http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:00:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2012/02/amsterdam-fashion-week-designs.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:23:23 +0000 The best from this year's Fashion Institute show designed, produced, and marketed entirely by students.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/street-art-urban-objects.html Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:00:36 +0000 Russian graffiti artist incorporates everyday objects into his works. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/metropolis-kinetic-sculpture.html Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:44:54 +0000 A miniature model gives us a glimpse into a chaotic urban environment with 100,000 tiny peeding cars.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/urban-beekeeper-retail.html Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:50:10 +0000 Bee Thinking fashions and sells hives and accessories that are perfectly suited to beekeeping in the city. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/future-ted-2012-presenter-on-the-key-trends-shaping-our-collective-future-video.html Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:25:47 +0000 Dr. Nat Irvin II of the University of Louisville's College of Business takes the Festival Of The New Black Imagination's audience through some of the key trends that are already shaping their collective future.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/city-to-create-giant-ice-shield-against-global-warming.html Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:16:57 +0000 The capital of Mongolia is undertaking a bold initiative to regulate temperature and water supply.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/space-aliens-invade-sao-paulo-pics.html Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:38:07 +0000 Urban artists bring striking yet humorous images to the streets and buildings of Brazil.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/cool-hunting-spains-premiere-design-giant-helps-architects-go-greenvideo.html Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:30:46 +0000 Furniture brand Santa & Cole has opened a nursery to supply urban architects with trees to incorporate into their designs. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/in-copenhagen-gas-stations-morph-into-bike-repair-shops-headlines.html Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:03:08 +0000 An energy company installed free bike-care centers at some of their locations, rendering the city even more bike-friendly. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/hives-that-are-suited-to-urban-beekeepers.html Fri, 07 Oct 2011 11:48:35 +0000 The Architecture Foundation is commissioning a competition to redesign the beehive.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/worlds-apart-%e2%80%93-the-neighbourhoods-that-sum-up-a-divided-america-headlines.html Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:02:09 +0000 The contrasting lifestyles of residents of New York's Upper East Side and the South Bronx illustrates the widening gap between the rich and poor.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/volkswagen-introduces-single-seat-electric-vehicle.html Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:16:35 +0000 The NILS concept, shown at the Frankfurt Auto Show, is VW's response to the problem of urban commuting.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/sleepbox-offers-a-no-reservations-needed-micro-hotel.html Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:26:36 +0000 Russian architects Arch Group have created the four-foot-wide 'rooms' for travelers in need of a place to rest in public.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/is-new-yorks-bike-share-plan-a-game-changer-headlines.html Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:43:24 +0000 Ken Podziba, president and CEO of Bike New York, shares his opinion on the city's new bike-share program.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/wmmna-what-is-a-smart-city.html Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:06:24 +0000 One of the winning projects from Making Future Work combines digital technology with biometrics to create prototypes which investigate the emergence of the 'smart-city.']]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/frog-street-art-as-provocations-to-change-the-world.html Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:02:25 +0000 Two contemporary street artists use their medium to spread a message.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/an-app-for-wanderers-seeking-workspace-in-cafes.html Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:19:34 +0000 A new app helps you find a place to do work outside of home that also has great coffee, good WiFi and electrical outlets.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/want-to-learn-marketing-follow-a-food-truck-headlines.html Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:15:18 +0000 Food trucks are becoming a cultural phenomenon. They draw long line ups that include students and businessmen and some have a cult status Twitter following. Grant McCracken explains what they're doing right.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/bridging-content-and-commerce-thrillist-style-video-2.html Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:07:29 +0000 Ben Lerer, spoke to the audience at the 2011 PSFK Conference in NYC about his company’s beginnings as a local city guide into a competitive daily discount site.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/can-an-augmented-city-become-a-reality.html Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:56:46 +0000 A company specializing in augmented reality is finding ways for the technology to be more practical.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/the-city-as-a-social-platform-video.html Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:52:34 +0000 The Chief Digital Officer for NYC discusses her hopes for the integration of digital platforms into city life, while pointing out what NYC.gov has already accomplished. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/need-to-know-10-must-read-posts-of-the-week-3.html Sat, 06 Aug 2011 13:55:52 +0000 A Bing Initiative: A weekly round-up of the top ten most popular posts on PSFK--from culture to technology, art to business this list has it all.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/a-farm-grows-in-mid-manhattan-headlines.html Fri, 05 Aug 2011 11:46:45 +0000 Rather than allowing a work site to be defunct, a developer partners with a restaurant to start a pop-up garden.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/what-if-the-whole-world-lived-in-new-york-infographic.html Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:10:52 +0000 What would the world look like if we packed into Texas? What about Texas and Louisiana?]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/a-vertical-farm-in-the-horizon-for-manchester-headlines.html Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:29:08 +0000 A vertical farm in the city may be a very viable solution for a growing urban population in Manchester.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/greenpeace-challenges-nike-and-adidas-to-detoxify-the-worlds-water.html Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:10:45 +0000 Greenpeace uses the same active urban lifestyle Adidas and Nike promote in their advertisements to send a daring environmental message.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/mandalah-urban-expedition-raises-environmental-awareness.html Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:51:14 +0000 A group of 900 people explore the surroundings of one of the most polluted rivers in Brazil.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/reprogramming-the-urban-landscape-video.html Tue, 31 May 2011 16:27:01 +0000 Urban planners are now looking into the possibility that "reprogramming" existing infrastructures, and not building new and expensive ones, may be the solution needed to bring otherwise degrading cities and landscapes back to life.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/psfk-conference-nyc-2011-rachel-sterne.html Tue, 17 May 2011 15:34:02 +0000 The Chief Digital Officer for NYC discusses her hopes for the integration of digital platforms into city life, while pointing out what NYC.gov has already accomplished. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/bringing-urban-information-flows-to-life-through-sound.html Tue, 10 May 2011 15:55:52 +0000 Parsons The New School for Design hosts an experimental project turning everyday things into a multimedia artwork.]]>