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Mentally Strong People: The 13 Things They Avoid

Editors’ Note: Following the huge popularity of this post, article source Amy Morin has authored a guest post on exercises to increase mental strength here and Cheryl Conner has interviewed Amy in a Forbes video chat about this article here.For all the time executives spend concerned about physical …

Neon Zinn Rope Jewelry by Seth Damm

From designer Seth Damm comes a line of unique rope necklaces called Neon Zinn. Each piece is made from hand-dyed 100% cotton rope that is playfully …

Jewelry

75 Instructive Design Case Studies

In this overview of useful case studies, we’ve featured studies that have recounted decisions made about particular design elements, as well as …

Love This iWatch!

Many rumors, mockups and concepts later, I think I have finally found an iWatch concept that I love! Creation of the Jivaldi team, this beauty …

Korshun Footwear

by Dora HallerDutch footwear designer Anna Korshun creates leather shoes that don't require any glue or stitches. Almost magically constructed, the upper and outer soles are clicked together and then wrapped by a rubber layer that ensures a solid connection. The upshot is a clean and simple …

Fashion Industry

Furniture & Accessories from Salvaged Fire Hoses

Something most of us probably don’t think about is where old fire hoses go when they’ve been decommissioned. The answer is: landfills all across …

Furniture

DNA 3D Printed Shoe System Creates Shoes that Fit You and Your Body Movement

Introducing DNA 3D Printed Shoe System from Pensar Development, this project aims to design and create footwear based on individual anatomy and …

Hand-drawn maps are enjoying a renaissance as contemporary artists use their imagination, creativity and humour to breathe new life into the traditional craft of cartography. Guardian Travel feature 10 of the best: http://gu.com/p/3fmkd Photograph: Jenni Sparks

Visualized: Google Glass prototypes

As a part of the 7 Techmakers and a Microphone panel tonight at Google I/O, Project Glass Staff Hardware Engineer Jean Wang dropped in this slide reflecting on the process of developing the headset. We've seen pictures of a few early Glass prototypes before, but as she describes, this shows off the …

Articles about urbanscape and cityscape photo series mauren brodbeck on Dwell.com - Dwell

I wandered into the Curiosity Shoppe in San Francisco this weekend and was pleased to discover this rather winsome little set of...The stylish and functional Nordic Kitchen series by Eva Solo celebrates the art of cooking and Scandinavian design.The right lighting can bring warmth and atmosphere to …

Architecture

On View: A Sweeping Tribute To French Designer Jean Prouvé

The mid-century designer Jean Prouvé is not short on posthumous accolades or career retrospectives. Just two years ago, architect Norman Foster co-curated a show in Madrid, and Vitra announced they would reissue 17 of his lesser-known furniture pieces.A Passion for Prouvé is a more intimate glimpse …

Prototypes