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Facebook to host The New York Times content on its app
Image News Talk Florida The New York Times reported the paper will give up some of its website traffic to the social-media giant, a move that some media observers call a power shift in digital publishing landscape. Under the proposed deal, Facebook would host content from prominent news outlets such as The Times, National Geographic…
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Apple ups its game with staff offering fashion advice for wearables
Apple has hired Tag Heuer’s sales and retail VP Patrick Pruniaux to help market the Apple Watch to a larger audience. Understanding that it’s current tech-driven sales tactics will need to be massaged to create larger appeal, Apple is now training its staff to offer suggestions for customers on how the Apple Watch can be…
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Beating passcodes: Getting to the heart of your identity
Biometric and personal security engineer Foteini Agrafioti raises concerns about today’s passwords and IDs, and shares how your body may provide easier, and more accurate, forms of identification. Foteini Agrafioti left her native Greece to pursue a PhD at the University of Toronto’s Biosecurity Lab. She quickly became a star – named “Inventor of the…
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IDEO visualizes Bitcoin
In an attempt to understand Bitcoin, IDEO has created a website that visualizes the transactions in real time as they appear on the network and get confirmed. On average, every 10 minutes new interactions are confirmed and get packaged into a block. They are now a permanent part of the growing list of transactions, called…
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Our rights as citizens are now under attack
Graham Hughes/Canadian Press The Canadian Bar Association is challenging the federal government on its contentious proposed anti-terror legislation, asking whether Bill C-51 is striking a proper balance between managing risk and safeguarding the privacy rights of Canadian citizens. The bill threatens balance between risk and privacy and would provide intelligence agencies and police with more…
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Sony replaces it’s Music Unlimited service with Spotify
Spotfiy hits the Playstation 3 and 4 today, with a new app adapted for large television screens. Sony says partnering with Spotify expands its music service to 41 countries, rather than the 10 available with Music Unlimited, and offers better tools for playlists and music discovery. Spotify says its worked closely with Sony to optimize…
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Wearable technology brings the worlds of fashion and music together
Photograph: David Venni/BBC/Wall to Wall With the Apple Watch launching later this month, other luxury brands are getting in the game to offer something more than just a digital screen you can put on your wrist. Gucci and Will.i.am recently announced at Baselworld that they are forming a partnership to create a smart band that…
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DIAMOND SHADES by 13&9 Design
The Geometric Collection represents the combined skills from multiple professions – each with an individual history, background and approach to design. The first release of the Geometric Collection is titled Diamond Shades and is a limited edition collection which features distinct contours and facets, produced with high quality craftsmanship, made by hand in Austria.
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Material Lust does Lighting
Handmade in Italy by artisans outside of Florence the new Material Lust Lighting Collection expands the Geometry is God furniture collection released in 2014. The line is driven by a fascination with Pagan and Alchemical symbolism and ancient geometries. With this series, we have attempted to reinterpret these markings without losing the potency of their primary aesthetic.
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Bansky mocks Gaza
Once again, Banksy has spontaneously announced the beginning of a new project, with the artist’s latest work using satire to highlight the conflict within the embattled Gaza area. In a mock tourism campaign, Banksy employs dark humor to shed light on the devastation caused by Israel’s Operation Protective Edge last year and the resulting destitution…
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Caesarstone Swing
London-based Canadian designer, Philippe Malouin, is the latest to re-imagine Caesarstone’s diverse surfacing. At the latest Interior Design Show in Toronto, the brand debuted Swings, a playful gesture which takes the composite stone out of its context and re-appropriates it in a surreal installation.
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Criatipos in NYC: PERHAPPINESS
Cristina and Cyla painted a wall in Bushwick, Brooklyn, as a tribute to the great poet Paulo Leminski who would be 70 years old in August 2014. We are very grateful to our new friend Nev (No Entry Design), for all the support and contact with Livestream Public who gave us the opportunity to paint…
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Down the River
In Paris, tourist boats called “bateaux-mouches ” cruise down the Seine river, offering sightseers a unique view of the Eiffel tower, the Louvre, the Notre Dame Cathedral and other well-known monuments. In his series, “Down the River” photographer Adrian Skenderovic captures the life on The Seine, by looking down on tourists looking at Paris.
