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Displate: Quirky Metal-Plate Artwork

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 02:00 PM PDT


You know what they say: a paper poster will rip or fade, but metal holds its shine forever. No? Okay, we may be making that up. The design team at Displate would certainly approve of the saying, though. They bring together more than a thousand artists from all over the world to contribute their work to create Displates—metal artwork than you can hang with pride in your home, office or dorm room. Read more…

Social Justice Architecture, Rural Studio and the Dream of a 20K Home

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 06:00 AM PDT


Twenty-three years ago, Sam "Sambo" Mockabee, a pioneer of social justice architecture, founded Auburn Universiy's 'Rural Studio' program. His goal? To design and build decent and affordable housing for low-income families in Hale County, Alabama, 30-percent of whom lived in poverty. "Architecture won't begin to alleviate all social woes," (but) "it is a necessary step in the willingness to seek solutions to poverty in its own context," said Mockbee. Read more…

A Body-Enhancing T-Shirt? Sign Us Up!

Posted: 29 Aug 2016 02:00 PM PDT


A T-shirt that makes you look better? Talk about the "holy grail" of apparel. And who better than a Frenchman to lead us into optimal design? Paris-based fashion entrepreneur Niels Thoné wanted to develop clothing that fitted men better, no matter what their body types may be. In fact, he wanted his shirts to complement their bodies and give them a trimmer, more athletic look. Read more…

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