first on WIRED.

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A Small, São Paulo Apartment Gets an Annex Addition

When the tenets of a ground floor apartment in Vila Madalena, São Paulo, Brazil, were feeling the squeeze, VAGA was hired to design additional space. The building was small so creating an annex was the only option to build two bedrooms, a bathroom, and a rooftop deck.

One of the main...

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Architect Changiz Tehrani Discovers Emoji, and Guess What They Aren't All Happy About It

Architects have always used ornamentation to enliven and inform their work. The Greeks favored caryatids, Gothic designers embraced gargoyles, and the Art Deco era saw the rise of pyramidal motifs. A little more recently, historically speaking, Michael Graves summoned the Seven Dwarves to...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/architect-changiz-tehrani-discovers-emoji-and-guess-what-they-arent-all-happy-about-it/

A Backyard Pavilion and Pool for the Perfect Escape

For a family of four in King City, Ontario, Canada, Amantea Architects designed the Clearview Pavilion within a bare backyard surrounded by a line of Norway Spruce trees. The goal was to save the trees while incorporating privacy, along with a design that included a swimming pool, pool...

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Friday Five with Rene Gonzalez

Photo by Stephan Goettlicher

Rene Gonzalez is one of Miami’s most renowned architects whose work goes beyond just designing buildings. The award-winning architect is noted for his residential and commercial projects beyond his Miami locale each with a focus on material exploration,...

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E20_House in the German Village of Pliezhausen

Situated on a quiet street in the German village of Pliezhausen, just south of Stuttgart, is the E20_House, a crystal-shaped monolith designed by Steimle Architekten. The concrete house faces the street with minimal windows to ensure privacy from passersby. The two shorter sides of the house...

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A’ Design Awards & Competition 2017 Winners

Another A’ Design Award and Competition wraps up, and the winners of this year’s competition are now live! The competition highlights some of the best global designs, concepts, buildings, interiors, and products in all creative disciplines and industries. Submissions are reviewed by an...

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Hillary Clinton Applauds March For Science

Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton praised the thousands of demonstrators who protested against President Donald Trump’s anti-science agenda on Saturday and urged people to “protect the Earth and all its beauty.”


“It is Earth Day, and we are marching on behalf of...

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ESCAPE Homes Unveils a 276-Square-Foot Tiny Home on Wheels

Whether it’s to save money or to simplify a lifestyle, more and more people are going small. Luckily there’s been a rise in tiny home design to meet the demand for it, which has resulted in some really cool and compact living situations that might just make you give up some square footage....

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Photo Series Shows How Two Moms Tandem Nurse Their Triplets And Toddler

When Dublin-based photographer Johanna King set out to document breastfeeding mothers, she came across a family with a rather unique story.


Last year, King photographed around 10 breastfeeding mothers and their families in their natural environments. One such family was Cliona and Sue, a...

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10 Vertical Gardens That Bring Greenery to Boring Walls

Vertical gardens have become much more popular as it seems that horizontal space has been growing smaller and smaller. Living walls can exist both indoors and out making them a great yet unconventional design option for your walls. They not only bring a natural element to a space, but they...

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The Brilliant Simplicity of New York's New Times Square

Times Square starts at 42nd Street, between the H&M and the Walgreens, and stretches north for five blocks. I stood there a few days ago, illuminated by the glow of a canary yellow ad for Spectacles by Snap. I found the ads as colossal as ever, but the space had changed since my last...

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12 Baby Girl Names Inspired By Poetry

April is National Poetry Month. If you’re seeking a name for your daughter that’s lyrical and poetic, a good source might be those that have inspired the poets of the past. Some are idealized Greek or Latinate appellations used by the early English pastoral poets in verse, some are found in...

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A Luxury, Wooded, Lakeside Retreat Northeast of Toronto

Created as a family retreat as well as a rental for other seeking a vacation spot, The Bear Stand is a 3,300 square foot house that’s nestled on the shores of Contau Lake, which is just three hours northeast of Toronto. Bohlin Cywinski Jackson designed the two-story residence within 100...

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Steve Ballmer’s USAFacts Uses Smart Design To Make Sense of Government Spending

USAFacts organizes 30 years of data from more than 70 local, state, and federal government agencies into an interactive visualization of America’s finances. The post Steve Ballmer’s USAFacts Uses Smart Design To Make Sense of Government Spending appeared first on WIRED.

The...

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Photographer Incorporates Deployed Dad Into Wife's Maternity Photos

A Texas photographer found a beautiful way to make sure a deployed soldier was part of his wife’s maternity photos. 


Nicole Bedwell was expecting her first child with her husband Wesley when she hired Traci Fugitt of Traci Lynn Photography to do a maternity shoot. Wesley was stationed...

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Radiohead's Coachella Set Was Kind Of A Disaster

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival got off to a rough start on Friday night, as Radiohead’s set was chock-full of technical issues that forced the band to walk off stage multiple times.


The Friday-night headliner got through a few songs from their newest album, “A Moon Shaped...

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A Turn-of-the-Century Victorian Gets a Modern Extension

Moloney Architects recently completed a modern extension on a century-old Victorian weatherboard house in Ballarat, Australia. The original house was no longer working for the family of five, so the architects devised a plan to give the house a more open feel by adding a “wooden box” on the...

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Social Media Upstart Mastodon Is Like Twitter, Except Way More Civil

Nextdoor
Nextdoor, your friendly neighborhood social network, was having a racism problem.
Last year, Fusion traced it to the platform’s Crime and Safety section, where users were filing incident reports based on little besides the color of a “suspicious person’s” skin. But most of the time,...

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New Gaming App Aims To Make Kids Comfortable Around Hospitals

A new gaming app is helping kids feel less frightened by hospitals. On Thursday, Toca Boca released Toca Life: Hospital, an app that gives children the opportunity the experience what happens in hospitals, from checking patients’ vitals to using tools like gurneys and wheelchairs to making...

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Friday Five with Lee Penson

With offices in London, Beijing, and New York City, PENSON has risen to the top of the crop of architecture and interior design firms thanks to the company’s innovative founder and CEO, Lee Penson. He’s clearly got a sharp eye and an adventurous nature that lends itself to that kind of...

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Ex-Lawmaker Says Katy Perry Is 'Ruled By Satan' Because She's Kissed A Girl

Katy Perry delivered a powerful speech at the Human Rights Campaign’s annual gala in Los Angeles last month, where she opened up about her sexuality and recalled her early years in a conservative Christian environment in which “homosexuality was synonymous with the word...

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A Dramatic, Minimalist Loft in Salzburg, Austria

Loft Panzerhalle came about after smartvoll won a 2013 competition to design the space, which is no surprise after seeing the finished results. Located in Salzburg, Austria, the loft spans 350 square meters (3767 square feet) of open space over two floors with smoothed and waxed concrete...

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A Newfangled Traffic Light Built for People and Robots

Industrial designer Evgeny Arinin designed an LED display that uses its shape, big arrows, and punchy icons to clearly articulate the rules of the road. The post A Newfangled Traffic Light Built for People and Robots appeared first on WIRED.

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Will Smith Starring In ‘The Matrix’ Will Totally Melt Your Mind

Will Smith famously turned down the lead role in “The Matrix.”

But how would the mind-melting 1999 sci-fi movie have turned out if the “Fresh Prince of Bel Air” actor had actually starred as Neo, in place of Keanu Reeves?





Luckily, YouTube channel The Unusual Suspect is on hand to...

