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A rap music video rendered in watercolours

There are an amazing 24 watercolour paintings per second in this animation by Youth Experimental Studio for Kool A.D. >
Studio Dror unveils three new residential concepts for New York

Dror Benshetrit imagines three towers that each push the limits of high-rise buildings. >
Trailer: Dan Wieden on why Wieden+Kennedy will never sell out

The co-founder of Wieden+Kennedy says the secret of its success lies in its creative culture of chaos. >
Dan Wieden on why Wieden+Kennedy will never sell out

The co-founder of Wieden+Kennedy says the secret of its success lies in its creative culture of chaos. >
A mesmerising time-lapse video shows the painting of a tiny hot dog

Watch the gradual emergence of a life-like miniature hot dog by artist Lorraine Loots for her new collection, “Potluck 100”. >
Forget virtual tours. This online gallery is like another dimension.

UCLA’s New Wight Gallery has been replicated online. But the experience of this virtual exhibition space bears no resemblance to any gallery you know. >
Personal tales of Chinese urbanism in Africa

A new exhibition at New York’s Storefront for Art and Architecture investigates the impact of Chinese development on fast-growing African cities. >
Looking at American cities in the “Rust Belt”

New photographic book “Landmark” by J. W. Fisher and J. T. Leonard looks at the theatre of the everyday in the post-industrial cities of America. >
A more comfortable hijab, thanks to textile technology

US-based start up Veil has designed a hijab that keeps the wearer cooler and repels rain. And that’s just for starters. >
A poetic ode to the path of the sun – on Instagram

Instagrammers who chase the sun with their cameras testify to its ceaseless grip on our lives. Interactive designer Michelle Chandra plots this out on a map. >
Bistro In Vitro serves up lab-grown meat

Virtual restaurant Bistro In Vitro serves up lab-grown flesh dishes in order to investigate the future of the meat industry. >
Old buses become showers for the homeless

Lava Mae is a non-profit organisation that transforms buses into mobile showers for the thousands living on the streets of San Francisco. >
Place your finger on the screen and watch this music video explode

Interactive video maestro Masashi Kawamura’s fun new production for Japanese pop princess Namie Amuro’s “Golden Touch”. >
BIG architects unveils 2 World Trade Centre

Bjarke Ingels' 2 WTC is the capstone in the redevelopment of the World Trade Centre, restoring downtown Manhattan's storied skyline. >
It’s the end of the office as we know it

The future of office design is flexible and open, say designers Stanley Felderman and Nancy Keatinge. But first our buildings need to adapt. >
Errol Morris’s ode to the Baskerville font

The filmmaker has published a seminal study proving that typography shapes the way we see truth. >
The MOTI rules out all excuses for bad habits

The MOTI is a personable smart accessory that helps you train yourself into good habits. >
Bureo turn old fishing nets into skateboards

The team behind Bureo skateboards is working with fishing communities to upcycle discarded nets. >
New York City’s pulse beats at 100 stories above the ground

Jake Barton’s design studio Local Projects launches a new interactive story-telling experience at the top of the One World Trade Centre. >
Online portfolio platform Format launches documentary series

“Inframe” is a new documentary series tracing the paths of photographers, artists, designers and illustrators around the world. Watch the first episode here. >
A cell phone designed to be used as little as possible

The Lightphone is a thoughtfully designed phone that allows you to be more connected to the moment. >
30 Weeks supercharges entrepreneurial training for designers

A team of New York design schools in collaboration with Google have created 30 Weeks, a hybrid between a tech incubator and design school. >
Surfers become citizen scientists with the Smartphin

The Smartphin enables surfers to collect vital information about the changing condition of the oceans in the hostile near-shore zone. >
“Cream on Chrome” by Steve Scott and Will Sweeney

A vintage-inspired sci-fi animation for “Cream on Chrome”, NYC duo Ratatat’s first song in five years. >

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