Variable Rigidity and the Engorgement of Giant Flying Sausages
If you were, say, a paranoid, anti-globalist writer of cyberpunk science fiction, you couldn’t come up with a creepier...
Tag: design
The Birds II: This Time It’s Personal
Would you rather carry ammo and have to load it, costing you valuable time, or would you prefer it...
The Miata Makes Sports Car History. The Miata?
The Mazda MX-5, which is known as the Miata in North America and the Roadster in Japan, is history’s...
Rolling Cities on Rails
The Stockholm design firm of Jagnafalt Milton won third place in a competition for new development proposals for the...
The Holsman High-Wheeler
Spotting this vintage 1909 ad for sale on EBay reminded me how much I love the Brass Era of...
Momocreatura Jewelry: Death Becomes Cute Overload
It’s certainly true that many of us girlier girls – even those of us with guns and motorcycles –...
Counter Space: Design and the Modern Kitchen
Counter Space: The Evolution of the Kitchen, running at New York’s Museum of Modern Art through March 2011, chronicles...
Gorgeous Art Deco Henderson Motorcycle
As you might be able to tell, I get a little worked up over gear and over history sometimes....
Researchers Developing Robot Chair
…working on robot World of Warcraft legend to sit in it and pwn all your asses. Actually, what the...
Japan’s Secret Hanging Chamber
Japan is one of the few industrialized nations that still uses the death penalty, and they still execute prisoners...