

21st Century Miracles I : Breaking Barriers
This technology is on its way to breaking down age old barriers. Legend has it the tower of Babble was the impetus of all linguistic...


Otherlab II: Off the Grid II
In this week's second post about San Fransisco based research and development company Otherlab, we're taking a look at a product that...


Otherlab I: Cardboard I
This week's posts are a two part series dedicated to the humanitarian/global change initiatives of the Otherlab product research and...


Impossible? II
On Thursday our Design thinking group discussed improving the commute be eliminating it altogether. We suspended disbelief and proposed...


Impossible? I
This weeks group sessions in design thinking had our group dreaming up crazier and crazier ways to improve the average commute. What if...


Collapsible II : Expanding Functionality III
This product uses the the concept of collapsing to save space to a new level. Not only does this product sit flat where a normal...


Collapsable I : Making Space
This product hit close to home as someone who frequently bikes in an urban environment. A few years ago I decided it was impractical for...


Expanding Functionality II
This second product is not yet on the market, but is something I have been anticipating for a few years now. As wireless speakers began...


Robots III : Expanding Functionality I
The designs I selected this week are both small gadgets that use an internet connection to expand the functionality of other products in...


Cradle to Cradle II: Microshelter
The second design I selected from the 2016 Cradle to Cradle Challenge winners was this mountain microshelter. The simple and sustainable...


Cradle to Cradle I: Food Waste
As a design student I find I am reminded at every turn that the most perfect and elegant solution is often the simplest. This simple idea...


Robots Part II: Complex Robots of the Future
This video has captivated my imagination since I first came across it a year or so ago. These modular robots from MIT seem to be working...


Robots Part 1: Simple Robots of the Now
My first project in Design Studio 302 this semester was a three week assignment to solve perhaps the most timeless of architectural...


Innovations in E-Ink
I, like you, spend quite a lot of time every day staring at a backlit display as it shoots light into my eyes. Not only is this...


Feasibly Off the Grid
The cost and logistics of converting an average residence to run on solar power has long stifled the growth and widespread use of this...