Swedish company Popcore recently commissioned the creation of a post-apocalyptic Manhattanesqe model city for an upcoming music video by Strata. Crammed inside an apartment in Sweden, the model is brought to life by detailed wallpaper that surrounds it. The model consists of 50 buildings and spans three rooms.

Sean Orr is a man that lives in a Gastown loft and is somewhat a minimalist. “I have a tattoo that say tattoo. I think that is funny. I don’t like cars, corporate media, advertising, factory farming, the GDP, TV, republicans, corn, Korn, yoga wear, yoga, people who do yoga, Yoda, seniors, homophobes, xenophobes, people [...]

Any modern-day twenty-something do-it-yourself entrepreneur will likely tell you that the Internet is the new hustle. In order to successfully get your brand, product or personal message out there, communication over a wide variety of digital media channels is the new mandate. Blogging, podcasting, Facebook, Digg, Delicious, Flickr, etc. all take a lot of work [...]

Tokujin’s exhibition at this year’s Design Miami reminds of a peaceful city of clouds that as kids we all thought existed. Made from over two million clear plastic drinking straws, the installation landed Yoshioka the Design Miami Designer of the Year 2007 award.

I remember dreading elementary school field trips to Vancouver’s Science World as a kid. Okay, maybe watching the IMAX movie made for a good time, but other than that, the whole experience seemed kind of bogus. My opinion as a youngster would have surely been different if Science World had something like Funky Forest.

Like other metropolitan cities, Green architecture is taking Montréal by storm. In fact, by 2010 the city will be home to Canada’s greenest building: the Maison du développement durable (Sustainable Development House).
Designed to serve as headquarters for local environmental organizations, the structure will be one of the most sustainable buildings on the planet. The 28.5 [...]