design
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What It’s Like To Wear The New Converse Chuck II
The new Chuck Taylors are here. The first new design in 98 years. I’m wearing them right now.
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Colour-Changing Map Shows The Best Attractions Based On The Weather
You can plan ahead all you want, but a vacation is often at the mercy of the weather wherever you’re travelling to. And that inspired designer Camilla Hempleman to create a special map, printed with thermochromatic ink, that changes colour to reveal the best places to visit based on the local weather.
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This Robot Stacks Bricks Into Impossible-Looking Building Facades
Bricks are known for their strength and impenetrability — not necessarily for their light and airy facades. But a Swiss firm has created just that, stacking bricks into a sculptural helix-like lattice that zig-zags across the front of a building. And they did it with the help of a robot.
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How Volunteers Built A Memorial To One Of The Worst Mass Shootings Ever
Today marks four years since a gunman killed 77 people in Norway, 69 of them on the small island of Utøya. In time for the anniversary, the island has unveiled the finished memorial to the victims. But it’s not the memorial officials had originally planned, and the reason why illustrates how difficult memorialising can be.