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A Pine-Clad Villa Built into a Slope in Lithuania

Valley Villa is a residence located in Vilnius, Lithuania just off of a main city street, but looking at the house you’d never know. Designed by arches, the house is surrounded by a lush forest of trees making for a peaceful existence.

The design process began with building regulations and...

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Mom's Poem Explores The Difficulty Of Being Seen As More Than A Mother

A spoken-word poem has gone viral for its refreshing look at how difficult it is for many moms to be seen as more than mothers.


In a video of her spoken-word poem that the United Kingdom’s Channel 4 News posted on March 30, poet Hollie McNish explains that she only feels like an...

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Enter to Win a 2-Night Summer Getaway + More!

We’re excited to partner with Brick & Wonder to give away a 2-night stay at the fabulous Hudson Woods house in Upstate New York. Located 2 hours from New York City, in the midst of the Hudson River Valley, Hudson Woods is a serene mountain retreat that brings together architecture and...

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Meet The 6-Year-Old Fighting Vandals Of Jewish Cemeteries With Kindness

After hearing that Jewish cemeteries were being vandalized, 6-year-old Ayel Morgenstern knew she wanted to find a way to help. 


About a month ago, Ayel’s mother, Lauren Pearl Morgenstern, saw in the news that people were damaging tombstones in a Jewish cemetery in St. Louis. Morgenstern,...

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A Modern East Hampton Home Gets a Dramatic Renovation

Rarely do houses that look straight out of a magazine also look livable and cozy, but Blaze Makoid manages to make that happen in this East Hampton residence. The Old Orchard Project began when a family purchased this 10,000 square foot house and after living in it for a year, they decided...

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Beautiful Renderings Resurrect Frank Lloyd Wright’s Demolished Buildings

Spanish architect David Romero is resurrecting Frank Lloyd Wright’s lost buildings one hyper-realistic rendering at a time. The post Beautiful Renderings Resurrect Frank Lloyd Wright’s Demolished Buildings appeared first on WIRED.

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Mysterious Carving Of A Woman's Face Emerges During Church Restoration

St. Mary’s Church in Rhode Island may be a treasure trove of secrets, and she’s just started letting them slip.


The church, which went up in 1849, is best known as the locale of John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier’s wedding on September 12, 1953, but now it’s getting renewed...

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Koolhaas Takes on Bad Design Villains in LA

His Möbius shoe shot him to fame in 2003 and Rem D. Koolhaas became widely known as the designer of the first high heel that crossed over from fashion design to industrial design. He was a heartbroken architecture student when he first drew the shoe on a piece of paper a few years earlier....

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'New Romance' Shows You Can Make Movies With Drones and CGI, But Also Make Them the Stars?

Autonomous drones, lasers, and computer rendering play increasingly vital roles in filmmaking, but what makes Liam Young’s moody, futuristic films so unusual is these technologies are not tools, but stars.
The Australian architect-turned-filmmaker considers his films In the Robot...

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'Walking Dead' Actor Daniel Newman Comes Out As LGBT

“Walking Dead” actor Daniel Newman opened up about his sexuality publicly for the first time, coming out as LGBT to fans on his social media platforms. 


The 35-year-old star, who has also appeared in “The Dark Night Rises” and “Sex and the City,” first made the announcement on Twitter...

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10 Modern Buildings with Facades That Keep Us Staring

Part retail, part residential, the VM Houses in Copenhagen were designed by JDS Architects in the shapes of a V and an M with balconies that jut out like bird beaks.

Photo by Darren Bradley

It’s no surprise that Adjaye Associates won the competition to design the Smithsonian National...

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An App That Tracks Your Movement to Help You Relax, Even in the Back of a Cab

Of all the places to meditate, the backseat of a yellow cab isn’t ideal. And yet, the other day I found myself stuck in traffic feeling tranquil, or at least less agitated than I’d usually be given the circumstances. As the firetruck next to me blared its sirens, I cradled my phone in my...

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Tickets For Burning Man 2017 Sold Out In Just 35 Minutes

Much like the festival itself, tickets for Burning Man appeared — and now they are gone.


The 30,000 festival passes available during the main sale sold out in just 35 minutes, the Reno Gazette Journal reported. The massive gathering in the Nevada desert, which began in California with...

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A Classic Parisian Apartment Gets a Geometric Intervention

Apartment XIV is a modest 80 square meter (approx. 861 square feet) apartment in a 150 year old Haussmannian building owned by a young couple with an adorable dog. They hired Studio Razavi Architecture to redefine the space and to update it for their modern taste and lifestyle.

The...

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'Books Not Bombs' Initiative Promotes Education For Syrian Scholars

Years of war have left a generation of Syrian youth with limited access to education. Their schools have been bombed and many of them have been displaced by an ongoing civil war that shows no signs of letting up soon. An estimated 200,000 or more Syrians who were in college before and...

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A London Wood Yard Converted into a Light-Filled, Family Home

De Rosee Sa Architects were hired when a client bought land across the street from where they were living in order to prevent the property from becoming overdeveloped. A storage shed that was already on the land, which had been a wood yard, is what drove the housing restrictions for the new...

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Debbie Reynolds And Carrie Fisher Remembered At Public Memorial Service

In a beautiful public memorial service on Saturday, over 1,200 family members, friends and fans of Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher paid tribute to the iconic mother-daughter duo nearly three months after their deaths. 


Hosted by Reynolds’ son and Fisher’s brother, Todd Fisher, the event...

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A House with a Massive, Undulating, Wave-Like Exterior

LA-based architect Mario Romano designed a house in Venice, California, that’s unlike any other. The Wave House spans 5,700 square feet with five bedrooms and four bathrooms featuring a series of organically designed floors and walls that are just as visually intriguing as its undulating...

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Despite Death Threats, Artist Behind Nazi-Themed Trump Billboard Plans To Make More

After designing a controversial billboard that appeared in Phoenix, Arizona, last week, artist Karen Fiorito has received a lot of death threats.


Her billboard, on view since March 17, features President Donald Trump’s visage surrounded by swastika money signs and twin nuclear mushroom...

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Design Milk Travels to... Amsterdam

Amsterdam is a city defined by diametric forces: land vs. water, preservation vs. progress, art vs. commerce, high vs. low culture. In between these opposing forces, the most populous city in the Netherlands finds itself enjoying a renaissance as an international art and design hub, bustling...

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Here's The Delightful Trailer For The 'Love Actually' Mini-Sequel

function onPlayerReadyVidible(e)‘undefined’!=typeof HPTrack&&HPTrack.Vid.Vidible_track(e)!function(e,i){if(e.vdb_Player){if(‘object’==typeof commercial_video){var...

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Free Float: A Modern Pool House in Sands Point, New York

The UP Studio was hired when a family of four longed to build a pool cabana that favored the style of their neo-traditional house in Sands Point, New York. After learning that type of design wouldn’t meet their requirements, they asked the firm to create a modern pool house that wouldn’t...

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The Most Clichéd And Most Exclamation-Prone Authors, By The Numbers

The numbers don’t lie: James Patterson loves clichés. He deploys 160 for every 100,000 words he publishes. Yikes!


In a new book, Nabokov’s Favorite Word Is Mauve, statistician Ben Blatt runs the numbers on bestselling and classic literature, coming to some startling ― and not-so-startling...

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Friday Five with Theodore Kerlidis

Architect Theodore Kerlidis landed his role as Director of Melbourne-based k20 Architecture in 2001 when he launched the firm with Anthony Uahwatanasakul. His Greek parents moved to Australia in the 1960s where he found his architecture calling after discovering 1950s designs. That love led...

