Recycled, Modern, Outdoor Furniture (above) by Loll Designs.
Apple and the politics of phoney outrage.
Modern House Numbers giveaway.
Curated hypocrisy: How Google camouflages its attacks on Apple.
Biomimicry Challenge: IDEO Taps Octopi and Flamingos to Reorganize the USGBC.
How Cul-de-Sacs Are Killing Your Community.
Polar Beer pint glasses, for fans of Lost.
88% of Lost Wallets Containing Baby Photos Get Returned: How To Use That Fact to Boost Business.
Setgo Transport Urban Bag from Yanko Design (above).
Thermopower waves: MIT scientists discover new way to produce electricity.
Obama appoints Edward Tufte to advise on stimulus transparency.
Demolishing density in Detroit: can farming save the motor city?
Whales, like trees, slow warming.
With artificial photosynthesis, a bottle of water could produce enough energy to power a house.
A Tree in Jars, an art installation by Naoko Ito (above).
Synth Britannia and Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany are two great BBC Four documentaries, but you’ll need to find torrents to watch them, as they’re not streamable online (even to rent) due to music licensing restrictions.
On gospel, Abba and the death of the record: an audience with Brian Eno
Old cast-iron radiators, transformed for electric heat.
Tending the Garden of Technology, an interview with Kevin Kelly
The artwork of Chiharu Shiota (above).
The other extreme: low-alcohol beers.
Deep below New York City’s bustling streets lies a dangerous world inhabited by “sandhogs.”
The Rise and Fall of Design Within Reach.
How Robber Barons hijacked the “Victorian Internet”
Robert Henke talks with Rashad Becker about audio mastering.
Processing T-shirts 2009/2010.
ABC Oddity iPhone app for toddlers.
What design researchers can learn from hostage negotiators.
Christian Swinehart’s visualizations of Choose Your Own Adventure stories.
Reinventing the MBA: 4 reasons to mix business with design thinking.
Report: 237 millionaires in Congress.
Nutrition-style labels reveal companies’ social responsibility.