Man Made DIY

Danish design firm Monstrum, founded by Ole B. Nielsen and Christian Jensen, has dedicated itself to creating safe, stimulating, and beautifully designed playgrounds for children. They say, "playground design should be a reflection of the world surrounding us. We see the world as a place full of colour...Why only play on a monky frame and a sandbox, when you can play in a moon crater or a submarine or a giant spider or an enormous snail or a Trojans horse or a rocket or an ant or a princess castle. The fantasy is infinite."

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If you've never jabbed an umbrella like you're weilding a impermeable nylon scimitar, or at least pressed the little button towards someone to poke them like a Go-Go-Gadget-friend-prodder, then mister, you're a better man than I. Because, of course, … read more

When architecht Eric Schiller was inspecting the oak staircase in his Victorian-era home in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY, he noticed a curious rectangle on the landing, an out of place solid slab amidst the planking of the floorboards. He located a small thumbhole, and lifted the slab to discover… read more

For their latest issue, GOOD magazine invited designer and artist Dan Cassaro to create six full-page illustrations insprired by the WPA's Federal Art Project.

The designs incorporated motivating statements for these times, including,… read more

Recently, filmmaker Brent Hoff and The Stanford Center for Cognitive and Neurobiological Imaging hosted the 1st Annual Love Competition. Contestants from ages 10 to 75 were invited to spend "five minutes in an fMRI machine, thinking deeply about love and allowing the imaging technology to measure activity in their dopamine, serotonin and oxytocin/vasopressin pathways. 

If you think this sounds unromantic, you’ll want to reserve judgment."

Click play to watch is (not really) surprisingly touching sh… read more