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21 Wonders From the Future of Decor

March 21, 2013, 1:09 pm
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The Architectural Digest Show—running from Friday through Sunday in NYC—will make you wish you had a huge house and unlimited funds with which to decorate it. From crazy range hoods to beautiful woodworking to outdoor showers, the show floor has just about everything you could imagine adorning your home with. Here are some of the best things we saw. More »
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7 Pieces of Space History That You Can Own This Week

March 24, 2013, 4:15 pm
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Bonhams auction house is hosting a space history sale tomorrow. They've done similar things in the past, but this one is more fun because it's now and Buzz Aldrin is opposed to it. Controversy and memorabilia! More »
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The Best Architecture Designs of the Year

March 25, 2013, 8:00 am
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Crazy Guy Dangles Above the Earth at Terrifying Heights

March 26, 2013, 11:09 am
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11 Splendid Sand Sculptures Made For the Movie Geek

March 26, 2013, 1:57 pm
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These sand sculptures were prepared as part of this year's Hollywood-themed Weston-Super-Mare Sand Sculpture festival on March 26, 2013 in Weston-Super-Mare, England. All week, 20 award-winning sand sculptors from across the globe are working to create sand sculptures that include odes to Harry Potter, Marilyn Monroe and characters from the Star Wars films as part of the town's very own movie themed festival on the beach. More »
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Buzz Aldrin's Moon Toothbrush (And Much, Much More) Is For Sale

March 27, 2013, 10:26 am
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Ride Out North Korea's Preemptive Strike in These 24 Cold War Fallout Shelters

March 29, 2013, 5:17 am
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With North Korea's missiles at the ready—pointless though that may be—we may not be far from another mini-Cold War. With the potential end of civilization at the hands of a pudgy, late-20s Dennis Rodman fan looming, there's only one thing that can protect the American public: bunkers! More »
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16 Peep Creations That Put Your Easter Basket to Shame

March 29, 2013, 12:20 pm
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It's almost Easter, a day of ham, nice outfits, obligatory church trips, and borderline abuse of baby rabbits. But most importantly, it's the time of year when there are Peeps on the shelves of your local drugstore. More »
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28 Glimpses Into North Korea's Technological... Prowess?

April 1, 2013, 8:00 am
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14 Ridiculously Retro Novelty Phones

April 1, 2013, 1:00 pm
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So we used to have these things called landlines, which were phones that you didn't take with you everywhere and that you actually used to talk to people. Some of them didn't even look like phones. More »
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The 9 Best Transport Designs of 2013

April 2, 2013, 6:10 am
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The Design Museum has announced the contenders for the sixth annual Designs of the Year. And their shortlist for transport showcases some of the most forward-thinking ways to get around you've ever seen. More »
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34 Hyperrealistic Paintings You'll Swear Are Photographs

April 3, 2013, 8:28 am
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As you scroll through these 34 exquisite hyperrealistic paintings, something strange will happen. You'll start doubting your eyes, then your brain, then these images. You'll become convinced that at least a few of them are photographs and not acrylic paint. They have to be. More »
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8 Iconic Film Props You Can Totally Try to Buy Right Now

April 5, 2013, 4:00 am
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Break out your checkbook and get ready to explain to your kids why they're not going to college anymore; Julien's Auction House is currently running its "Hollywood Legends 2013" live auction in Beverly Hills. You've got props and costumery from James Bond, Bruce Lee, and dozens of old-timey Hollywood classics. More »
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The 15 Best Digital Designs of the Year

April 10, 2013, 8:22 am
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The Design Museum has announced the contenders for the sixth annual Designs of the Year. And their shortlist for digital showcases some of the most innovative interpretations of technology we've ever seen. More »
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15 More Insanely Specific Kitchen Gadgets

April 10, 2013, 1:56 pm
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You'd think you could do most things in the kitchen with a knife and a good mixing bowl. Apparently not, according to the spate of highly specific single-purpose kitchen gadgets that exist. We showed you a few last month, but it turns out there are so many more horrors that we missed. More »
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The 7 Best Designs of the Year

April 11, 2013, 7:00 am
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The Design Museum's Designs of the Year awards showcase the most innovative and imaginative designs from around the world, over the past year, spanning seven categories: Architecture, Digital, Fashion, Furniture, Graphics, Transport and Product. Here are the winners for each category, just announced today. More »
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15 Human Weapons Made from Animal Weapons

April 12, 2013, 1:00 pm
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Lacking claws, armor, or stabbing teeth, humans are easy targets for predation. But thanks to our big, beautiful brains, we figured out early on how to co-opt the killing tools of nature's top hunters for our own defense—and offense. Here are some of the best examples of technology mimicking nature. Or just straight up stealing from it. More »
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The 12 Best Furniture Designs of the Year

April 16, 2013, 5:43 am
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The Design Museum has just announced the contenders for the sixth annual Designs of the Year. And what their furniture shortlist lacks in comfort, it makes up in raw ingenuity. More »
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The 22 Best Product Designs of the Year

April 16, 2013, 8:00 am
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The Design Museum has just announced the contenders for the sixth annual Designs of the Year. And their products shortlist highlights objects whose forms transcend their everyday functions. More »
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10 Visions of the Los Angeles That Could Have Been

April 17, 2013, 12:20 pm
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Los Angeles isn't generally famous for its innovative urban design. But there have been many attempts to transform the city into a modern metropolis through visionary architecture and transportation projects. In their exhibition Never Built: Los Angeles, the Architecture and Design Museum is showing off the coolest of what LA could have become. More »
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