The Scrubba Cleans Your Laundry in a Pinch

The Scrubba Wash Bag is designed for the traveller who wants to stay clean while packing light.

Physicist Uses Lasers to Create Rain

Using his new environmentally-conscious technique, Jérôme Kasparian creates rain.

Artist Creates Large-Scale Sand Art

California artist Andreas Amador covers his local beaches in beautifully organic sand carvings.

The Creators Project Blends Art and Tech in San Francisco

The Creators Project provides techie-minded artists with the means and exposure to commune and create.

Five of the World’s Weirdest Hotels

These hotels will ensure that the destination will be just as exciting as the journey on your next holiday.

The Seven Best TED Talks So Far This Year

With a new TED Talk posted every weekday, there is certainly no shortage of brilliance shared on the TED site.

Man Flies Using Custom-Built Wings

Jarno Smeets achieves his life-long dream of flying by creating a bird-like contraption.

Facebook App Helps Set You Up With a Roommate

Avoid an awkward, or downright hellish, living situation by finding your roomie on Facebook.

Gypsy Wagons Offer a Bohemian Home Design

Get away from it all with a romantic and whimsical home-on-wheels.

Instagram to Unveil Hipstamatic Partnership Today

Two iPhone photo apps are set to announce their photo-sharing partnership.

NYC Phone Booths Incorporate Libraries

John Locke repurposes Manhattan phone booths into mini-libraries for the benefit of passersby.

Spotify Music-Streaming Service to Arrive in Australia

Tap into a huge music library, containing millions of tracks, and share them easily with Spotify.

Building Design Created with Post-it Notes

Yo Shimada and students construct a massive building-like design made entirely out of neon Post-it Notes.

Go Glamping in a FieldCandy Tent

These tents feature a wide range of designs, each with its own personality.

Nokia Seeks Patent for Phone Feedback Tattoo

Nokia may soon introduce tattoos with magnetic ink to alert the user to incoming phone messages.

Jung Von Matt’s Minimalist Lego Cartoon Characters

Some of the world's most iconic cartoon characters receive a wonderful makeunder in Lego form.

Tiniest House in the World to be Auctioned on eBay

Jay Shafer's Tumbleweed XS House, now available through online auction, squeezes full domestic functionality into an incredible 6 square metres.

IKEA Launches Fully Furnished Prefab Homes

IKEA and Ideabox, a U.S. architectural firm, have teamed up to create a line of fully furnished, prefabricated houses.

Iconic Brand Logos Reworked by Hipsters

Ever wondered what the world would look like if it was run by hipsters?

Homeless People Used as WiFi Hotspots at SXSW

BHH Labs introduces Homeless Hotspots, a controversial homeless employment initiative, at Austin's SXSW Festival.

Theatres To Usher In Live Tweeting

The last bastion of the phone-free two hours, the theatre, might be about to crumble.

Pee-Powered Restaurant Pops Up in Melbourne

Joost Bakker introduces Greenhouse, his 100% recyclable restaurant to Melbourne's Food and Wine Festival.

Vivid Ideas 2012 Program Announced

Vivid Ideas is the creative part of the extravaganza that is Vivid Sydney, and this year it's bigger than ever before.

An American City Hoping to Change its Fortunes with a Font

In an effort to create a new visual brand for Chattanooga, Tennessee, the city considers adopting a custom typeface font for city media and signage.

Robots Provide Sweet Rewards for Social Media Popularity

When you receive a mention or a retweet, Olly and Molly will release a treat or a scent, respectively.

Unfold Your Own Personal Island

A folding, portable recreational island, designed by Henry Ward, is being brought to life by British naval architects.

Greenbutts Filters Turn Cigarette Butts into Flowers

A 100% natural alternative to traditional, chemical-laden cigarettes.

Saught Jewellery Supports Sustainability in Post-Conflict Countries

From the remnants of war, Saught helps people in war-torn countries design and create wearable art.

Dress Up your Laptop and iPad in Vintage Clothing

Computerwear allows gadget lovers to protect their laptop and iPad with repurposed vintage clothing.

Makoto Tojiki Brings the Intangible World of Holograms into Reality

Utilising thousands of LED lights and optical fibres, the Japanese artist creates futuristic celestial-like sculptures.

The World’s 11 Most Colourful Cities

Many charming little towns throughout the world have put this idea into practice, painting their buildings in bold and bright colours.

Victoria Park Market’s New Platinum Sports Co.

After 22 years in their old Victoria Park Market premises, the much larger new space is situated inside the market in the original 100-plus year-old Destructor building.

A Bookmark Which Follows Your Reading

For the inner bookworm in all of us, French designer and inventor Oscar Lhermitte has come up with a way to make torn, dog-eared pages a thing of the past.

New York’s Iconic Water Tanks To Become Public Art

The Water Tank Project aims to raise awareness about water sustainability in a whimsical urban makeover.

The Sydney Opera House Now Comes In Lego Form

As part of their Architecture Series, Lego has released a model of the Sydney Opera House for you to build yourself.

Mercedes-Benz to Integrate Apple’s Siri Technology in Vehicles

Mercedes-Benz drivers will soon be able to send text messages, listen to music, change radio channels and update their status on social networks.

New Volvo Designed With Exterior Airbags For Pedestrians

In what they claim to be a world first, Swedish automobile company, Volvo, has created an external airbag on the front of the car to protect pedestrians if there were to be a collision.

Match The Perfect Alcoholic Beverage To Your Music

Drinkify makes sure you'll never drink alone again.

Auckland’s First Blogger Closet Raid

Designer spotlight // Sheryl May

For three months twice a year, kiwi designer Sheryl May lives in the pandemonium of fashion Mecca, London where she contracts herself out to a variety of internationally recognised labels, including the very prestigious, Burberry Prorsum.

Kony 2012 Campaign Goes Viral

Kony 2012 is a viral campaign spearheaded by the humanitarian group Invisible Children to raise awareness about atrocities in Uganda.

The Aquaria Grande’s Luxury Balcony Pools

This new apartment development in Mumbai allows residents to plunge off their balcony into a luxury pool.