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Haunting Photos Show Polar Bears In Captivity Around The World

A compelling photo series is challenging the way that humans look at and understand wild animals kept in captivity.


Photographer Sheng Wen Lo, who is from Taiwan but based in the Netherlands, began taking pictures of polar bears in zoos in 2014. The resulting photo series, titled “White...

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A Minimalist House Designed for a Couple Desiring a Downsize

When a couple in Seattle decided to pare down and simplify their lifestyle, they hired Suyama Peterson Deguchi to design a minimalist house that still felt like home but without all of the excess. The Junsei House offers the homeowners a retreat from the hustle of everyday life with its...

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Trump's Budget Proposes To Eliminate Arts Agencies, As Many Feared

President Donald Trump’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2018 arrived in the night, and it’s a doozy.


Arts advocates have particular reason to be outraged. The National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities are among 19 bodies slated to be defunded entirely...

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The Design Milk Newsletter Gets a Facelift

Since our little refresh last year, I’ve been wanting to update our daily and weekly email newsletters. Our daily email blasts you fresh design every weekday, and our weekly newsletter shares the most popular posts from the prior week. If you don’t get one of these newsletters, you’re...

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Stunning Photo Series Urges Moms To 'Love Your Postpartum' Body

All of Mikaela Shannon’s work is focused on self-love, and her latest project is no exception. The Canada-based photographer has been photographing new moms in what she’s calling the “Love Your Postpartum” sessions, and the results are stunning. 


“All of my work revolves around loving...

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A Jaw-Dropping, Oceanfront Penthouse in Miami Beach

New York-based Smiros & Smiros Architects had worked with this client four times before being hired to complete this penthouse apartment in Miami Beach, Florida. On the shores of South Beach, this project spans an entire floor of the building, along with rooftop terraces that boast 360...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/a-jaw-dropping-oceanfront-penthouse-in-miami-beach/

See The Full-Throttle Trailer For 'Baby Driver,' The Ansel Elgort Movie That Rocked SXSW

Ansel Elgort drives getaway cars and Jon Hamm plays a psychopathic bank robber in “Baby Driver,” already one of 2017’s big-screen highlights. Crowds and critics went wild for the movie Saturday at its South by Southwest premiere, and new trailer makes it easy to see why. 


“Baby Driver”...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/see-the-full-throttle-trailer-for-baby-driver-the-ansel-elgort-movie-that-rocked-sxsw/

Folded House by Scott Posno Design

Located in Vancouver’s West Point Grey neighborhood, the Folded House was designed by Scott Posno Design for a working couple whose sons had grown up and moved out. The empty nesters wanted to replace their aging family home with a modern one that would work with their personal and...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/folded-house-by-scott-posno-design/

Mom Destroys Breast Pump In 'Office Space'-Inspired Photo Shoot

As a child grows, there comes a time to put away childish things. The accoutrements of babyhood ― Diaper Genies, strollers, Baby Bjorns, etc. ― must eventually be trashed, donated or put into storage for the next child.


But one mom decided to go a step further and do away with her breast...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/mom-destroys-breast-pump-in-office-space-inspired-photo-shoot/

Grid by APOLLO Architects & Associates

Grid is a minimal residence located in Tokyo, Japan, designed by APOLLO Architects & Associates. The client, an avid art collector, wanted a new home with museum-like qualities that would take advantage of his collection. While the neighborhood surrounding the site is quiet, the...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/grid-by-apollo-architects-associates/

Female And LGBTQ Filmmakers Get An Overdue Moment To Shine In NYC

A three-day New York festival is putting work by emerging women, LGBTQ and other marginalized filmmakers in the spotlight. 


The New York Premiere Film Festival, which kicks off April 10, will showcase short films, each of which must be no longer than 20 minutes, from all over the world....

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/female-and-lgbtq-filmmakers-get-an-overdue-moment-to-shine-in-nyc/

Happy International Women's Day! #DayWithoutAWoman 2017

Hi DM readers. Today is International Women’s Day and we’re joining the Women’s March, women and allies around the world for a one-day demonstration of economic solidarity—the #DayWithoutAWoman—in the name of equity, justice and the human rights of women and all gender-oppressed people. As a...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/happy-international-womens-day-daywithoutawoman-2017/

Feminist Sci-Fi Writers Dream Up A Better Future For Women And Reproductive Health

According to the rhetoric used by Donald Trump during the presidential debates, women can “rip” babies out of their wombs moments before birth. This imagery runs counter to current laws, which in most states allow abortions only before a fetus has reached 24 to 26 weeks. Some states outlaw...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/feminist-sci-fi-writers-dream-up-a-better-future-for-women-and-reproductive-health/

Friday Five with Matt Berman of Workshop/APD

Photo by Arthur Cohen

Architect Matt Berman is a founding principal of Workshop/APD, a New York City-based architecture and design firm specializing in high-end residential and commercial projects. Berman, along with his business partner Andrew Kotchen, launched the firm in 1999 and have...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/friday-five-with-matt-berman-of-workshopapd/

Why Kristina From 'The Bachelor' Still Thinks Nick Didn't Give Her A Fair Shot

One of the most universally beloved contestants on Nick Viall’s season of “The Bachelor” was undoubtedly Kristina Schulman. The 24-year-old Kentucky dental hygienist won over Bachelor Nation when she spoke movingly about her childhood in Russia and her eventual adoption and emigration to...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/why-kristina-from-the-bachelor-still-thinks-nick-didnt-give-her-a-fair-shot/

Cloud Room: A Modern Shared Working Space in Seattle

Cloud Room is a private, member’s only, shared working environment in Seattle that’s the product of a joint collaboration between Graham Baba Architects and Brian Paquette Interiors who oversaw the design of the co-working space. While it’s an office for people to work in, it doesn’t feel...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/cloud-room-a-modern-shared-working-space-in-seattle/

How A Ghanian-German Artist Uses Personal Style To Express Her Hybrid Identity

Zohra Opoku was 12 years old when she first started sewing her own outfits, bored by the options available to her in East Germany, where she lived.


The budding artist, of Ghanaian and German descent, realized then the transcendent power that fashion possessed. Clothing could communicate...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/how-a-ghanian-german-artist-uses-personal-style-to-express-her-hybrid-identity/

A Former Air Base Is Converted Into Modern Design Studio

Though it was built in the 1930s, the Ypenburg Air Base in the Netherlands was way ahead of its time. Designed by famous Dutch architects Jan Brinkman and Leendert van der Vlugt, the air base was recently renovated to become a studio for design brand, VanBerlo.

VanBerlo worked with Remko...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/a-former-air-base-is-converted-into-modern-design-studio/

A Gay Conversion Therapy Survivor Finds Love In This Bold New Film

Independent filmmaker Kerstin Karlhuber explores the lingering effects of gay “conversion” therapy in her first full-length feature, “Fair Haven,” and The Huffington Post has an exclusive clip from the film. 


The romantic drama, which hits select theaters Friday, follows James (played by...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/a-gay-conversion-therapy-survivor-finds-love-in-this-bold-new-film/

Hacked again? The what, where, & how of the threat we all face!

