While many homeowners are able to conveniently throw a slab of ribs or a freshly-caught trout onto a grill in their backyard or patio, the struggle is very very real for hungry patio-less apartment dwellers – particularly those in large cities. Although most public parks are equipped with public grills, the first come, first served basis in cities of millions makes planning difficult for gatherings. Aiming to make grilling ultra-portable and ready to go in a single movement, Italian design firm formAxiom has created what just might be the slickest portable BBQ ever created in the form of the Grillo. Made from stainless steel, the lightweight portable BBQ can be easily…

When your plans for unboxing a laptop at 80 mph, while eating Lupita’s famous 50oz sour cream enchilada, doesn’t work out, you’re left with grabbing a cracked iPhone and shooting some shots of the laptop sitting atop some colorful blocks whilst being interrogated by a Stormtrooper with a stuffed lizard. That’s just what happened when we received the 17″ ThinkPad P70 workstation from Lenovo. That’s right, I said 17 INCHES. For those who require, nay DEMAND, a larger laptop screens, this adds one more option to the the standard brand line-up of mobile workstations. With Lenovo’s growth in the laptop sector, plus seeing the power coming to the P910 Desktop…

With vinyl record sales surging at a 28 year high, it’s no surprise that among those celebrating the resurgence of that “warm and fuzzy sound” are the vinyl manufacturers themselves. In 2015 alone, vinyl sales hit $416 million thanks in part to major retailers including Barnes and Noble and Urban Outfitters adding vinyl to their retail stores. In comparison, streaming music from YouTube, Vevo and Spotify only accounted for $385 million in sales during 2015, according to the RIAA. But regardless of sales numbers, at the heart of the vinyl industry is a core group of highly-skilled craftsmen who take great pride in pressing those records. Among others, this includes…

Originally made from leather and stuffed with wool, today’s tennis balls are manufactured from raw rubber to have an optimal bounce height that can make or break a play for professional players. But how do the iconic yellow balls get that bounce in the first place? Commissioned by leading tennis ball manufacturer Wilson to document the manufacturing process of their tennis balls for the US Open, filmmaker Benedict Redgrove flew to the Wilson tennis ball manufacturing facility in Thailand to document the amazingly complex manufacturing process for the not-so-simple ball. Says Redgrove: “It was hot, loud and the people who worked there worked fast. So much beauty in each stage.…

As any successful freelancer will tell you, setting your own hours and managing your own workload is one of the most liberating things you could do to your professional career. Not to mention, those who master the art of time management and holding on to clients have no problem earning more than they would in a traditional job setting while enjoying the benefits of working wherever they want. But getting to that point isn’t necessarily a walk in the park. Like any successful organization, in order to stand above the noise as a freelancer, it’s critical to leverage tools for self-promotion and market yourself accordingly. In today’s world, that goes…

As if Google hasn’t already done enough to streamline how we get our information, the company’s Cultural Institute just did for art and design what Google Streetview did for maps. With works and artifacts from more than a thousand museums across 70 countries, the company’s new and improved Google Arts & Culture website and app lets users explore “anything from cats in art since 200 BCE to the color red in Abstract Expressionism, and everything in between.” Designed to help people around the world become more immersed in cultural experiences across art, design, history and wonders of the world, the new platform even goes as far as having a Shazam-like…