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Swedish firm White Arkitekter has won a competition to design a cultural centre and hotel in Skellefteå, Sweden, with its proposal for the “tallest wooden building in the Nordic countries” (+ slideshow). Named Kulturhus i Skellefteå, the 19-storey structure will contain a series of cultural ...
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Find immediate relief from pain with iTENS, the world’s first wearable TENS device. Completely controlled with your smartphone via an app, this pain relief system will have you feeling better in no time. TENS, which stands for Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve ...
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Imagine a neighborhood that can grow its own food, produce its own energy, and turn its waste system into a closed-loop regenerative system. Now imagine a network of such villages all over the world. Pretty far-fetched, eh? Maybe, but that’s ...
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There’s a new startup idea designed to make the life of New York and Toronto’s freelancing set a little more convenient. Currently, there are over 2000 restaurants in New York City that open for dinner service only, sitting vacant during ...
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These aren’t your grandmother’s shag carpets – Alexandra Kehayoglou creates incredible rugs that look like miniature pastures and meadows. Kehayoglou sources leftover scraps of wool thread from her family’s carpet factory to produce these wonderful hand-tufted artworks, which pay tribute ...
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Jaelle Ang says the idea for The Great Room came about because between a third to half of all workers today are flexible and mobile. ‘Increasingly, workers and companies are realising they need to use a wide range and typology ...
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In the grand state of Washington, on the Northwest coast of the United States, Seattle-based MW Workssets the stage for a quiet vacation retreat. With emphasis on the use of salvaged materials, Canyon Barnis a patchwork of raw steel and ...
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Food retailer Pod has launched a fresh range of juices, with the added twist that they have been prepared using “wonky” fruit and vegetables in a drive to make the most of unwanted food. The fruit and vegetables often get ...
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Based in South Korea, design studio HATTERN has created the ‘ZERO PER PROJECT’ project, where they aim to produce as little waste as possible during the making of their products. As part of this eco-friendly project, the HATTERN team has ...