The Medieval Origin Story of the Balcony
Architect/historian Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc suggested that the balcony was forged in the heat of battle.
Lasers Faster Than The Blink Of An Eye Could Change Glass On Our Phones
A new screen-chiseling method will give high-end finishes to low-end phones—and could revolutionize screens in everything from cars to smart watches, too.
The Cartographer Who Mapped Out Gotham City
Batman has been guarding Gotham for 75 years, but its city limits weren’t defined until 1998
Remembering Massimo Vignelli, the Innovator Who Streamlined Design and Changed the Industry Forever
The famed designer passed away Tuesday at the age of 83
Cooper-Hewitt Gets Crafty and Honors Etsy with a National Design Award
Other recipients of the National Design Museum’s prestigious award include fashionista Narciso Rodriguez and writer Witold Rybcznski
Remembering the “Eclectic Gusto” of Architect Hans Hollein
A look into what still excites us about the Viennese designer, who died last week at 80
James W. Rouse’s Legacy of Better Living Through Design
There are still lessons to be learned from the visionary businessman who built a city
Architects Give the Classic Chess Set a Radical Makeover
The designer behind the traditional kings and queens would resign if he saw these avant-garde game boards
Free From the Rules of Physics and Practicality, 20 Architects Radically Reimagine the Skyscraper
These high-rise designs are sci-fi visions of the future
A Toothpaste Tube That Gets Every Last Bit Out
Tired of wasting leftover toothpaste, a student invents a new origami-inspired design that leaves nothing behind
Michael Jackson: Singer, Songwriter, American Inventor
The King of Pop invented more than just amazing dance moves
The Los Angeles That Was Never Built
Had these 13 grand architectural plans been executed, the city would look entirely different today
Come for the Hamburgers, Stay for the Design Criticism
Two San Francisco designers find inspiration in a surprising place and learn that sometimes form follows fast food
For 80 Years, X-Acto Has Been on the Cutting Edge of Edge Cutting
From its debut as a surgical knife, X-Acto’s precision blades have been the Kleenex of cutting
How a Chicago Heiress Trained Homicide Detectives With an Unusual Tool: Dollhouses
Frances Glessner Lee’s miniature murder scenes are dioramas to die for
For People with Dementia, Does It Take a Village?
A community in the Netherlands has become a model for how to help people feel at home even after they’ve lost their memory
From Bauhaus to Dollhouse: When Architects Think Small
For some architects, miniature houses are a big deal
A Startup Claims To Turn the Dead into Diamonds
The Swiss-based company, Algordanza, says it’s developed a technology that transforms the ashes of a deceased loved one into keepsake jewelry
Edgar Allan Poe, Interior Design Critic
What scared the author of ‘The Pit and the Pendulum’? Bad design.
Customized Pasta Shapes as Designed by You or Even an Architect
Coming soon to a table near you: print-on-demand pasta
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