The sequel to Alice's Adventure's in Wonderland was designed to be a playable, albeit whimsical chess problem
How far can you push the design of a knight before it stops looking like a knight?
Educating Americans for the 21st Century
The definition of being eco-conscious is so much more than having solar panels on a roof
Just what are those red, blue, and yellow diamonds hanging outside warehouses and factories?
The brush to block revolution saw a flowering of Japanese popular culture that still intrigues and enchants
The vaunted Staunton Chess Set, the standard chess set you probably grew up with, has its roots in neoclassical architecture
The evolution of the All American Hero from artist's mannequin to action figure
The iconic car changed the way families drove
Five years in, the merits of Make It Right's housing project are under new scrutiny
Modern headphones have their origin in opera houses, military bases and a kitchen table in Utah
The story behind how the Windy City gets its yearly watery makeover
It's supposedly the 50th anniversary of the original design of the iconic image, but its history since then is surprisingly complex with millions of dollars at stake
The spectacular aurora borealis is inspiring artists to create light installations, musical compositions, food and fashion
It wasn't a military expert or an aviation pioneer, but a Russian actor who developed the first viable parachute
The piece by Taiwanese artist Cindy Chao has a surprise revealed only under ultraviolet light
Visionary designers of the 19th century believed that the future of air travel depended on elaborate airships
3D printing is a new technology that seems poised to change the world, but its origins date back all the way to the 15th century
At 50, the legendary relic of the college dorm room is still groovy after all these years
The air quality in China's biggest cities is famously atrocious, but designers think they may have found a way to combat the issue
Artists are borrowing from biology to create dazzling "biodesigns" that challenge our aesthetics—and our place in nature
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