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The Rubik’s Cube’s Secret Life As An 8-Bit Work Of Art
7:00AM Jack Loftus | First, the venerable Rubik’s Cube recreated the masterworks of Da Vinci. Today’s example, while not quite as grandiose, is still impressive. Ladies and Gents, the Space Invaders are here. More »
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Spy Shots Reveal… Traditional Apple Store Tables In New NYC Apple Store
6:30AM Jack Loftus | Work continues on the posh Manhattan Apple Store, and reader/levitation expert Vincent snapped us some pics of this latest bastion of Apple retail consumerism. It looks like an Apple Store… from the sky—at night! Also, wooden tables. Trendy ones. More »
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3:15PM Rosa Golijan | Sure this reproduction of Michelangelo’s The Creation of Adam is a lil’ bit perverted by the inclusion of a coffee cup, but look closer. The entire masterpiece was painted using only coffee More »
Famous Paintings Reproduced In Coffee
3:15PM Rosa Golijan | Sure this reproduction of Michelangelo’s The Creation of Adam is a lil’ bit perverted by the inclusion of a coffee cup, but look closer. The entire masterpiece was painted using only coffee More »
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The Cité Du Design Certainly Lives Up To Its Name
11:30AM Chris Jacob | This gorgeous building in France is more than just a pretty complex. The Cité du Design does one of the best jobs I’ve ever seen at concealing the solar panels that help power the structure. More »
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Watch Jonathan Ive’s Segment In Objectified
7:45AM Dan Nosowitz | Objectified, Gary Hustwit’s look at the world of industrial design, featured a lengthy section on Apple Chief Designer Jon Ive—and now that clip is online for impatient Apple fans to see. [Brainstorm Tech] More »
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8-Bit Wedding Invitation Acknowledges The Marital Bickering To Come
3:00AM Chris Jacob | I love this 8-bit wedding invitation. Not only for the design, but because it not-so-subtly portrays marriage as a prolonged Street Fighter match. More »
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Office Building Or Home To A Super Heroine?
3:25PM Rosa Golijan | Switzerland gets all the cool offices. This particular one’s dubbed “Cocoon” and acts as headquarters for an architecture firm. I prefer to imagine it as home to a super heroine who zoom-zoom-zips down that spiral and saves the day. More »
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Pangolin Backpack
1:20PM Brian Lam | The Pangolin is a spiny anteater covered in razor sharp scales, with razor sharp claws, that can shoot acid out of its anus. This backpack is inspired by the creature and made from old truck tyres. More »
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Brainwave Sofa Turns Your Brilliance Into Butt Cushions
2:20AM Mark Wilson | After capturing just three seconds of brain activity through EEG, designers Lucas Maassen and Dries Verbruggen can carve a snapshot of your thoughts into a block of foam. More »
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