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PSFK’s Top Five Stories Of The Week

Traditional Japanese art created in Excel and billboards in beards. We bring you...

Build-By-Numbers House Can Be Printed And Constructed In A Day

Wikihouse is an open-source construction kit that anyone can get online and use...

Whitney Museum Debuts Interactive Brand Identity [Pics]

In preparation for its move downtown, the Whitney Museum of American Art in New...

Abandoned Water Tower Converted Into Invite-Only Speakeasy [Pics]

Secret venue in New York City makes use of a landmark from days-gone-by.

LED Engagement Ring Lights Up When Fiancé Is Nearby

Engineer creates a titanium ring that glows when he and his partner are together...

GIF Artist Clones Himself In Never-Ending Animations [Video]

Everyday images updated with a seemingly endless flow of people.

3D Printed Photos Can Be Seen By The Visually Impaired

Amanda Ghassaei of Instructables used an Objet Connex500 to create textured...

Karl Lagerfeld Creates His Version Of The Apple Store [Pics]

The designer has opened a pop up concept store that is equipped with social...

Mechanized Cardboard Boxes Create Large-Scale Sound Installation [Video]

Zimoun builds platforms of sound by combining common industrial items with...

Wooden Sculptures Act As Screen For Crowd-Controlled Projections [Video]

Animal art was illuminated by mapped visuals during Rotterdam's Museum Night.

Self-Portrait Photographer Imagines Herself 30 Years Older [Pics]

In her latest series 'I Used To Be You', Kyoko Hamada captures the future...

Traditional Japanese Art Created Using Excel Spreadsheets

Tatsuo Horiuchi creates detailed prints with the popular office software.

Building An Underground Park Lit By Natural Sunlight [PSFK 2013]

Dan Barasch Co-Founder of the Lowline, discussed his plans to remodel downtown...

Why Programming Is Just Like Poetry [PSFK 2013]

Creative technologist Zach Lieberman share how he's created a school to work...

Suspended Boxes Transform Trees Into A Free Library

New project aims to promote free access to reading.

Artists Trace Real Life With On-The-Go Camera Lucida

The NeoLucida is a lightweight and adjustable drawing aid.

Algae-Inspired Art Made From Hundreds Of Plastic Bags

Artist creates an underwater-like environment with plastic shopping bags he has...

Kanye West Debuts Song On Sides Of City Buildings

The rapper released his latest track with large-scale video projections.

Micro-Apartments Inspired By Prison Cells [Pics]

The Freedom Room shows how one can maximize a tiny living space.

Can Sculptures Highlight World Hunger [Pics]

Nonprofit organization Canstruction holds global competitions to encourage...

Minimalist Hotel Blends Into Nature [Pics]

Rooms at the Juvet Landscape Hotel are designed in a way that each one is not...

Anti-Gravity 3D Printer Forms Shapes In The Air [Video]

Material prints free form shapes with plastic that solidifies instantly.

3D Printed Jewelry Takes Design Cues From Parasites

Unique designer creates wearable fungus-like items.

Why Vintage Fashion Doesn’t Have To Be About Nostalgia [PSFK 2013]

Gill Linton, CEO of Byronesque, is working to modernize the fashion industry...

Collaborative Platforms Empower Citizens To Shape Their Communities [My Ideal City]

Participatory online platforms and visual tools help gauge and meet the actual...

PSFK’s Top Five Stories Of The Week

The end of the 40 hour work week and a moving map of worldwide Internet use. We...

Why Deep Cultural Understanding Will Inspire Better Design [PSFK NYC]

Author Bruce Nussbaum presents his book which looks at the ways in which we...

Turning Literal Dreams Into Photographs

Popular photographer Chase Jarvis teams up with Samsung to photograph his dreams...

Why What We Eat Defines Our Behavior [PSFK 2013]

Emilie Baltz discusses the complex experiences that we associate with food.

Perceiving Reality In New Ways [PSFK 2013]

Neil Harbisson discusses his life as a human cyborg.