A return to form of sorts for MGMT. Great song, great video. Benjamin Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden are keeping it experimental on their self-titled 3rd album, and they certainly seem content on keeping their mega-hit Kids days in the rearview. Sure we’d all like to hear another “Time To Pretend”, but as long as they […]

When I was in high school my friend’s dad worked for a record company and we saw some great concerts, all while I imagine he was smoking joints backstage with the bands and perhaps fondling some groupies. While I’m jealous of that, it did enable me to get great seats and a ride to some […]

Swedish designer Johan Kauppi creates these fascinating headstone designs named Luohkka, which apparently means “small mountain with trees” in Sami. The concept is that a small cut circular space, not unlike a flowerpot, can be used for planting seeds in the soil beneath. The design really emphasizes the idea of life and remembrance a loved […]

Some very interesting retro-futuristic planter concepts called Golly Pods, made as a collaboration between Tend Living and Bells & Whistles‘ Jason Xavier Lane. These wooden sculptures are like terrariums more than pots, and with a clever eye — and proper access to succulents — you could convert your house into the backdrop of some 1950’s […]

I dig this robotic plant project by Japanese artist and visual designer Akira Nakayasu. Based roughly on an earlier work titled Himawari, which was a sunflower-shaped robot, this piece (simply titled Plant) is an interactive installation inspired by the sight of grass blowing in the wind. Plant is made up of 169 artificial robotic leaves […]

It can be a difficult thing to bring a little life into a cement infested place like an apartment in a big city, but this is why Salmonsen has developed the Cocoon storage device. It can function as a planter, a place to grow spices and/or herbs, and can carry your various fruits (unless I’ve […]

I know what you’re thinking, and no, I didn’t screw up the picture on this article. We are officially technologically advanced enough to plant upside down. Why? Why not? The award winning design from Patrick Morris is turning heads in design and architecture, transforming what was destined to be at ground level forever to reaching […]

Anytime I see something that’s just in my price range, I try to imagine life with that object. If it sounds like a completely bad idea, I’ll run with it. I’ve got worse money handling skills than a Wall Street investment banker, which makes me a great consumer. Now, take the Desktop V-Twin Engine for […]