For that special dead person in your life. These joss paper versions of Chen Chen and Kai Williams products are designed to be burned, transferring them into the afterlife for departed loved ones to enjoy at their leisure.
"Let Me Know..." is an art exhibition, contained within a .zip file. Created by artists/designers RO/LU, the exhibition includes original video, audio, photos, wall labels and even a graphic identity. Stage the exhibition in your home for your friends or simply enjoy it alone on your laptop.
For that PDF connoisseur in your life. Or the sci-fi lover. Or the prepper. Lovingly hand-crafted, bespoke PDFs by writer and pop singer Claire L. Evans (Y▵CHT) offer cliff notes on four possible futures, by way of the science fiction canon's most emblematic works.
Architect Andreas Angelidakis has created a beautiful platform on the edge of the ocean, inspired by pirate seasteads and unfinished concrete buildings. Existing within the crumbling world of Second Life, this may be the loneliest place on earth. Relaxing. Price: $1 million Linden.
From legendary conceptual designers Boym Partners comes Blue Prints, an edition of JPG prints of axonometric illustrations of disaster sites. "As time goes by, architectural diagrams of the past become more than just information. They are capable of illuminating our connection to history itself."
Emmet Byrne
Design Director and Associate Curator, Design, Walker Art Center
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