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NewsCreate an Urban Oasis with a Pallet Garden
The new trend for urban pallet gardens is simple, practical and environmentally-friendly.
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NewsFrom Pole to Pole on Bamboo Bicycles
The ‘Cycle for Water’ aims to draw awareness to the fact that water is our most precious resource and we need to make a change before it is too late.
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NewsFive Inspiring Small House Designs
Quirky micro houses are appearing in cities around the globe, as architects and owners turn their attention to designing houses with simplicity and sustainability in mind.
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NewsLose Weight by Inhaling Your Next Cupcake
Working with the sense of smell and taste, this dessert-flavoured inhaler claims to satisfy a sweet tooth and help you lose weight.
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NewsThis Winter’s Handiest Bike Accessory
Irene Posch invents a handy Early Night Biking Glove, sure to raise visibility to any urban bike rider cycling around this winter.
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NewsLeave Voice Messages on a Wall-Mounted Recorder
Banish scrawled memos with 'Record me', a recording device that mounts on your home wall.
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NewsJuiceTank Combines iPhone Cover and Charger
Eliminate the inconvenience of a dead phone with JuiceTank, an iPhone cover and charger in one.
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NewsWallit App Allows Tagging Sans Spray Paint
Leave your virtual mark on a physical place with Wallit, an augmented reality app.
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NewsThe Scrubba Cleans Your Laundry in a Pinch
The Scrubba Wash Bag is designed for the traveller who wants to stay clean while packing light.
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NewsConcrete Playground Meets The Oxford Street Design Store
Concrete Playground sat down to chat with Alex and Lou, and checked out a typical day in their new shopfront.
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NewsPhysicist Uses Lasers to Create Rain
Using his new environmentally-conscious technique, Jérôme Kasparian creates rain.
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NewsArtist Creates Large-Scale Sand Art
California artist Andreas Amador covers his local beaches in beautifully organic sand carvings.
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NewsThe 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.
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NewsFive 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.
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NewsThe 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.
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NewsMan Flies Using Custom-Built Wings
Jarno Smeets achieves his life-long dream of flying by creating a bird-like contraption.
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NewsFacebook App Helps Set You Up With a Roommate
Avoid an awkward, or downright hellish, living situation by finding your roomie on Facebook.
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NewsGypsy Wagons Offer a Bohemian Home Design
Get away from it all with a romantic and whimsical home-on-wheels.
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NewsInstagram to Unveil Hipstamatic Partnership Today
Two iPhone photo apps are set to announce their photo-sharing partnership.
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NewsNYC Phone Booths Incorporate Libraries
John Locke repurposes Manhattan phone booths into mini-libraries for the benefit of passersby.
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NewsSpotify Music-Streaming Service to Arrive in Australia
Tap into a huge music library, containing millions of tracks, and share them easily with Spotify.
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NewsBuilding Design Created with Post-it Notes
Yo Shimada and students construct a massive building-like design made entirely out of neon Post-it Notes.
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NewsGo Glamping in a FieldCandy Tent
These tents feature a wide range of designs, each with its own personality.
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NewsNokia Seeks Patent for Phone Feedback Tattoo
Nokia may soon introduce tattoos with magnetic ink to alert the user to incoming phone messages.
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NewsJung Von Matt’s Minimalist Lego Cartoon Characters
Some of the world's most iconic cartoon characters receive a wonderful makeunder in Lego form.
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NewsTiniest 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.
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NewsIKEA 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.
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NewsIconic Brand Logos Reworked by Hipsters
Ever wondered what the world would look like if it was run by hipsters?
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NewsHomeless People Used as WiFi Hotspots at SXSW
BHH Labs introduces Homeless Hotspots, a controversial homeless employment initiative, at Austin's SXSW Festival.
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NewsTheatres To Usher In Live Tweeting
The last bastion of the phone-free two hours, the theatre, might be about to crumble.
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NewsPee-Powered Restaurant Pops Up in Melbourne
Joost Bakker introduces Greenhouse, his 100% recyclable restaurant to Melbourne's Food and Wine Festival.
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NewsVivid 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.
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NewsAn 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.
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NewsRobots 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.
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NewsUnfold Your Own Personal Island
A folding, portable recreational island, designed by Henry Ward, is being brought to life by British naval architects.
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NewsVivid Live 2012 Line-Up is Here
Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Florence & the Machine, The Temper Trap, Janelle Monae and Amon Tobin added to an already stellar line-up.
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NewsGreenbutts Filters Turn Cigarette Butts into Flowers
A 100% natural alternative to traditional, chemical-laden cigarettes.
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NewsSaught Jewellery Supports Sustainability in Post-Conflict Countries
From the remnants of war, Saught helps people in war-torn countries design and create wearable art.
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NewsDress Up your Laptop and iPad in Vintage Clothing
Computerwear allows gadget lovers to protect their laptop and iPad with repurposed vintage clothing.
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NewsMakoto 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.
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NewsThe Ten Best Markets in Brisbane
With the weather getting milder every day now, there is no better time to discover some of the best markets around without the fear of being baked alive in the process.
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NewsThe 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.
