If you’ve ever driven through Mexicali, you might’ve noticed something surprising: Chinese restaurants outnumber taco stands. The smell of soy sauce wafts through neighborhoods and people speak both Mandarin and Spanish. Fusion dishes like arroz frito norteño (fried rice with chile verde) have been a local staple...
How 3D Printing Will Lead to Cheaper Energy
If someone asks you "What does 3D printing have to do with nuclear fission," you can confidently answer "Nothing." But recent strides made by, surprisingly, a government-backed lab, show that 3D printing can be used to create cheaper nuclear energy. Nuclear powerplants need to be surrounded by thick concrete...
A Titanium G-Shock Watch with a Hand-Hammered Finish
Well, this is bananas. Casio somehow got a master craftsman to hand-hammer the finish of 500 G-Shock watches. These G-Shock MR-G watches are made of DAT55G, an ultra-hard titanium that's notoriously difficult to machine. The tsuiki (hand hammering) expert, Watanabe Kazuya, had to constantly resharpen his punches during...
Top 10 Smart Home Appliances That Handle The Housework For Busy Professionals
Your morning alarm goes off, and the mental checklist begins: iron that shirt, check security cameras, feed the pets, prep healthy meals, manage the thermostat. Sound familiar, right? The modern professional’s home has become another demanding client, requiring constant attention, you simply don’t have time to...
Windows XP nostalgia meets Crocs shoes in upcoming collaboration
If you were already computer literate in the early 2000s, Windows XP was probably a huge part of your digital life (unless, of course, you were a dedicated Mac user). For many, the operating system was both a tool and a part of our lifestyle then. And who could forget the iconic “Bucolic Green Hills,” eventually...
Know New Plastic brings dual-sided textures for sustainable design
Plastic use is still one of the biggest problems we have in terms of sustainability. 3form is changing the way we think about sustainable materials in architecture and interior design. With the launch of Know New Plastic, the company aims to eliminate virgin plastic use by leveraging advanced molecular recycling. This...
Cute robot sharpener automatically sharpens your pencils
I love stationery items, sometimes even those that I don’t actually use. I don’t use pencils a lot, so I probably don’t really need an automatic pencil sharpener. But if it has a cute design and promises to make my life more convenient, I would probably still want to get it. Chinese brand AFMAT seems to have...
wutopia lab carves soft white caving interiors for pebble-shaped mountain hotel in china
Rock, Cloud Center, stands atop Ancient Spring Town in Tangshan The Rock, or Cloud Center, by Wutopia Lab, is located at the highest point of the Ancient Spring Town in Zunhua, Tangshan, China. Commissioned by Financial Street (Zunhua) Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., the project includes architecture, interiors, and...
concept by sowe roots ugaoo’s flagship plant store in biophilic design in pune, india
concept by sowe’s nature-inspired ugaoo flagship store As India’s largest plant nursery and gardening brand, Ugaoo commissioned a flagship retail space in Pune, India to embody their biophilic values and create an immersive experience. The result, designed by Concept by Sowe, is a vibrant, evocative destination that...
Have design job ads become too specific?
“The level of specificity on job ads now is insane,” says designer and founder of Never Dull Studio, Ben Mottershead. He reflects a growing sentiment among designers that job listings have become too rigid in their criteria, particularly when it comes to asking for sector or industry experience. The first thing to...