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Brooklyn Based Art Event Space Rubulad Is Looking For New Home
Rubulad, the creative hive that’s hosted 17 years of epic art parties in Brooklyn, is looking for a new home. To get there, the gang…
12 Year Old Trumpet Player Gabriel Angelo Performs on San Francisco Streets To Pay For His Music Education
Dressed to the nines, trumpet player Gabriel Angelo busks at the corner of Mission and 4th in San Francisco to earn money to continue his…
The Bay Lights, Light Sculpture Planned For San Francisco Bay Bridge
To commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge, light artist Leo Villareal has designed a major art light installation for…
Less and More: The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams
“Less and More: The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams” is an exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art featuring the work of designer…
Parkour Style Skiing Through a Neighborhood
Canadian freestyle skier JP Auclair shows off some awesome Parkour style skiing through a British Columbia neighborhood in a clip from the film All.I.Can. by…
Ant-Roach, A Six-Legged Inflatable Robot
Ant-Roach is a fifteen foot long six-legged inflatable robot by Otherlab in San Francisco. The robot’s legs are powered by pneumatic textile-based actuators, in other…
Micro-Lattice, The World’s Lightest Material
Earlier this month HRL Laboratories announced the invention of the metallic micro-lattice, the world’s lightest material. The micro-lattice is 99.99% air, 100 times lighter than…
Creative Outlet Stickers Give Electric Wall Outlets Personality
Matt Caliman has designed a simple way to give electric wall outlets some personality with his Creative Outlet Stickers. If you enjoy unexpected whimsy (and…
Jetman Flies in Formation with Two Jet Aircraft
“Jetman” Yves Rossy recently flew in formation over the Swiss Alps alongside two jet aircraft from the Breitling Jet Team. We’ve written previously about some…
Tiny Crime Scene Tape
Design studio Aint Rocket Science have developed Tiny Crime Scene Tape, a small roll of vinyl tape for marking the smallest of crime scenes. Our…