There’s a reason why Jony Ive has forged so much of Apple’s success from aluminium for the last decade or so. More »
A piece of plastic goes in, a piece of metal comes out. At least, that’s what vapour metallising seems to accomplish, at least to our immediate senses. It’s gilding, except it’s been updated for the electronics age. And it’s everywhere. More »
Chikara Ohno’s “Rolls” twists and turns through the air like giant silvery ribbons, using giant coils of aluminium siding as floor-to-ceiling decor and as chic glass-topped tables. I hope the edges aren’t sharp. More »
Your unibody aluminium collection, comprising of a MacBook Pro and HTC Legend pre-order email needs this toothbrush holder – which might’ve been enough to convince Howard Hughes to brush his teeth with. More »
You think that your MacBook embodies the essence of simplicity because of it was painstakingly machined from a single slab of aluminium? Well, the Brick Lamp by HC Wang is pretty much just that slab of aluminium. More »
I love these new speakers from high-end audio company Bowers and Wilkins. Not because they have some special magic audio sauce that make them sound better than anything else on the market (although I’m sure they sound great), but because they look like sex in a speaker. More »
Last October, Apple started using unibody designs in their MacBook and MacBook Pro. A newly uncovered patent suggests that the next product to incorporate this aluminium case may be the iPod.
Have you ever looked at a custom-built PC and been overcome with unnatural feelings of lust? Either had I, but that was before I laid eyes on the Cygnus X1, a custom made case designed and built entirely by the hands of Overclockers Australia forum member oldnewby. Now, I’m scouring the internet trying to find tips on how to seduce aluminium. More »
