studio museum: a lighthouse on 125th street The Studio Museum in Harlem officially opens its purpose-built new home to the public on Saturday, November 15th. Today, November 6th, designboom attended a preview of the building and heard presentations from Studio Museum team Thelma Golden and Raymond J. McGuire, along...
The Flexible-Use Penguin x MOEBE Book Stand
Here's a simple idea, well-executed. This book stand was designed by Danish design brand MOEBE for book publisher Penguin. Made of stainless steel, it can either be used as a bookend, a book stand, or a page-holding stand. They're available in three colors or in their natural finish. The Penguin x MOEBE Book...
Walkabout 26 Max travel trailer impresses with sliding atrium-style ceiling, toy hauling capability
Keystone, one of the major manufacturers of towable recreational vehicles, has grown in the shadows and not had its chance to shine like it would now with the launch of the Walkabout 26 Max: a purpose-built travel trailer that commands your attention. Its bold, adventure-ready design looks formidable on the outside...
Pexar Starlight Review: 15.6″ Picture Frame That Lights Up Memories
PROS: Premium design with wood grain finish and canvas-like matting Rear LED Gallery Lighting adds warmth and dimension to photos Large 15.6-inch anti-glare display with excellent visibility Generous 64GB internal storage Simple setup and effortless sharing via the Frameo app CONS: No...
Incredible “Polymorphic Molding:” A Mold You Can Reset Into Any Shape
Whether you're vacuum forming, casting polyurethane or doing a composite layup (i.e. a bent lamination or fiberglass layup), you need a mold. Creating the mold can be time-consuming and expensive, and of course you need a place to store the mold when it's not in use. However, British company Fyous has up-ended this model...
The Polka Dot Queen: Yayoi Kusama Through 10 Artworks
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31 Women: Peggy Guggenheim and Her Groundbreaking Exhibition
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Together Apart: Kandinsky and Malevich’s Paths to Abstraction
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Clock Makes Hours Appear and Disappear Through Moiré Patterns
Most clocks are content to quietly tick away in the background, marking the hours with little more than a glance from you throughout the day and night. But what if telling time could be mesmerizing instead, an experience that draws you in, sparks curiosity, and turns your wall into a living gallery worth watching? What...
Robots That Use Balls to Get Around
British toy designer and engineer James Bruton had this vision, for a unique kind of motorbike: He worked out, in CAD, how it could possibly operate: Then he built the darn thing. "I built an omni-directional ball-wheeled bike. This bike balances like a Segway sideways, and drives in all directions, which makes it...