Editorial Discoveries
484 articles
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Some Eyewear Stores Feel More Like Surreal Art Installations Than Shops
Gentle Monster pairs experimental eyewear with immersive retail spaces full of kinetic sculpture, strange objects and architectural installations. — via gentlemonster.com
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These Clothes Are Pleated After They’re Sewn Into Shape
PLEATS PLEASE uses a distinctive process in which garments are sewn larger and then permanently pleated, creating lightweight pieces that compress and spring back. — via isseymiyake.com
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This Indoor Garden Grows Plants in a Cloud of Nutrient Mist
Plantaform uses fogponics rather than ordinary soil or hydroponic channels, surrounding roots with a fine nutrient mist inside a sculptural enclosure. — via plantaform.com
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A Split-Toe Shoe Became One of Fashion’s Most Recognisable Shapes
Margiela’s Tabi separates the big toe from the rest of the foot, borrowing from traditional Japanese tabi while turning the silhouette into a long-running fashion signature. — via maisonmargiela.com
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This Vertical Garden Stacks Plants Around a Small Footprint
Lettuce Grow’s Farmstand Nook uses a compact vertical tower and integrated lighting to grow multiple edible plants indoors. — via lettucegrow.com
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Schiaparelli Turns Jewellery, Anatomy and Surrealism Into Clothes
Modern Schiaparelli couture uses sculptural metal, trompe-l'œil anatomy and exaggerated forms to make runway looks behave more like moving artworks. — via schiaparelli.com
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A Vertical Indoor Garden Uses Cameras and Lights to Grow Dozens of Plants
Gardyn combines stacked plant pods, grow lights and automated monitoring into a tall indoor system designed for herbs and vegetables. — via mygardyn.com
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This Chair’s Back Looks Like a Flexible Mechanical Spine
Embody uses a visible network of flexible support elements across the back and seat rather than hiding everything under thick upholstery. — via hermanmiller.com
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From Orbit, the Northern Lights Look Like a Green Ribbon Wrapped Around Earth
Astronaut photography from the ISS reveals aurora from above, with glowing atmospheric arcs against the dark curve of Earth. — via images.nasa.gov
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Bright Little Comics Set Up an Ordinary Scene and Then Break It With One Panel
Loading Artist uses clean colourful drawing and visual misdirection to deliver compact internet-native jokes that work quickly in a feed. — via loadingartist.com
