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Pared Down Packaging for the Minimalist Obsessed
Today’s consumer is playing striptease with their packaging: how minimal can you go? Trending right now in package desig…
DIY: Printmaking With Rolling Pins
Rolling pins: perfect for pie crusts and original pieces of graphic art. Printmaking is simply the process of transferri…
Want Flowers That Never Die? Consider Felt
The ultimate in long-lasting, low-maintenance floral displays: a set of three felt blooms. Felt seems an unlikely materi…
A Hand-Carved Bamboo Duo: Impecca’s Keyboard & Mouse
Beautifully biodegradable, this bamboo duo is an eco-conscious upgrade for your desktop. Plastic-not-so-fantastic. This …
heARTbeat: Li Hongbo’s Astounding Love of Paper
ColumnChinese artist Li Hongbo explores the endless possibilities of paper as medium. Li Hongbo is a Chinese artist, boo…
The Seattle Urban Farm Company Kicks Out Homesteaders for a New Urban Agriculture
“Agriculture is our wisest pursuit, because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals, and happines…
IKEA’s Glass Houses
The terrarium goes mainstream with IKEA’s mini-greenhouses. Lately we’ve featured a number of table-top mini…