Design
A Brief History of Robot Birds
The early Greeks and Renaissance artists had birds on their brains
May 22, 2013 |
By Jimmy Stamp
How Harlem Put Itself Back on the Map
Historian John Reddick looks at the people behind the neighborhood's recent reemergence as a thriving destination in the public eye
May 22, 2013 |
By Leah Binkovitz
The Design Future of New York as Seen by Urbanist Michael Sorkin
A theorist who can't stop planning has big ideas for his hometown on sustainability, equity and the right to the city
May 20, 2013 |
By Leah Binkovitz
The Past, Present, and Future of the Cuckoo Clock
From Orson Welles to Twitter, a look into the classic time-telling relic from your grandparents' attic
May 17, 2013 |
By Jimmy Stamp
Landscape Designer Margie Ruddick Brings a New Meaning to Green Design
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award winner Margie Ruddick talks about blending ecology and architecture in the first-ever permanent living indoor installation
May 17, 2013 |
By Paul Bisceglio
Where’d You Get Those Creepers?
The platform-soled, punk-style shoes have celebrated the 'Teddy Boy' spirit since the late 1940s
May 16, 2013 |
By Emily Spivack
When F. Scott Fitzgerald Judged Gatsby By Its Cover
A surprising examination of the original book jacket art to The Great Gatsby
May 14, 2013 |
By Jimmy Stamp
Benjamin Franklin’s Phonetic Alphabet
One of the founding father's more quixotic quests was to create a new alphabet. No Q included
May 10, 2013 |
By Jimmy Stamp
Macoto Murayama’s Intricate Blueprints of Flowers
The Japanese artist depicts blossoms from various plant species in fastidious detail
May 10, 2013 |
By Megan Gambino
The Best of Design, Cooper-Hewitt Announces 2013 Award Winners
From a Las Vegas Denny's with a wedding chapel to rock 'n' roll posters, this year's design award winners have a good time with great design
May 09, 2013 |
By Leah Binkovitz
What Happens When a Keyboard Goes From Tactile to Touchscreen?
There's a word for that odd quirk of Apple iPads that hold on to design components of old keyboards
May 08, 2013 |
By Jimmy Stamp
Fact of Fiction? The Legend of the QWERTY Keyboard
What came first: the typist or the keyboard? The answer may surprise you
May 03, 2013 |
By Jimmy Stamp
For Perusing Pleasure, Zandra Rhodes’ New Online Fashion Archive
The honored Brit—50 years in the business—goes for the bold in her designer collections
May 02, 2013 |
By Emily Spivack
Never Underestimate the Power of a Paint Tube
Without this simple invention, impressionists such as Claude Monet wouldn’t have been able to create their works of genius
May 2013 |
By Perry Hurt
How Lego Is Constructing the Next Generation of Engineers
With programmable robots and student competitions, Lego is making “tinkering with machines cool again”
May 2013 |
By Franz Lidz
Decoding the Range: The Secret Language of Cattle Branding
Venture into the highly regulated and fascinating world of bovine pyroglyphics
April 30, 2013 |
By Jimmy Stamp
Decoding The City: The Road Graffiti Placed by Utility Workers
These infrastructural lines mark the pathways of pipes and wires beneath the paved surface -- but what does each color mean?
April 26, 2013 |
By Jimmy Stamp
The Story of Elizabeth Keckley, Former-Slave-Turned-Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker
A talented seamstress and savvy businesswoman, she catered to Washington's socialites
April 24, 2013 |
By Emily Spivack
The 64-Square Grid Design of ‘Through the Looking Glass’
The sequel to Alice's Adventure's in Wonderland was designed to be a playable, albeit whimsical chess problem
April 17, 2013 |
By Jimmy Stamp