6 min read
I remember it like it was yesterday. I had taken my business from a couch on a Saturday afternoon with zero clients to a thriving business with over 150 monthly recurring accounts and growing. Life was good; business was thriving; and then it happened. There was a vulnerable...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/hacked-again-the-what-where-how-of-the-threat-we-all-face/

Airbnb São Paulo Gets Brazilian Flavored Digs

Airbnb São Paulo enlisted architecture firm MM18 Arquitetura to design their main office so that it would pay homage to the Brazilian culture. Working directly with local designers, they were able to incorporate designs, like carpets from Brunno Jahara and brass fixtures by Carol Gay, to...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/airbnb-sao-paulo-gets-brazilian-flavored-digs/

This Podcast Explores Queerness, Books, Sex And Everything In Between

A thought-provoking and entertaining podcast called Food 4 Thot hit the airwaves this month, party in response to the anti-LGBTQ, white nationalist rhetoric and propaganda disseminated by President Donald Trump’s administration.


Starring Tommy “Teebs” Pico, Dennis Norris II, Joseph...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/this-podcast-explores-queerness-books-sex-and-everything-in-between/

A Mid-Century Gem Lands on the Market in Southern California

If you’ve ever wanted to own an architectural gem, this Southern California home has landed on the market for the first time since 1978. Built in 1954 for builder and craftsman Ken McLeod, the house is located in Claremont just east of Los Angeles with Fred McDowell credited as the...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/a-mid-century-gem-lands-on-the-market-in-southern-california/

Merriam-Webster Trolls Kellyanne Conway With Definition Of 'Feminism'

“For me, it’s difficult to call myself a feminist in the classic sense because it seems to be very anti-male,” she said. “And it certainly is very pro-abortion in this context. And I’m not anti-male or pro-abortion.”


However, Merriam-Webster was quick to rectify her misunderstanding. The...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/merriam-webster-trolls-kellyanne-conway-with-definition-of-feminism/

Minimal Graphic Design: 5 Great Typography Designs

4 min read
When there’s nothing you can take away from the picture, the picture is perfect. In a nutshell, that’s what a minimalist design is all about.
Both artists and enjoyers of art love it for its refined cleanness and smooth execution, while web designers use it for its effortless...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/minimal-graphic-design-5-great-typography-designs/

Soufuu: A Meeting Spot for Rest and Disconnection

With everyone being plugged into their devices 24/7, it’s hard to remain connected to people in real life. Jordi Iranzo looked to ways to fix that by creating a playful meeting spot that gives people the opportunity to connect with others while they disconnect from their phones. Soufuu...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/soufuu-a-meeting-spot-for-rest-and-disconnection/

Our Final Oscar Predictions | The Huffington Post

And just like that, the Oscar race is over. (”Just like that” meaning “after months of tiresome campaigning and one of the most heated Best Picture debates in history.”)


Voting ended Tuesday, so there’s no more time to haggle over who will score Hollywood’s heftiest insignia. Having...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/our-final-oscar-predictions-the-huffington-post/

Mobile First Web Design: What To Expect In 2017

7 min read
I have been designing websites for over 15 years now. Typically, when I begin a web design project, the default has always been to start with the desktop view in mind and work the design to look beautiful on mobile devices once it laid out great and looked magnificent on a desktop...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/mobile-first-web-design-what-to-expect-in-2017/

8 Iconic Houses in Palm Springs, California

The famed Sinatra House was designed for Frank Sinatra and his first wife, Nancy, by E. Stewart Williams in 1947. It marks Williams’ first commission after he joined his family’s architectural practice, Williams, Williams, & Williams. The pool is even shaped like a piano.

Photo by...

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On Pins: Elliott Hundley’s Epic Collages

It’s difficult to look away from Elliott Hundley’s manically overwhelming collages, which extend so far off the canvas that they’re rightfully called “sculptures”. His newest work, on view right now at Andrea Rosen Gallery in New York, continues to push the boundaries of how much can fit on...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/on-pins-elliott-hundleys-epic-collages/

Gloom & Mist Lighting from Emre Yunus Uzun

Gloom & Mist are a pair of lamps, in either a classic table or ceiling light version, with moody, blown-glass shades. Designed by Emre Yunus Uzun, the lamps’ glass shades feature a modern, geometric silhouette that comes in two different colors – gloom, a hazy faded peach, and mist, a...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/gloom-mist-lighting-from-emre-yunus-uzun/

Schmidt Hammer Lassen reveals new images of Greenland cultural centre to mark its 20th anniversary

These newly released photographs show the undulating timber-clad form of the Katuaq Cultural Centre of Greenland, which Danish firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen credits as being its “breakthrough” project.
Now celebrating its 20th anniversary, Schmidt Hammer Lassen won an international...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/schmidt-hammer-lassen-reveals-new-images-of-greenland-cultural-centre-to-mark-its-20th-anniversary/

Grovemade Debuts Wood and Leather Watch Collection

Grovemade has long been known for their wooden tech accessories but over the years the brand has far surpassed that category to include all kinds of handcrafted goods and accessories. Now, the Portland, Oregon based company has just unveiled a followup to their inaugural round of...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/grovemade-debuts-wood-and-leather-watch-collection/

Nostalgic Lofree Keyboard Brings Back the Touch and Sound of Typewriters

Even years later since its mainstream demise, many of us still pine for the autonomous sensory meridian response inducing clickety-clack of a mechanical switch keyboard, a last-gen peripheral that delivered a pleasurable and resolute tactile and auditory feedback with every keystroke. There...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/nostalgic-lofree-keyboard-brings-back-the-touch-and-sound-of-typewriters/

Amazing Dance Photos From Musicals That Won Best Picture

Whether “La La Land” — and its history-making turn this awards season — has you celebrating or bemoaning its winks at classic American musicals, there’s no denying the Damien Chazelle–directed film has made its mark. It’s up for a record-tying 14 awards at the 89th annual Academy Awards on...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/amazing-dance-photos-from-musicals-that-won-best-picture/

Top Web Design Trends in 2017

1 min read
In November we posted our article on 7 graphic design trends for in 2017, now thanks to this amazing infographic from My Biz Niche you can discover the top web design trends that web designer are adopting this year too. From simple and closed compositions to more open-styled,...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/top-web-design-trends-in-2017/

Coroflot's Clever Mobile Work Unit (MWU)

Online design community Coroflot were interested in developing a space that reflected their creative community while also keeping mobility in mind and the result is their Mobile Work Unit (MWU). It’s a clever office on wheels that was designed in collaboration with Portland-based LOS OSOS...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/coroflots-clever-mobile-work-unit-mwu/

A Modern Holiday Home on a Cliff on the South Coast

Originally hired to complete an extension, AR Design Studio ended up designing an entire house after the original was split in half because of a landslip. The holiday home, dubbed The Crow’s Nest, resides on top of a cliff on the UK’s South Coast and due to possible future movements, they...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/a-modern-holiday-home-on-a-cliff-on-the-south-coast/

A' Design Award & Competition: Last Call to Enter Your Best Designs Before the Deadline

The A’ Design Award and Competition is still open and accepting nominations, so register and upload your design today. Entering your work to A’ Design Award is a great opportunity— it promotes original design work to millions of design oriented audiences including design buyers and editors....

