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The Story Behind Banksy
On his way to becoming an international icon, the subversive and secretive street artist turned the art world upside-down
Origami: A Blend of Sculpture and Mathematics
Artist and MIT professor Erik Demaine makes flat geometric diagrams spring into elegant, three-dimensional origami sculptures
An Illustrated Guide to the World’s Creation Myths
Each culture has its own version of how the universe began. Artist Noah MacMillan brings this “visual vocabulary” to life
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How citizens are using design interventions to shuffle social dynamics and change public space in cities
October 11, 2012
| By Sarah C. Rich
Microbiologist Zachary Copfer has created detailed portraits of famous artists and scientists in petri dishes
October 10, 2012
| By Megan Gambino
Meet Sadie Mintz, a jewelry maker who saw her handiwork on the cover of LIFE magazine
October 09, 2012
| By Emily Spivack
American football may have evolved from soccer and rugby, but it turns out that the football was never truly designed, it just sort of happened
October 05, 2012
| By Jimmy Stamp
The real stories behind some fashion fads and classics hold some surprising twists
October 05, 2012
| By Emily Spivack
Conservators at the National Gallery Art restored Gilbert Stuart portraits of our founding figures, making them look good as new
October 05, 2012
| By Joseph Stromberg
Beloved by innovators and artists alike, the camera company dissolved into history once it lost its beloved CEO. Apple should take note
October 04, 2012
| By Ryan R. Reed
The Smithsonian’s secretary introduces the Institution’s new campaign to highlight its best and most innovative work
November 2012
| By G. Wayne Clough, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
What the heck are black sapotes, carambolas and pomelo fruits?
October 02, 2012
| By Guest Blogger
Antonio Lopez's electrifying art defined the style of the times, 1960s-'80s. Now, a gallery show and book call renewed attention to his accomplishments
October 02, 2012
| By Emily Spivack
From hand-cobbled beginnings, the football helmet has evolved to become one of the most highly designed pieces of equipment in all of sports
October 01, 2012
| By Jimmy Stamp
November 2012 | By Smithsonian Magazine
The avant-garde Japanese artist attains retrospective status—and embarks on a fashion collaboration with Louis Vuitton
September 28, 2012
| By Emily Spivack
A pair of young design entrepreneurs are building a small-batch manufacturing company in Chicago
September 27, 2012
| By Sarah C. Rich
This year's Wellcome Image Award winners pull at your "art" strings. The curious seek out the science behind them
September 26, 2012
| By Megan Gambino
From maggoty cheese to My Little Ponies to roadkill, some illegal and one legal food items in the United States
September 25, 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
The American football field as evolved over more than 100 years, and with it, the game
September 24, 2012
| By Jimmy Stamp
As this old newspaper ad supplement shows, in the heydey of synthetic knits, DuPont advanced its chemically made fibers as a key to "Better Living"
September 24, 2012
| By Emily Spivack
Directors take note: scientist and author David Kirby commends the accuracy in these popular films
September 21, 2012
| By Megan Gambino
November 2012 | By Smithsonian Magazine
November 2012 | By Leah Binkovitz
Illustrator Francis Golden could barely remember the project that became an iconic school supply
September 19, 2012
| By Sarah C. Rich
November 2012 | By Leah Binkovitz
The Brooklyn string band brings it all back home
September 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
From asteroids to cloning, author and scientist David Kirby weighs in
September 19, 2012
| By Megan Gambino
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