Arts & Design

A laboratory in Montana that limns the bases of avian flight; a tumblr that collects evidence of our airborne technological fantasies.

Depicting skiers as gadgets of a kind, a resort's promotion reminds us of the clockwork appeal of toys, models, and virtual worlds.

What does the phenomenal success of this crowdfunded wristwatch case for the iPod Nano say about what people want from tech?

A BMW advertisement proves that subliminal advertising works best when its presence is revealed.

Is the design world's embrace of domestic iconicity a harbinger of the coming Singularity?

A film promoting the European linen industry offers a rapturous look at machinery spinning straw into gold. Video after the jump.

In place of the brave new world of design fiction, artists like Olafur Eliasson invite us to enter the instant Utopia of our own imaginations.

An intriguing concept device called "Thimble" would serve as an interface, text scanner, and Braille e-book reader for the blind. But the crucial technology, a refreshable, haptic Braille display, remains elusive.

The DIA Parrot wireless photo frame by Nodesign deconstructs the LCD, separating the backlighting from the display unit to create a luminous projection effect. Usually, an LCD unit is sandwiched with its opaque backlight, hiding the display’s smoky windowpane quality. By separating the two, the DIA Parrot celebrates the qualities of the LCD while providing a new/old lightboxing effect. The ...

The lamp of wisdom, the light of reading�oh whatever; this reading lamp that doubles as a bookmark is a witty piece of design.