The Isolator: This Insane Anti-Distraction Helmet From 1925 Would Fit Into Any Modern Open Office
Maybe you blame your smartphone or your open office for the fact that you can’t concentrate at work. But distraction isn’t exactly a new problem: In the 1920s, Hugo Gernsback published a design for a creepy-looking helmet that blocks out sound and vision so someone can focus on their work. As a writer, editor and inventor, he had a lot to do and no time for distractions. And yet, they lurked everywhere he looked. So, he created something he called “The Isolator”. Continue reading »
Artist Transforms Present Technologies Into Objects From The 1980s
A world without the Internet is already an alien concept. The Internet is an integral part of our daily routines and objects around us, so much in fact, that certain things would not even exist without it.
But that certainly doesn’t mean we can’t try imagining how certain apps would look like in different times, right? Thomas Olliver, a creative art director, has envisioned technologies of nowadays as objects from the 1980s. Continue reading »
“The Control Panel Archive”: The Tactile Beauty Of Buttons, Meters, Knobs And Dials
U.S. Army audiovisual technician stands at her videotape editing station, 1973
If you’re like me, you’ve once or twice seen the near future in the form of Spielberg’s action-packed take on Philip K. Dick’s Minority Report. Not precogs, precrime, or pre-arrests, so much, nor the ubiquitous floating ads, but the scenes in which Tom Cruise’s character controls his tech by speaking to it and waving his hands in the air, doing a sort of interpretive dance in which voice and body take the place of primitive interfaces. Continue reading »
Architectural & Technology Company Builds Curve Appeal 3D-Printed House
Branch Technology consists of a diverse team of architects, programmers, mechanical engineers, mathematicians and industrial designers focused on the common goal of revolutionizing the built environment. We are passionate about translating the strength, beauty, and efficiency of nature into how we build. Continue reading »
Meet Nikita Replyanski, An Artificial Limbs And Wearable Technology Designer
Nikita Replyanski lives and works in Saint Petersburg, Russia, was born in Ulyanovsk city. He is working more than 10 years in the computer games development as 3D artist. He likes science a lot. So, when he understood that he can use his skills in the real world projects he began to study the Industrial Design tools and theory himself. Now he is a part of the Motorica company. Also, he is still working and studying digital art that was always the main inspiration for him. Continue reading »
19th-Century People Have No Clue What To Do With 21st-Century Technology
This photo series from Los Angeles-based photographer Qingjian Meng, called “Gold Rush,” provides a glimpse at 19th-century people interacting with modern technologies. Continue reading »
This Artist’s Huge Kinetic Big-Wheel Bike Features Technology You’ve Never Seen On A Bike
Created by Ronald Schroer, this vehicle may look like just a wooden version of an old, boring penny-farthing bike, but it is most certainly far from it… Continue reading »
3D Technology Enters World of Fashion
Model presents a collection created by 3D printers during a fashion show in Qingdao, Shandong province on June 20, 2014. (Photo: Xu Chongde/Asianewsphoto) Continue reading »