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/a-design-award-competition-last-call-to-enter-your-best-designs-before-the-deadline/

Point Lonsdale House by InForm

Located in Point Lonsdale, Victoria (Australia), this beach house was designed by InForm with a split level design. It has a minimalist exterior from the front with vertical wooden slats covering the simple box. What’s hidden behind the casual facade is a modern home designed for...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/point-lonsdale-house-by-inform/

Forest of Numbers by Emmanuelle Moureaux

To celebrate its 10th anniversary, The National Art Center, Tokyo commissioned Tokyo-based architect Emmanuelle Moureaux, of emmanuelle moureaux architecture + design, for an installation that represents the center’s next 10 years. Forest of Numbers spans a 2000 square meter exhibition space...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/forest-of-numbers-by-emmanuelle-moureaux/

A Sculptural Seat Designed for Daydreaming

Being able to kick back and relax is a luxury for most and when you have a seat that lets you climb into all different angles and positions, even better. Tel Aviv and Milan based Joynout designed the ultimate minimalist lounger that invites you sit, lounge, relax, and daydream. Made in...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/a-sculptural-seat-designed-for-daydreaming/

Another Brand borrows "endless potential" of terrazzo for table collection

The latest addition to the terrazzo trend is a set of speckled pedestal tables designed by furniture company Another Brand. 

The Primo Terrazzo Tavolini tables are the first in a growing range of terrazzo products Another Brand is developing, and are an update on its existing Primo...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/another-brand-borrows-endless-potential-of-terrazzo-for-table-collection/

Baron Fig's Limited Edition Pen That Celebrates the Alphabet

Nothing beats picking up a pen that immediately feels right at home between your fingers – it’s the perfect weight, smooth to the touch, and its tip glides smoothly across the page. The Squire, from Baron Fig, may very well be that pen and now they’ve introduced a limited edition version...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/baron-figs-limited-edition-pen-that-celebrates-the-alphabet/

Netflix's "Abstract: The Art of Design" Demystifies Design

For something so ubiquitous and integral to global culture, the realm of design hasn’t received the same degree of attention, dissemination, nor criticism as the other pillars of culture: the culinary, the arts, and technology. As a practice, design has operated mostly invisible, despite its...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/netflixs-abstract-the-art-of-design-demystifies-design/

Adam Lambert Responds To Rumors He's Dating Sam Smith

In our dreams, Adam Lambert and Sam Smith would make an adorable couple, but alas, there’s no romance heating up between the two pop stars for now.


On Thursday’s installment of “Watch What Happens Live,” Lambert told host Andy Cohen that although he and Smith have done “a lot of bonding”...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/adam-lambert-responds-to-rumors-hes-dating-sam-smith/

Friday Five with Karl Champley

Australia native and NKBA K+B Insider Karl Champley is a Los Angeles-based master builder whose face you probably recognize if you’ve spent any time watching the DIY Network or HGTV. Specializing in commercial and residential construction, Champley has earned a multitude of awards for his...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/friday-five-with-karl-champley/

La-La-Loving Prints From Society6 - Design Milk

I hate to join the bandwagon but I’m currently obsessed with the movie La La Land. I went to the theater with major skepticism that any movie could be that good (and this was after it broke film history and won all of those awards). Alas, I’m currently typing this up with “City of Stars”...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/la-la-loving-prints-from-society6-design-milk/

Swedish Brand A2 Launches New Work for 2017

Sara Larsson is the designer behind the young Swedish brand A2 who just recently unveiled a brand new collection for 2017. The products serve practical purposes, like seating and storage, while at the same time featuring fun accent details that elevate each Scandinavian-inspired piece to...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/swedish-brand-a2-launches-new-work-for-2017/

Nendo creates minimal branding for Bo-Bi pollution mask

Nendo has designed the branding for a dust mask widely used by people in Japan to protect themselves against pollution.
The reusable Bo-Bi dust mask by Japanese manufacturer Clever is named after the Japanese term bobi, which means to protect.

The product combines 10 layers of mesh that...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/nendo-creates-minimal-branding-for-bo-bi-pollution-mask/

10 Modern Products Made From Cork

It’s good enough to contain our wine and champagne thanks to it being durable and impenetrable, along with its cushion-like properties, so it makes sense that it’s growing in popularity as a go-to material. Designers continue to rethink the natural material by creating really cool products...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/10-modern-products-made-from-cork/

5 Online Custom Framing Services for the Art and Design Lover

You may have noticed numerous new online framing services have popped up in your social media feed lately promising many of the same bespoke framing services as traditional brick and mortar framers, but with quicker turnaround, lower prices, more contemporary finishes and styles to choose...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/5-online-custom-framing-services-for-the-art-and-design-lover/

Lin-Manuel Miranda Is Too Busy Planning His Oscars Date With Mom To Worry About MacPEGOTing

He was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in 2015. He won a Pulitzer Prize for “Hamilton: An American Musical” in 2016. He took home an Emmy for his work on the song “Bigger” for the 67th Tony Awards. He won Grammys for both the “In the Heights” and “Hamilton” soundtracks. And he’s been awarded...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/lin-manuel-miranda-is-too-busy-planning-his-oscars-date-with-mom-to-worry-about-macpegoting/

A Modern Holiday Home on a Cliff on the South Coast

Originally hired to complete an extension, AR Design Studio ended up designing an entire house after the original was split in half because of a landslip. The holiday home, dubbed The Crow’s Nest, resides on top of a cliff on the UK’s South Coast and due to possible future movements, they...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/a-modern-holiday-home-on-a-cliff-on-the-south-coast/

Forest of Numbers by Emmanuelle Moureaux

To celebrate its 10th anniversary, The National Art Center, Tokyo commissioned Tokyo-based architect Emmanuelle Moureaux, of emmanuelle moureaux architecture + design, for an installation that represents the center’s next 10 years. Forest of Numbers spans a 2000 square meter exhibition space...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/forest-of-numbers-by-emmanuelle-moureaux/

LAMPI Reversible Mirror and Tray by Elina Ulvio

Helsinki-based Elina Ulvio, the designer behind the LSD Collection, is also the one behind this clever, double-duty design. LAMPI, which is Finnish for ‘pond’, is a collection of reversible mirrors and/or trays inspired by reflections in the water.

You can hang them on the wall to use as a...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/lampi-reversible-mirror-and-tray-by-elina-ulvio/

Netflix's "Abstract: The Art of Design" Demystifies Design

For something so ubiquitous and integral to global culture, the realm of design hasn’t received the same degree of attention, dissemination, nor criticism as the other pillars of culture: the culinary, the arts, and technology. As a practice, design has operated mostly invisible, despite its...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/netflixs-abstract-the-art-of-design-demystifies-design/

Donald Trump--From Broadway Producer to President

By Helaine Feldman, ZEALnyc Contributing Writer, February 14, 2017


He was 23 years old, had a degree from the prestigious Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and had an extremely profitable family business waiting for him.


But Donald Trump thought he would like to be a...