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Vincent Laforet captures New York from above
Something he has “dreamed of capturing for decades,” Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Vincent Laforet has released a stunning set of images that captures his hometown of New York in a way that has never before been seen. Taken from a nauseating 7500-feet above the city, Laforet’s “Gotham 7.5K” series reveals the unrelenting, pulsating energy that radiates…
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Lighting up the Landscape
Located in Toronto’s Fort York, during the 2014 Nuit Blanche event, the Semaphore Group created an interactive installation of four transparent mesh cubes, filled with white balloons, were suspended from a 12′ x 12′ wooden frame. Some balloons were helium-filled and some plain old air-filled. The helium balloons rose to the top and the regular…
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How to create meaningful interactions through technology
Jake Barton presents four projects completed by the media design firm he founded, Local Projects, which creates installations for museums, brands and public spaces using a broad array of technological platforms. In his presentation at Design Indaba Conference 2014, Barton starts off by questioning the design profession’s relationship with technology as a medium and the ways…
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Sagaponack by Joel Loblaw
Landscape design firm Joel Loblaw has recently completed a project in the Hamptons. They collaborated with architects OMAS who came up with a design that would compliment the architecture of the home, open up views on the site, and provide this client with their outdoor wish list on this 2 acre parcel in Sagaponack.
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Harrods Cafe by DRS
The 160 m2 sandwich cafe takes inspiration from classical London club interiors using hues such as deep green, dark blue and rich burgundy. The brand new sandwich bar has been refashioned as an unusually chic and comfortable bolthole to complement the acres of retail within the world renowned department store. Tom Dixon Sandwich is furnished…
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Come Up To My Room Design Event Takes Over Gladstone Hotel
Now in its 12th year, the annual alternative design event ‘Come Up To My Room’ has provided Toronto artists with a platform to experiment and show off brand new site-specific installations. Created by Christina Zeidler and Pamila Matharu, the exhibition invites audiences out of the cold and into the historic Gladstone Hotel just east of Queen…
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Ralph Waldo Emerson On Success
To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch…
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Rainbow Station
Rainbow Station by artist Daan Roosegaarde connects the historic Amsterdam Central Station by using astronomy science to create a site specific rainbow of light. Together with astronomers of the University of Leiden, Roosegaarde unravels light efficiently into a spectrum of colours. Via new liquid crystal technology which is developed for research on exoplanets, Rainbow Station…
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The last dance in NYC
In March of 2014, NYPD police commission Bill Bratton announced a crackdown on New York’s renowned subway car performers. Dancers were being charged with acts of misdemeanor and disorderly conduct. Litefeet by Scott Carthy is a documentary that looks at the last dance by the W.A.F.F.L.E. crew a New York City subway car.
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In Conversation with Rachel Roy and Angel Shoshan
“My greatest design would be designing the life I wanted to live” —Rachel Roy This fall, Interview invited four of its most inspirational female trailblazers to partner in conversation with likeminded young women, aspiring to make their own statements. As catalysts in the worlds of cuisine, dance, film and fashion, these leading women shared keys…
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Glowing Highway
The pilot of the prestigious Smart Highway by artist Daan Roosegaarde and construction company Heijmans is now complete. The project is part of the ‘N329-Road of the Future’ in Oss, the Netherlands. In this part of the road glow in the dark lines are installed, called Glowing Lines. These lines collect energy during the day…
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In Conversation with Dominique Crenn and Sarah Linkenheil
“We need to break stereotypes and assumptions but we need to do it in a way that is elegant, that is not abrasive, that is smart, that is clever, that is inspiring.”—Dominique Crenn This fall, Interview invited four of its most inspirational female trailblazers to partner in conversation with likeminded young women, aspiring to make…
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A Starry Night Bike Path
The Van Gogh-Roosegaarde cycle path opened in Eindhoven on November. The opening of this unique cycle path marks the start of the Van Gogh 2015 international theme year. The cycle path is unique. Inspired by Vincent van Gogh’s work, it combines innovation and design with cultural heritage and tourism. After dark visitors were amazed by…
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In Conversation with Misty Copeland and Alison Stroming
“You have to have this inner confidence to keep going. You have to be your biggest fan. You have to surround yourself with people who are going to be that for you when you have doubts and you have fears.”—Misty Copeland This fall, Interview invited five of its most inspirational female trailblazers to partner in…
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Interview Women Mentors and Statement Makers
In Conversation with Gretchen Mol & Remy Bennett This fall, Interview invited four of its most inspirational female trailblazers to partner in conversation with likeminded young women, aspiring to make their own statements. As catalysts in the worlds of cuisine, dance, film and fashion, these leading women shared keys to success with their mentees over…
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Sound City Project
The urban landscape is made up of more than just bricks and mortar. When you walk onto the street and close your eyes, what sounds can you hear? Are they fragments of conversations? The sound of wind rustling? People arguing? Streetcars passing along? Sound City Project is a 3D soundscape created by David Vale, Rick…
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Stella Gives Beautifully
The question increasingly faced by advertisers: How do you add value to a 30-second TV spot, particularly if it’s a global campaign? Stella Artois has come up with a novel way of doing it with its holiday campaign this year. In a series of online films, it’s telling the stories of several props that appear…
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