We don’t normally post pie-in-the-sky concepts here as they’re a dime a dozen, with very little to make them newsworthy. Such is not the case with this Ferrari Aliante concept. Penned by three students from the Turin-based Istituto Europeo di Design — Arun Kumar, Daniel Soriano and Magnus Grettve — the gorgeous Aliante concept was developed […]

When hard graft crafts a product, you can expect quality in design and manufacture. Handmade by Italian artisans, their 2UNFOLD is no exception: the slim multi-purpose laptop bag can be used as a briefcase, shoulder bag or backpack. It’ll easily fit your 17” Macbook, or can be used as a courier bag and clutch to […]

Geeks. Nerds. Freaks. Freaks & Geeks. Simply put: They aren’t popular. We all know that. But does it matter? Or better put, is that necessarily a bad thing? Not according to reporter Alexandra Robbins, who argues that people who are interested in math, science and technology are the future of our nation (bonus points for […]

In 1761, German Faber-Castell launched the first branded pencil, and in a sense launched the entire industry of art material manufacturing. By now, Faber-Castell’s high quality pencils are standard issue artillery in every artist’s arsenal. To celebrate the company’s two hundred fiftieth anniversary, Faber-Castell has created a “Birthday Box” set worthy of its heritage. The […]

Created by Vancouver Film School student Patrick Biason, A Gentlemen’s Duel is basically Japanese mech battle anime filtered through a steampunk lens. Great animation, and who doesn’t enjoy one giant robot trading fisticuffs with another giant robot? No one, that’s who.

We always dig the conflation of art and fashion, and Rohan Chhabra‘s “Hunter Jacket” certainly fits firmly in this category. The London-based industrial design graduate student designed a jacket that you can use for hunting, but designed it so it could be folded and snapped into the shape of a wall-mountable Ram’s head — the […]