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Mobile First Web Design: What To Expect In 2017

7 min read
I have been designing websites for over 15 years now. Typically, when I begin a web design project, the default has always been to start with the desktop view in mind and work the design to look beautiful on mobile devices once it laid out great and looked magnificent on a desktop...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/mobile-first-web-design-what-to-expect-in-2017/

Villa Criss-Cross Envelope by OFIS arhitekti

Located within the city of Ljubljana, Slovenia, the Villa Criss-Cross Envelope was designed by OFIS arhitekti with a perforated metal exterior composed of layered sheets with diagonal crosses that result in a dramatic facade. The residence incorporates an ancient Roman retaining wall that...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/villa-criss-cross-envelope-by-ofis-arhitekti/

An E-Commerce Success Story: Lark + Raven on Squarespace

This is the point in the winter where it’s hard to believe that the days will ever be longer and warmer. It’s dark, cold and dreary. No matter where you live, the morning commute in February is not a joy. (Understatement!) If every time you close the door behind you, you’re thinking of how...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/an-e-commerce-success-story-lark-raven-on-squarespace/

Tables That Combine LEGO Inspiration and an Old Turnery Technique

Combining old-world techniques and a modern toy, Japanese designer Kunikazu Hamanishi created the Leg-O coffee table. Each of the six legs were crafted using a lathe, an old woodworking tool that carves out sections of wood as it spins on its axis. The lathe notched out sections on each of...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/tables-that-combine-lego-inspiration-and-an-old-turnery-technique/

Sam Jacob's Insulation Scarf is a witty way to warm your neck

This scarf by architect Sam Jacob features the wiggly symbol used to represent insulation on architectural drawings.
The Insulation Scarf is the second in a series by the London-based architect – a Dezeen columnist who was formerly a director of the now-defunct FAT.
It features a grey...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/sam-jacobs-insulation-scarf-is-a-witty-way-to-warm-your-neck/

Wrappu Takes Gift Wrapping to the Next Level

Micha Kumpf and Ngaire Wex are designers based in Munich and they’ve launched a range of gift boxes that take gift wrapping to the next level. Wrappu features modern gift boxes in various shapes and sizes, and fun colors and patterns, that will feel just as special as the gift inside. You...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/wrappu-takes-gift-wrapping-to-the-next-level/

Raybaby Wirelessly Keeps Watch On Infant's Sleep and Breathing

Office for Product Design reimagines the traditional baby monitor as an all-observing red headed sentinel, supplemented with a non-contact sleep and respiration tracker to make sure infants are resting soundly. Like existing baby cameras on the market, the Raybaby comes equipped with an...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/raybaby-wirelessly-keeps-watch-on-infants-sleep-and-breathing/

Pianist Gianni Bianchini's Trio: Type I

The Florida based pianist Gianni Bianchini has a new album to be released on Feb 21, 2017 titled Type I. The title is reference to his recording debut and the fact that he fights with Type I diabetes which has been an influence on his life and so also his music. Perhaps his condition...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/pianist-gianni-bianchinis-trio-type-i/

A Run Down House is Transformed into a Modern Home

After sitting empty for several years, a bungalow in Braid Hills had gone into disrepair prior to a family purchasing it. With its condition and poor layout, they hired Capital A to transform the South Edinburgh house into a much larger modern home.

With the dramatic ground level change,...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/a-run-down-house-is-transformed-into-a-modern-home/

Friday Five with Harry Allen

Harry Allen and his work are no stranger to the pages of Design Milk and the New Jersey-born, New York City-based designer has launched a copious amount of work since establishing his eponymous firm in 1993 after earning a Master’s Degree in Industrial Design from Pratt. From interiors,...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/friday-five-with-harry-allen/

Handcrafted Toolbox That Holds Six Essential Tools

Doppia Firma is a project started by Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte, Living, and yoox.com that pays homage to Italian craftsmanship by pairing 16 Italian designers with 16 Italian master artisans. One of the designs included in the experimental project is called Kit del Legnamé,...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/handcrafted-toolbox-that-holds-six-essential-tools/

Students erect arching bamboo events pavilion in Hong Kong

Bent bamboo poles and translucent fabric make up this curving events pavilion by The Chinese University of Hong Kong, which explores how traditional materials can be combined with digital fabrication.
The ZCB Bamboo Pavilion was created to host a series of events, exhibitions and...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/students-erect-arching-bamboo-events-pavilion-in-hong-kong/

The Grid Game: A Game Made For Designers

With our heavy reliance on technology and apps to entertain us, Estudio Victor Aleman (EVA), wanted to create something that would harken back to the analog days. To create something that brought back those moments when people would spend time together playing with physical objects, rather...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/the-grid-game-a-game-made-for-designers/

The Moment Battery Super Case Focuses on Serious Travel Photography

Moment add-on iPhone lenses have found a place amongst my gear when I want to head out with an intermediate solution nearly as capable as my trusted travel point-and-shoot camera, sans the extra weight. I currently have one of their mounting plates adhered to an exterior protective case at...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/the-moment-battery-super-case-focuses-on-serious-travel-photography/

The Struggle To Figure Out How A Song In A Kids' Book Really Goes

Sometimes when you read a book to a child, you reach a part that’s meant to be sung. But what do you do when you don’t know the intended tune and don’t see any sheet music on the page?


According to the funny moms of the BreakWomb, you just make it up.


Let’s just say there’s quite a bit...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/the-struggle-to-figure-out-how-a-song-in-a-kids-book-really-goes/

Listen: Episode 23 of Clever: Daniel Libeskind

World-renowned architect Daniel Libeskind inspires Jaime and Amy with his eternally optimistic world-view and powerfully uplifting story of being born into persecution, immigrating to “the promised land” of the U.S. and participating in the space race. As the architect responsible for the...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/listen-episode-23-of-clever-daniel-libeskind/

Blank Space 2017 Fairy Tales Competition Winners

It’s official, the winners for the 4th annual Blank Space 2017 Fairy Tales Competition are in! This is a contest where designers, artists, and creatives from all walks of life are asked to design their own unique architectural fairy tale world.
For this year’s competition, three prize...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/blank-space-2017-fairy-tales-competition-winners/

Brand New Pieces From SouleWork

Matthew Soule is the owner and designer behind SouleWork, a design studio that focuses on timeless, heirloom furniture made from handpicked and sustainable lumber. With five generations of woodworkers in the family, Matthew focuses on details, quality, and precision joinery in his...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/brand-new-pieces-from-soulework/

Job of the day: retail interior designer at Paul Smith

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a retail interior designer for Paul Smith, who previously commissioned 6a Architects to create a cast-iron facade for a London store (pictured). Read more stories about Paul Smith or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/job-of-the-day-retail-interior-designer-at-paul-smith/

COSMOS: Silk Scarves Designed Using a Unique Algorithm

Merging technology and handcraft, designer Bradley L. Bowers unveiled a collection of contemporary scarves inspired by constellations. The colorful COSMOS series features patterns that were designed using generative algorithms intended to fade and bleed the colors and shapes around the...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/cosmos-silk-scarves-designed-using-a-unique-algorithm/

The Audiographa Project Captures the Compositions of Music

Imagine your favorite song for a moment – not just the melody or rhythm, but also any visuals that emerge when attuned to the memory of this song. Does the music spread wide and evenly, remain compact and intense, or oscillate wildly in all directions? Audiographa – a personal project of...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/the-audiographa-project-captures-the-compositions-of-music/

Pornosophy: Addicted to Love | The Huffington Post

A drink provides a buzz. There’s nothing like a cocktail or two on a gray afternoon to lift the spirits. But for some people the buzz is not enough. They need to constantly refill their glasses. It’s the same with pornography. It provides an escape into a larger than life...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/pornosophy-addicted-to-love-the-huffington-post/

R & Company Presents Porky Hefer’s Heart of Lightness

Cape Town, South Africa based Porky Hefer incorporates traditional South African craftwork into these hanging, creature-like cocoons that make up an exhibition entitled, Heart of Lightness. Presented by R & Company, the handmade pieces make up an immersive space encouraging visitors to...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/r-company-presents-porky-hefers-heart-of-lightness/

Metallic Foil Art Inspired By Urban Cities

Make/100 is a set of limited art prints that are inspired by the everyday geometry found in London architecture. Inspired by the shapes and facades of the city, onedesignspace translated these shapes into a set of patterns, which are then combined to create one print that encourages one to...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/metallic-foil-art-inspired-by-urban-cities/

Maison et Objet's 2017 Designer of the Year: Pierre Charpin

Recently named Maison et Objet’s 2017 Designer of the Year, Pierre Charpin curated a selection of his work to showcase at the M+O Paris Fair. While he has a vast repertoire of products, it is his collaboration with French luxury brand, Ligne Roset, that really stole the show this year. He...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/maison-et-objets-2017-designer-of-the-year-pierre-charpin/

Six houses designed as playgrounds for cats

Any cat owner knows their pet is the true ruler of the household. That’s particularly so in these six homes with feline-friendly features – including elevated walkways, stepping-stone shelving and discrete doorways.


