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Fancy Fast Food

By Lauren

Ever heard of Le Chicken McConfit or a Tacobellini? If you’ve ever seen the Top Chef Quickfire Challenge where chefs had to create dishes using only ingredients found in a vending machine, then you’re familiar with the concept.
At Fancy Fast Food, anyone can submit their creations including a recipe and before/after photos as long… »

Trash Talk

By Lauren

A team of MIT researchers are tracking exactly where your empty bottled waters and Starbucks cups go from the intitial toss into the can to its final resting place in a project called Trash Track. Using an advanced system of electronic tags, the trash is monitored revealing the patterns and costs of urban disposal…. »

Modern Ice Cream

By Lauren

There’s a been a buzz in the design world about a new company based out of LA combining modern architecture and dessert. Just in time for the summer heat, Coolhaus serves all natural ice cream sandwiches designed and imagined by architects. The desserts debuted at Coachella Music Festival and ever since, the ice-cream truck has been… »

Don’t Need No Candles or Cake

By Lauren

At first I thought this was another SNL Digital Short, but its authenticity was confirmed when I heard the entire “Birthday Sex” song by Jeremih on some rap station while cruising through the Dallas metroplex last weekend. Check out this video and listen closely to the lyrics. Not as good as some of our favorite… »

Google Maps Typography

By Lauren

This has been floating around the internet for a while now, but hopefully many of you haven’t seen it yet. It took several months for Rhett Dashwood, a Creative Director based out of Melbourne, to find all 26 letters of the alphabet in Google Maps. On his website, he links each letter to their Google… »

Japanese Crystal Furniture

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The Japanese are known for their innovative advances in scientific research and technology (as well as some “inventions” that are downright bizarre), but rarely do you see the combination of science and music to create beautiful artwork. In a somewhat recent trip to Tokyo, we saw designer Tokujin Yoshioka and his work at 21_21 Design… »

World’s Tiniest Car

By Lauren

With a move toward fuel-efficient and eco-friendly vehicles such as the Smart Car, one British man decided to take things a bit further by designing possibly the world’s smallest car. Perry Watkins, designer of the Flatmobile, purchased a coin-operated children’s ride from eBay, added a steel frame and installed a 150cc single-cylinder four-stroke engine. The re-purposed… »