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While this past Sunday’s Grammy Awards featured plenty of exciting water-cooler moments—from finding out or telling someone who Bon Iver is to whatever Lady GaGa and Nicki Minaj Read More »
The Occupy Wall Street movement that began last year often touted its diversity, from disillusioned 20 year olds up to retired seniors. But there was even more diversity Read More »
The 2011 Super Bowl was the most-watched program in American television history, and 2012′s is primed to break the record with legal streaming to computers and mobile devices Read More »
It looks more like MoMA than a museum dedicated to a perennial fast food. But Nissin’s Cupnoodles [sic] Museum, set to open in Yokohama’s Minato Mirai bay district Read More »
Whatever its merits and drawbacks, globalization has undeniably increased the uniformity between what were once distinct cultures. However, some societies are now starting to push back and are Read More »
Today’s prevailing economic model, in which companies sell highly standardized goods to the mass market, has been undeniably successful. Multiple steps in the production chain have certainly increased Read More »
The “fruit plotter” device uses an overhead mounted fruit depositor linked up to a computer. Taking coordinates from the image entered into the computer, it digitally maps out Read More »
The new shipping container market raises questions about urban identity and shared spaces
This past weekend, we visited Dekalb Market, the first shipping container market in the US, and even we were impressed by its concentrated trendiness. The stores, housed in Read More »
This Monday, we headed down to the ICFF (International Contemporary Furniture Fair) to check out the latest trends in style and design. Amongst the many beautiful designs, two Read More »
“Fly Well. Discover More.” Looking forward to boarding another trans-pacific flight at Auckland airport, we came across this strategically-located stand of 1ABOVE water – “the world’s first Aerotonic Read More »