Photograph by Kyungsub Shin

House in Seoul by OBBA
Appearing at...

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Opening Ceremony and Google "Unite" With Phone Case Designs

New York-based Opening Ceremony is leveraging their cred to plant a flag of protest, opting to skip the usual runway pageantry to unveil their new Spring 2017 collection in a more inspired and artistic fashion: The Times Are Racing, a New York Ballet production choreographed by Justin Peck,...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/opening-ceremony-and-google-unite-with-phone-case-designs/

The Orb Illuminates Danish Design and Smart LED Lighting

Danish engineers Bo Puggaard Hansen and Mathias Christiansen want you to stop reminiscing about yesterday’s incandescent light bulbs and recognize the next generation of lighting can do everything old bulbs once did…but now only better. They’ve announced the Orb, a hanging pendant light...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/the-orb-illuminates-danish-design-and-smart-led-lighting/

Philip Glass Discusses His Eleventh Symphony Before His 80th Birthday Celebration

By Christopher Johnson, ZEALnyc Contributing Writer, February 6, 2017


On January 26th, Carnegie Hall announced the appointment of American contemporary composer Philip Glass to the Richard and Barbara Debs Composer’s Chair for the 2017-2018 season. And last week Glass celebrated...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/philip-glass-discusses-his-eleventh-symphony-before-his-80th-birthday-celebration/

A Victorian House in East London Gets a Modern Extension

The owners of a private Victorian house in Victoria Park, East London hired Tamir Addadi Architecture to design a modern extension along with some renovations to the lower ground floor of their residence. Originally they only requested an extension to house a dining room, but reconsidered to...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/a-victorian-house-in-east-london-gets-a-modern-extension/

Desktop Wallpaper: February 2017 - Design Milk

Continuing on our 2017 “designer” desktop wallpapers theme of wallpaper, textile and pattern brands, comes a traditional-meets-modern pattern from the always bold Flavor Paper. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Flavor Paper’s wallpaper is printed or hand-screened using eco-friendly inks. Take a...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/desktop-wallpaper-february-2017-design-milk/

The Birch Bark Series by Union Wood Co

Vancouver-based Union Wood Co utilizes real birch bark to complete their series of lacquered storage cabinets. Birch bark is an adaptable material often used in Northern indigenous handicrafts as its durability and strength, along with its organic surface pattern, create beautiful results....

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/the-birch-bark-series-by-union-wood-co/

Peter Salter creates labyrinthine London townhouses

Doorways disguised as mirrors, secret corners, moving walls and yurt-shaped rooms feature in these four elaborate London townhouses that architect Peter Salter has been crafting for the last 13 years.

Arranged around a courtyard in London’s Notting Hill, the four Walmer Yard...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/peter-salter-creates-labyrinthine-london-townhouses/

Craft Cocktails… Elevated… Literally! - Design Milk

This new year has brought many changes… some more exciting than others. Regardless, we have a feeling many of us could use a drink! So after a year of product development, Pinch Food Design is finally debuting our craft cocktail division – TWIST!
The physical TWIST collection has been an...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/craft-cocktails-elevated-literally-design-milk/

ALO: A Smartphone Reimagined by Philippe Starck ***UPDATED

Despite the impassioned demarcations drawn between iPhone and Android devices by their users, the reality is the basic physical designs of modern smartphones share more similarities rather than any significant differences. Squint and an iPhone becomes a Galaxy, an HTC device resembles an LG...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/alo-a-smartphone-reimagined-by-philippe-starck-updated/

Eminem Goes After Donald Trump On New Big Sean Track

The Detroit rap star calls the president “a bitch” and vows to “make his whole brand go under” in a verse on Big Sean’s track “No Favors.”


It features on Big Sean’s new album “I Decided,” which he released on Friday ― and the song also contains references to racism and police...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/eminem-goes-after-donald-trump-on-new-big-sean-track/

[Bracketed Space] House by Matt Fajkus Architecture

Matt Fajkus Architecture designed the [Bracketed Space] House in Austin, Texas with careful attention paid to the site’s uneven landscape by creating a progression of spaces as it changed. A long pathway transitions down to reach the front door alongside a retaining wall that continues...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/bracketed-space-house-by-matt-fajkus-architecture/

Larose Paris X David Umemoto Brutalist Concrete Vases

Design studio Larose Paris partnered with Canadian sculptor David Umemoto on the brand’s first-ever collaboration to create a series of vases that represent their style and “artistic sensibilities.” Umemoto was inspired by the French brand while creating a collection of concrete brutalist...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/larose-paris-x-david-umemoto-brutalist-concrete-vases/

Victorinox Swiss Army’s Maker Collaboration with Stephen Kenn

Stephen Kenn, a furniture designer based in Los Angeles, was asked by Victorinox to design a series of home furnishings that embody the spirit and aesthetics of the Swiss brand. Kenn, who attributes the brand with memories of the Swiss Army knife his father gave him and his brothers as...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/victorinox-swiss-armys-maker-collaboration-with-stephen-kenn/

win a pair of tickets to visit Brighton's i360 observation tower

Dezeen is giving five readers the chance to win a pair of tickets to visit the Marks Barfield-designed i360 in Brighton, billed as the world’s tallest moving observation tower.
Congratulations to the winners! Sarah McCrimmon, Cecilia Amor, Nick Norton, John Crampton and...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/win-a-pair-of-tickets-to-visit-brightons-i360-observation-tower/

Fresh From The Dairy: Leggings

One of my winter staples is leggings… paired with oversized sweaters, layered with tunics, or under dresses. In the past, I’ve always opted for black leggings, but lately I’ve been branching out and making a statement with some more bold choices. You could spend all day browsing the pages...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/fresh-from-the-dairy-leggings/

Opening Ceremony x Google Get Political

New York-based Opening Ceremony is leveraging their cred to plant a flag of protest, opting to skip the usual runway pageantry to unveil their new Spring 2017 collection in a more inspired and artistic fashion: The Times Are Racing, a New York Ballet production choreographed by Justin Peck,...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/opening-ceremony-x-google-get-political/

Kim Kardashian And Chrissy Teigen Want You To Join Their Book Club

If you like to read books recommended by celebrities, boy, do we have some good news for you.


