Hasta La Gadget!

Nike commissioned artist/designer Osamu Koyama to turn a Nike Zoom Force 1 snowboard boot into a jewel. How hard can it be? You just cover it in gold, right? Well, if you’re as meticulous as Koyama, a very long time. Director Ronin followed him through the whole process over the span of nine days—from the initial sketches to the molds to the painstaking assembly. The result is a masterful work of art Koyama calls “American Eagle.” Beautiful, but we’re pretty sure it’s not a very functional snowboard boot anymore. More »

The design of the iPhone is something of a work of art on its own. But sometimes staring at the same thing can get boring. Accordingly, painter Jenny Vorwaller has turned 52 of her watercolors into multicolored cases. More »

A Hungarian designer completely rethought egg packing with Egg Box, a simple, modern carton. Only problem is, we can’t decide if it’s terrible or perfection. More »

Good news if you’ve got a green thumb and limited space—Ikea now sells mini-greenhouses. And they’re only $20 a pop. More »

Digital maps of the world have gotten so comprehensive, complex, and accessible that it’s easy to take marvels like Google Street View for granted. Leave it to these gorgeous, real-time ASCII renderings of Street View to remind you that holy crap it’s incredible. More »