• A New Mobile Phone: Dial with Punch-cards

    A steampunk mobile phone, designed by Arthur Schmidt, of London. “We love the creativity and innovation (retro-vation?) that comes from Steampunk modifications to modern technology. Some great ideas come from taking a completely new gadget and making it something that looks like, and in this case sort of works like, something from the 19th century.… Continue Reading

  • Planet Cabinet

    A piece of furniture with a planet translated onto it’s surface, which glows in the dark. In this case the moon. It seemed fitting with the recent Mars landing. When I first read about this cabinet, I thought it would be trite, but it isn’t; actually it’s very beautiful. Source: inhabitat

  • The Orrery

    One of my favorite sites is The Long Now Foundation. I learned of it years ago, when I first started The New Barok, a non-profit which was the predecessor of WRLDs. It has since grown and become more of a presence. On it’s blog, was a link to a piece, an Orrery, created by artist Eugene… Continue Reading