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Conneticut Science Center opened its LEED-certified doors earlier this June. 95% of the steel used in construction is manufactured from recycled cars and during operating hours, fuel cell provides approximately two-thirds of the needed power. Once the Science Center is closed for the day, the fuel cell will transfer energy back into the grid [...]
San Francisco based Studio For Urban Projects is putting on a very different kind of summer camp for kids over the next two months. “A Curious Summer” is a series of unique workshops for children between the ages of 7 and 14 that explore a different idea for a week at a time, allowing participants [...]
The first edition of Sonar Kids took place recently as part of the Sonar 2009 International Festival of Advanced Music and Multimedia Art. Where a few hours earlier there were people dancing and drinking, the next morning there was an invasion of strollers, pacifiers, diapers and children holding their parent’s hands.
Sonar Kids mixes the party [...]
Re-Surface, a Brooklyn-based design studio and factory, recently produced a series of D-Light Pillar Candles with urban art in mind (and a nod towards seven-day votives). The eleven unique designs take their names from Brooklyn streets, but it’s unclear whether the images were inspired by actual graffiti found at these locations. The interesting cylindrical glasses can [...]
Leo Chao’s ‘Beagle Scarf’ was created to aid Autistic people in times of stress. Some studies have shown music, textured toys and aromatherapy to be of great benefit in alleviating the stress and discomfort often associated with Autism. The Taiwanese-born, American-raised designer created the scarf which can be gently wrapped around the head. Inlaid speakers [...]
Newsweek has a interesting look at the new generation of “me-first” artists in China. Rather than playing on the political themes that made the Cultural Generation group of artists famous, the post-1980s artists of China focus on expressing their individuality. Growing up as single children in a rapidly growing economy, the young generation’s work ranges [...]
Seek, an Australian online job search firm, is finding social opportunities in this economic crisis. The company, with the help of The Boston Consulting Group, is using its technology platform to match volunteer do-gooders with non-profit organizations all over the country.
Australia already has a long-established history of corporations participating in community causes but the recent [...]
ContentNext has drafted a list of the top 10 young tech entrepreneurs, focusing on “earlier-stage” individuals, as opposed to the Zuckerbergs out there. The list contains innovators as young as 15 years old, some of whom are already pulling in millions of dollars from their nascent endeavors.
1. Ashley Qualls, Whateverlife.com
2. Kayvon Beykpour, MobilEdu
3. Ben Gulak, [...]
Here’s a quick screen grab from the GIS NYC site of the services being offered and sought by creative professionals and entrepreneurs respectively. By the look of it, there should be some great opportunities to collaborate between the communities.
Tickets: internetweek.eventbrite.com
An article in The New York Times today highlights the increasing tendency of teenagers to greet each other by hugging, to the bewilderment of their parents, who are more accustomed to handshakes. Not just limited to family, good friends, and lovers, hugging has become a standard way to say hi in high school hallways. There [...]
Axe, makers of sprays and body wash aimed at men ages 17-24 internationally, will be embarking this summer on a questionable new project- creating a season-long Axe themed nightclub inside the Hampton’s New York club Dune.
The club will feature Axe products in the restrooms, Axe themed drinks, and what a PR rep for the company [...]
The latest ad campaign for Dos Equis features a fictional celebrity who holds the title, The Most Interesting Man in the World. The grizzled man (who is actually 80s TV actor, Jonathan Goldsmith) imparts his knowledge on the viewer in short bursts and the narrator often lists accomplishments reminiscent of fake Chuck Norris facts, but [...]
Inhabitat points us to the Early Rider - a bike designed by Andy Loveland who set out to design a stabilizer-free bike that he would admire and his son would love. Loveland says his company Early Rider combines British innovation with West Coast style and world leading manufacturing. The brand also sells fashion to wear [...]
Hedi Slimane, a fashion designer and cultural photographer, recently took some striking black and white portraits at Coachella, and his photo-diary form the event is certainly worth a look. The collection includes spontaneous shots, stark, intimate portraits and some scattered still life photographs.
The forty-year-old French designer was awarded the International Designer of the Year by [...]
We recently came across the innovative work being done by French multimedia art crew, Digital Slaves. One of their notable projects is the virtually creation of expressive digital calligraphy (seen above). They are also working to develop new visualization techniques for building-based projections. Check out more of their work here.
[image via: Behance]
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