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Aircraft Design Inspired by Nature and Enabled by Tech
In 2050, Airbus hopes to fly you around in a see-through jet shaped like a bird skeleton, with morphing seats, spa treatments, and virtual entertainment
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The Scene of Deduction: Drawing 221B Baker Street
From pen-and-ink sketches to digital renderings, generations of Sherlock Holmes fans have undertaken drafting the detective’s famous London flat
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The LEGO-like Building Blocks of the Olympic Slalom Canoe
How a three-time Olympic competitor designed an innovative new whitewater system using underwater bricks
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The Architecture of Memory
Memorization may seem like a brain-based skill, but it has as much to do with our bodies and our buildings
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A Modern Sherlock Holmes and the Technology of Deduction
A modern Sherlock Holmes requires a modern tool. Today, his iconic problem-solving magnifying glass has been replaced by the indispensable cell phone
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Sherlock Holmes and the Tools of Deduction
Sherlock Holmes’s extraordinary deductions would be impossible without the optical technologies of the 19th century
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The Deerstalker: Where Sherlock Holmes’ Popular Image Came From
The literary detective’s hunting cap and cape came not so much from the books’ author as from their illustrators
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The History of the Olympic Pictograms: How Designers Hurdled the Language Barrier
Infographic design first appeared at the Olympics in 1948, when the games were last in London
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The Mystery of 221B Baker Street
Our series on Design and Sherlock Holmes begins with an investigation into the location of the famous detective’s London flat
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An Architect-Turned-Barista Draws a Fine Line Between Brewing and Design
As the finale to our coffee series, we talk with Yeekai Lim, an entrepreneur from Los Angeles, about coffee, design, and the common ground(s) they share
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How Maker Culture is Reshaping Retail Design
A San Francisco coffee shop pulls back the curtain to expose the process behind each cup served in their expansive warehouse space
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Coffee Pods, An Instant Classic
Single-serving coffee pods are the most recent form of instant coffee. Its history is much shorter than the espresso shot, though just as inventive
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The Once and Future Coffeehouses of Vienna
Coffee is one of Vienna’s legacies, but how will the city hold onto its past while adapting to the changing culture? New furniture may be the answer
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The Long History of the Espresso Machine
In the 19th century, coffee was big business in Europe. As inventors sought to improve brews and reduce brewing time, the espresso was born
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The Airport Design Utopian
What ever happened to the Starport, the brainchild of Jim Starry that re-imagined the airport?
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Music for Airports Soothes the Savage Passenger
Brian Eno’s Music for Airports is a sound environment created specifically to complement the experience of waiting in an airport terminal
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Saab Reinvents Air Traffic Control With a Digital Panorama
With Saab’s new digital panorama, the local air traffic controller may soon go the way of the technical support specialist
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How a Federally-Regulated Safety Message Distinguished a Brand
If you’ve flown Virgin America, you’ve seen its distinctive safety video. But what’s the story behind it?
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