Kim Kardashian and Chrissy Teigen are starting their own club with celebrity hairstylist Jen Atkin. The three will, from the sound of it, pass the honor of choosing a title between them, although...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/kim-kardashian-and-chrissy-teigen-want-you-to-join-their-book-club/

A Beirut Penthouse with a Floating Staircase & Wooden Skin

Located in Wadi Abu Jamil in Beirut’s Central District, the Wadi Penthouse is a renovation project where Platau updated a segmented, two-story penthouse for a family of four. Originally, the layout wasn’t working, especially between the two floors. To solve that, a double-height space was...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/a-beirut-penthouse-with-a-floating-staircase-wooden-skin/

Listen: Episode 21 of Clever: Sebastian Errazuriz

In the latest episode of Clever, Chilean-born artist / designer / activist Sebastian Errazuriz captivates Amy and Jaime with tales of his rigorous arts training, examples of his immaculate hustle and a specific method he employs whenever he needs to force an idea up to the surface. He’s as...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/listen-episode-21-of-clever-sebastian-errazuriz/

Tom Fereday Creates Outdoor Collection for SP01

Australian designer Tom Fereday has collaborated with SP01 on the brand’s second collection – this time, a series of chairs, stools and tables for the outdoors. The SP01 Outdoor Collection focuses on bent metal wire as the main material with a mix of marble and wood added in. Overall, each...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/tom-fereday-creates-outdoor-collection-for-sp01/

NextEV unveils world's fastest electric supercar

Chinese electric car startup NextEV has launched a vehicle it claims is the fastest electric car in the world.
The EP9 supercar was unveiled yesterday at a launch event in London and is the first model from NextEV’s new brand, Nio.

Dubbed the world’s fastest electric car, it...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/nextev-unveils-worlds-fastest-electric-supercar/

Askew: A Ruled Notebook Like No Other from Debbie Millman

The multi-hyphenate Debbie Millman partnered with Baron Fig on a ruled notebook unlike any you’ve seen before, as part of their Limited Edition Confidant series. Askew is a quirky ruled notebook where every single line is hand drawn and while some behave, many do not. When working on her...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/askew-a-ruled-notebook-like-no-other-from-debbie-millman/

LOVE is a Yves Béhar Designed Smartphone Turntable

The Yves Béhar designed LOVE smartphone turntable is something old, new again, a portable audio device designed to bridge the strong resurgence of vinyl with app-operated accessibility, all the while promising “the intimacy of vinyl with modern-day convenience”.

The sleek device resembles...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/love-is-a-yves-behar-designed-smartphone-turntable/

This Bold Artist Made A Bathroom Stall That’s Open To Everyone

In 2013, photographer Lois Bielefeld decided to respond to the repeated mis-gendering of her partner in public spaces.


“We’d joke about it,” she told The Huffington Post in an interview.


Bielefeld had a similar experienced as a teen, when she dressed androgynously, and was sometimes...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/this-bold-artist-made-a-bathroom-stall-thats-open-to-everyone/

Traditional Churches Become Modern Homes

Sometimes church congregations move on, perhaps because the building itself is falling apart or it becomes too small. Either way, those unique structures show up vacant from time to time. For some living in a church may be a bit taboo, but for others, they welcome the challenge. Here, we’ve...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/traditional-churches-become-modern-homes/

ENESS Turns Walls into Interactive Stories

Melbourne-based ENESS is designing walls that come to life through their light-emitting wood called LUMES. They just completed their inaugural installation at Cabrini Hospital Malvern in Melbourne, Australia with the help of architects DesignInc that lets patients, especially children, get...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/eness-turns-walls-into-interactive-stories/

ISTANBUL'DAN: Design To Oppose Cultural Shifts

With the state of current affairs, the designers of the collective ISTANBUL’DAN wanted to oppose hostility and xenophobia through artistic ways. They banded together to create products that are more than just products— they are also stories. Headed to the historic Sishane and Galata...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/istanbuldan-design-to-oppose-cultural-shifts/

Miami's starchitect-designed residential towers

As the art and design communities prepare to descend on Miami next week, here’s a recap of residential skyscrapers designed by some of the world’s most famous architects, all of which are either rising or recently completed in the city.
Art fair Art Basel and design show Design...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/miamis-starchitect-designed-residential-towers/

Friday Five with Deborah Lloyd

Maybe the name Deborah Lloyd isn’t as recognizable as the brand she’s worked for since 2007, but it should be. As Chief Creative Officer of Kate Spade & Company, the British-born Lloyd has creatively championed the global brand through successful launches of ready-to-wear, jewelry, leg...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/friday-five-with-deborah-lloyd/

Spread the Love in Airgora’s Product Design Competition

There is nothing in our lives that wasn’t created by someone. From your laptop to your favorite coffee mug to the bottle of shampoo in your shower, the work of product designers is so ubiquitous that it’s often nearly invisible. The recently-launched Airgora aims to change that. It’s both an...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/spread-the-love-in-airgoras-product-design-competition/

Academy Calls Possible Effect Of Trump's Ban On Foreign Nominees 'Extremely Troubling'

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, responding on Saturday to reports that filmmaker Asghar Farhadi could miss the the 89th Academy Awards due to President Donald Trump’s executive order blocking millions of people from several majority-Muslim countries, called Farhadi’s...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/academy-calls-possible-effect-of-trumps-ban-on-foreign-nominees-extremely-troubling/

10 of the Most Prominent Typography Trends in 2017

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An image speaks a thousand words they say. We say a word can speak a thousands words as well. Typography is a big player in digital web design and for good reason. From artistic design to channeling the user journey, here’s 10 of the most important typography trends of 2017 you...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/10-of-the-most-prominent-typography-trends-in-2017/

Getaway: Tiny Houses in the Woods You Can Rent

The tiny house movement continues to grow as people attempt to downsize their lives and add a bit more freedom back by avoiding high cost mortgages and lots of material possessions. Maybe jumping on the tiny house train is a little scary for you without having tried it out but Getaway is...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/getaway-tiny-houses-in-the-woods-you-can-rent/

Limited Edition & Series Artworks from Another Fine Mess

After co-founding the still successful Society6, Justin Cooper has continued his path in the art world with the launch of his latest venture, Another Fine Mess. The Los Angeles-based company publishes and produces editioned work from a variety of emerging and established contemporary artists...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/limited-edition-series-artworks-from-another-fine-mess/

North American Makers at IDS Toronto

We recently returned from Toronto where we checked out IDS (Interior Design Show) and the Design Milk-curated Maker section. The Maker section featured seven North American makers and their work, which is produced in small batches with limited distribution.

Toronto-based Brothers Dressler...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/north-american-makers-at-ids-toronto/

Tom Cubbin discusses the tensions at the new IKEA museum

A visit to the new IKEA museum reveals a tension at the heart of the company, between Swedish values of openness and tolerance, and a bid for global domination, argues Tom Cubbin in this Opinion column.

Most foreigners who have found their way to Älmhult – a town of roughly 10,000...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/tom-cubbin-discusses-the-tensions-at-the-new-ikea-museum/

Colorful Stationery You Just Can't Resist

Whether you’re four or forty, kikki.K’s Study In Style Collection has something that you’ll definitely want to use. Though I’m not normally someone who’s into so many bright colors, something about the Study in Style Collection calls out to me. Maybe it’s the playful patterns, or the...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/colorful-stationery-you-just-cant-resist/

A Design Story About Control: Monique Chatterjee of Xbox Design Lab

When one stops to consider the infinite hours and now multitude of generations that have spent gripping a video game controller, one suddenly recognizes the ubiquity of the gaming controller as one of the great unheralded success stories of digital era industrial design. A tightrope of...

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https://skpsoft.com/art-culture/a-design-story-about-control-monique-chatterjee-of-xbox-design-lab/

Start The Year With A Social Detox

This article first appeared on QuietRev.com


We don’t do all that much for the holidays. We don’t travel great distances while lugging presents or have Hollywood-level, tension-filled dinner chat with relatives who love to start loud conversations about sensitive, personal subjects. But...

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