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Solari Cifra 3: The Greatest Clock Ever Made?

8:00AM August 16, 2011 | Adrian Covert

The minimal, futuristic design of the Solari Cifra 3 is timeless. So timeless, in fact, that it’s part of the collections of NYC’s MoMA and London’s Science Museum. So what is it that makes this clock so special? More »

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How Architecture Influenced Chair Design

1:00AM July 9, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Whether you’re new to designer chairdom, or have been collecting Eames chairs for years, the WSJ’s video introduction to the relationship between architecture and chair design is worth a look. Oh, to have MoMa’s collection of chairs! More »

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All The Coolest Stuff Coming To The MoMA Design Store

6:00AM June 23, 2011 | Sam Biddle

MoMA’s brilliance lies in collecting the most amazing ordinary things. Chairs that changed the world. Beautiful teapots. And their Design Store lets you take these specimens home – we checked out the newest acquisitions, and here are the best. More »

Computing

The Sad Demise Of IBM’s Awesome Fold-Out Keyboard

9:20AM January 15, 2011 | Bryan Gardiner

Sometimes even the most thoughtful designs and engineering feats are preordained to fail. Such is the case with IBM’s Butterfly Keyboard (aka the TrackWrite), an ingenious solution to what turned out to be a temporary problem. More »

Gaming

Somebody Tell Ebert That Video Games Are Now Art

3:20PM January 8, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Roger Ebert may not think highly of video games as art, but MoMA does. The latest installation at their MoMA PS1 gallery is playable video game, which lets you run through a 16-bit Communist China landscape as a Red Army soldier. More »

The Evolution Of The Modern Kitchen (It’s Intelligent Design)

8:20AM September 21, 2010 | Matt Buchanan

This collapsible solar cooker from 1970 is just one piece from the Museum of Modern Art’s new exhibit, Counter Space: Design and the Modern Kitchen, a whirlwind trip through the evolution of the modern kitchen. Thank you, WWII and electricity. More »

Software

MoMA iPhone App Puts A Museum In Your Pocket

2:20AM August 17, 2010 | Adam Frucci

The Museum of Modern Art in New York City is one of the best museums in the world, but it can be a little overwhelming. The new MoMA iPhone app should make visiting a more manageable experience. More »

Skype – As Seen Through The Imagined 1960s Mad Men Advertising Looking-Glass

6:40PM August 6, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Trying their hand at conjuring up vintage advertising for Facebook, YouTube and Skype, Brazilian advertising firm Moma created these ads for newspaper Meio & Mensagem. Don Draper could only dream of their marketing power. [AdsOfTheWorld via Urlesque via Defamer]

Longest Pinhole Exposure Ever Is Also Most Beautiful

2:00AM July 30, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

I love pinhole photography. The fact that people will take a gamble on a piece of film for months – or even years – strikes me as almost romantic, like a time capsule. This longest-ever exposure shows 34 months of New York life. More »

The Day @ Became A Celebrated Work Of Art

9:00AM March 22, 2010 | Jack Loftus

Next time you send an email, take a moment to ponder the simple beauty of the address field. No, not the name. Who cares who you’re sending emails to; I certainly don’t. No, the @ symbol. It’s artwork now! More »