design
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1908’s Best Party Invite And More Forgotten California Design
From psychedelic rock posters to modernist film titles, it might seem like the graphic output from California means anything and everything goes. But there’s a particular California spirit when it comes to design.
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These Structurally Absurd Homes Look Straight Out Of Harry Potter
If you’re a Potter fan who would have liked to see more impossible, Burrow-like homes in the movies, then you’ll love the fantasy world of German designer Matthias Jung, whose surreal houses look like they ought to be kept hidden from our Muggle eyes.
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Hear Bucky Fuller Talk About Life, Aeroplanes And The Future
There’s something jarring about hearing old interviews of legendary futurist Buckminster Fuller. He speaks at a rapid pace, like each word is racing to get out before the next. But both Fuller’s style and his self-assuredness make it hard not to get swept up in his unbridled optimism about the future of technology — especially…
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Designing A Shadowless Skyscraper Isn’t Magic, Just Good Science
The boom in skyscrapers is good for elevator manufacturers, but can be bad for residents who have to live in the shadow (literally or otherwise). Using computer-aided design and some seriously big mirrors, architects in London have come up with a plan to build a pair of skyscrapers with no shadow at all.