A team of Virginia Tech researchers have developed the Sustainable Art Painting toolkit for kids, which converts food scraps generated by US schools into watercolour paint. Lead by Virginia Tech assistant professor of industrial design… Read More »Virginia Tech designers create kid’s toolkit for converting compost into paint
New York‘s Metropolitan Transport Authority has released a redesigned map of its subway system, which maintains the colours of the prior one while “simplifying” it. The redesigned map was unveiled on 2 April and will… Read More »New York City releases first new subway map in decades
Promotion: American electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian’s new colour, California Dune, references “the essence of going out in the dunes of California,” the company’s design head explained at a panel talk at SXSW. Rivian’s chief design… Read More »Rivian’s SXSW talk explores how a vehicle’s colour affects emotion
Dezeen Showroom: porcelain textures are combined with natural earthy hues in the Terrae collection by Italian tile maker Casalgrande Padana, which includes a cool-toned Beige colourway. The Terrae collection comprises six colours drawn from shades… Read More »Beige Terrae collection tiles by Casalgrande Padana
Taking play and infusing it with a healthy bit of danger, the Archipelago Playscape is a thoughtful structure, designed by Jakub Szczęsny and Karolina Potębska, in collaboration with Rainer Stadlbauer, for Kinder Kunst Labor, a… Read More »The Archipelago Playscape Brings Energy to Children’s Museum
Choosing the perfect glassware is an art in itself. Glassware might seem like just everyday objects, but the moment you find yourself in need of the right one – whether for a crisp martini, a… Read More »Bar/Giani by NUDE: Glassware Designed for the Art of Mixology