Design
Published 02/22/2012 - 7:25 p.m. EST
From solar cell origami lamps to cute nano-origami animals, we
can’t get enough of the Japanese art of folding paper. The
newest origami creations to catch our eye are Takayuki Hori’s
beautiful folded figures, which feature 8 endangered species.
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Published 02/22/2012 - 6:45 p.m. EST
We recently showed you Formafantasma’s crafty vessels made from
flour, agricultural waste and limestone, but the design studio has
developed another amazing set of archaic-looking objects.
Commissioned by Plart, Formafantasma created ‘Botanica’, a
collection made from natural polymers with vegetal and animal origins.
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Published 02/22/2012 - 6:17 p.m. EST
Please understand that we here at Inhabitat try to give everyone a
fair shake, but with the current state of affairs concerning climate
change deniers in the Republican Party, it is difficult to keep our
cool.
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Published 02/22/2012 - 5:30 p.m. EST
Toyota is set to unveil a new super mini hybrid concept, the FT-Bh, at
the 2012 Geneva Motor Show on March 6th. According to Toyota, the new
hybrid concept has about the same interior room as the Toyota Yaris,
but is smaller and lighter than the Toyota Aygo, the smallest Toyota
sold in Europe.
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Published 02/22/2012 - 4:21 p.m. EST
Costello Tagliapietra’s Fall/Winter 2012 debut was one New York
Fashion Week show not to be missed. The brazen yet feminine line was
awash with abstract prints, bold solids, and plenty of sophistication.
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Published 02/22/2012 - 3:46 p.m. EST
In the race to beat Apple to the punch on a voice-controlled TV,
Google's preparing for the worst.
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Published 02/22/2012 - 3:00 p.m. EST
If you like to unwind by soaking in the tub with a good book, how
about bathing in literature instead with artist Vanessa
Mancini’s ‘Bath of Knowledge’? This novel idea
(excuse the pun) is made almost entirely out of books, each one cut
and fitted by the artist herself.
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Published 02/22/2012 - 2:41 p.m. EST
Decorating your home can be a rewarding way to spend your time and
money – and investing in beautiful, eco-friendly furnishings is
a great way to express yourself and give any room a boost while
supporting the environment.
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Published 02/22/2012 - 2:11 p.m. EST
Do you make a point of going to bed early so that you can get eight
solid hours of uninterrupted sleep? Well, YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG.
Human sleep cycles were a lot different just a few hundred years ago,
with waking up for a few hours in the middle of the night being the
norm.
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Published 02/22/2012 - 6:03 p.m. EST
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Published 02/22/2012 - 5:00 p.m. EST
Read the rest of Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s Gigantic Hirshhorn
Bubble to Ooze Out of the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington D.C.
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Published 02/22/2012 - 4:15 p.m. EST
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Published 02/22/2012 - 3:34 p.m. EST
Norwegian photographer Carl-Fredric Salicath yearned for the
mechanical simplicity of traditional film photography.
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Published 02/22/2012 - 2:57 p.m. EST
Sixty carbon atoms arranged in a truncated icosahedron form a molecule
of buckminsterfullerene. In other words, they make little itty bitty
soccer balls, and the Spitzer space telescope has spotted these
"buckyballs" floating around out in space.
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Published 02/22/2012 - 2:23 p.m. EST
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Published 02/22/2012 - 1:44 p.m. EST
Talk about a “face” lift! Making waves with his street art
that transforms enormous abandoned structures into giant
portraits, Russian artist Nikita Nomerz uses details already present
at the sites he chooses to create his crazy faces.
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