Design

Ron Arad Rips Off Richard Serra in His First Major Building

The path-breaking furniture designer is about to complete a design museum in IsraelREAD»

The $120K Gold Bicycle, the $15K Hammock, and Other Monstrosities

Yatzer's irresistibly distasteful, ultra-luxurious Christmas list.READ»

The Hills Are Alive, in Google's Swiss HQ [UPDATED: New Pics]

There's lots of perks at Google HQ out in California, but the design itself is a snooze. Things are a lot more interesting at their just-completed engineering offices in Zurich, Switzerland. The common spaces are particularly ...READ»

60 Years Later, Everyone's Still Loving the AK-47

The iconic machine gun turns 60 this year, and remains one of the most effective tools ever designed. Graham Button heads to his local gun show to find out why something that kills people is so revered.READ»

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Famed Industrial Designer Konstantin Grcic Curates Two Design Exhibitions

The 44-year-old German designer selects designs that inspire him and functional designs, in an online gallery and a real-world exhibition.READ»

Chicks With Bricks: The World's Tallest Female-Designed Skyscraper

Chicago's 82-story Aqua Tower is also a milestone for architectural flamboyance that improves the bottom line.READ»

Infographic of the Day: The Cost of Getting Sick

Where does all the money go, when we're caring for chronically ill patients?READ»

Aol. A Shrunken New Logo for a Shrunken Company [UPDATED]

In preparation for its spin-off from Time Warner, AOL changes its look...and it may have just changed its name, too.READ»

ICSID World Design Congress Singapore 2009

For its 50th anniversary, the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design is going cross-disciplinary, inviting experts in fields as varied as architecture, technology, and global energy to delve into areas that you ...READ»

What Do Presidential Libraries Say About Their Namesakes' Legacies?

Laura Bush revealed Robert A.M. Stern's design for the George Bush presidential library this week. Our approval rating (low), plus the architectural legacies of six of his presidential predecessors.READ»

Drive a Mercedes with Your iPhone and Nine Other Mind-Blowing Stories This Week on Fast Company

"Interferometric modulation," driving your Mercedes with an iPhone, driving your computer with your mind, Minute Maid's juicy new packaging, locavore Thanksgiving, a next-gen activity monitor to help you burn it off, and other great stories on Fast Company this week.READ»

ComScore's New Study Finds Dope on "Movie Junkies"

Research group comScore released its study on "movie junkies" yesterday that surveyed the behavior of 500,000 moviegoers who bought tickets online in September 2009.READ»

Ad With Dying, Computer-Animated Polar Bears Stirs Controversy

What does shock marketing do for a problem as big as global warming?READ»

Friday Fun: Eight Ways to Kill an Idea

Don't do it!READ»

Infographic of the Day: The Brains vs. Beauty Quandry

Everyone understands the various categories displayed in this Venn diagram.READ»

Nendo Brings Minimalist Magic to New Issey Miyake Shop

The shops furniture evokes shopping carts, in a beautifully funky way.READ»

Tim Burton at the Museum of Modern Art

Tim Burton has built his career on a personal aesthetic and vision, which drips from every film he makes. The Museum of Modern Art is giving him a blow-out, blockbuster retrospective, which opens this Sunday and runs through April 26. Here's a sneak peak.READ»

Design Nirvana: Lego Teams Up With Muji

Lego has launched thousands of young designers into a lifetime of tinkering; Muji is a paragon of clean, ingenious design. So naturally, the two have paired up for toy sets that blend elements from each powerhouse. The kit comes ...READ»

Get Your Hands Dirty

A ceramics show at the Walker Art Center got Joe Duffy thinking about the importance of working with his hands.READ»

• Joe Duffy's DPOV blog

The Enduring Genius of Dieter Rams

Dieter Rams is a living legend. As Braun's head designer for almost 35 years, he defined what simple, functional products should look like. On Friday, London's Design Museum opens a mammoth survey of the more than 500 objects that Rams designed in his 50 year career, "Less and More: The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams." Here are some highlights.READ»