Link About It: This Week’s Picks : Well-wishes for Vignelli, NYC’s new 9/11 museum, tributes to two outstanding filmmakers and more in our weekly look at the web

Link About It: This Week's Picks


1. Farewell, Sugar Man Director It surprised no one when Malik Bendjelloul won an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature at the 2013 Academy Awards. His film “Searching for Sugar Man” (which happened to be his directorial debut) won the hearts of fans the…

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SOLS: Using 3D-printing technology to make the much-avoided subject of orthotics relevant and attractive

SOLS


In an age of technology during which eye vision can be corrected in 10 minutes, prosthetic limbs are breaking ground in sensory feedback and computers can be controlled by brains, we’re surprisingly lacking in the orthotics department—an area that’s in high demand but…

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Charged: Isaïe Bloch: Last year’s 3D Print Show Artist of the Year revolutionizes art and architecture

Charged: Isaïe Bloch


At the most recent 3D Printshow in London, artist and architect Isaïe Bloch took top honors as Artist of the Year…

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Link About It: This Week’s Picks : Inflatable jungle gyms, action images from Sochi stitched together and predictions for the next big art cities in this week’s look at the web

Link About It: This Week's Picks


1. Sochi, Frame by Frame. Whether it’s figure skating or downhill skiing, at times it’s difficult to tell just what’s going on on a physical level. To help demonstrate the intricate body movements of each athlete, …

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LEBLOX: No one is safe from being turned into 3D pixel art thanks to a new social app from France

LEBLOX


“You’ve been BLOXED!” That’s what you’ll be hearing following the upcoming launch of the new social app LEBLOX, which lets users create a pixelized version of almost anything and then…

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Perspective Clocks: Not your ordinary clocks—five different designs from Tel Aviv’s Studio Ve rethink how we read changes in time

Perspective Clocks


Tel Aviv-based Studio Ve is comprised of Shay Carmon and Ben Klinger, two young men who like exploring objects and their conception—whether it’s a Two Leg Table…

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Endswell Jewelry: 3D-printed and cast in solid gold, these alternative rings marry technology with handcraft to fit the modern-day couple

Endswell Jewelry


3D printing may be the Industrial Revolution of today, but most of the consumer 3D-printed goods that are currently on sale to the public often look like they’ve come from a printer. When the product’s biggest sell is the technology used to make…

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Link About It: This Week’s Picks : Delicious craft beer pairings, i-D’s fashion future, interactive billboards and more in our weekly look at the web

Link About It: This Week's Picks


1. Flippin’ Wolves Chances With Wolves, the group of three childhood friends and DJs who hit up the airwaves weekly on East Village Radio, is now sharing their eclectic taste of rare and forgotten music through Flipboard, which allows you to read social…

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Stilnest: A new design collective set on raising the bar in 3D printing

Stilnest


by Paul Armstrong Nestled away from the world’s first 3D-printed car and stem cells at this year’s 3D Printshow in London was Stilnest,…

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Gramohorn II: A 3D-printed speaker that amplifies without electricity, inspired by an age-old design and created using modern technology

Gramohorn II


There’s something of a divide in the design community when it comes to 3D printing. While some fully back the innovative and open-source abilities of the technology, others are afraid that it will detract from the individual character of design objects. Taking both…

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