Design

Damaged mirrors can certainly make one distraught.

Those unsightly black marks even have a name: mirror rot.

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial honors those who lost their lives in the Vietnam war.

The towering granite tribute to fallen soldiers of a controversial war was the result of a design contest won by a 21-year-old college student.

They’re mostly for the barista, not the customer.

Each burner technically has a name and a specific purpose, which means there's a chance you've been using your stovetop incorrectly this whole time.

The patterns on these vintage Pyrex dishes aren’t just eye-catching—they also make this classic kitchenware extremely valuable among collectors.

LEGO bricks are notorious for being indestructible, but one color is an exception.

Road signs shout less than they used to.

Road signs have changed case in the last 15 years or so—here's why.

From left to right, posters for: ‘A Clockwork Orange’ (1972), ‘King Kong’ (1933), ‘Frankenstein (1931)

Rare movie posters for ‘A Clockwork Orange’ (1972), ‘King Kong’ (1933), ‘Frankenstein’ (1931) will be auctioned off online in March.

Birkenstocks aren’t legally-protected art.

The beloved sandal is a practical design, but it's not art. Not in Germany, anyway.

Many alligators were found in Alachua County‘s sewage system.

Alligators living in the sewers isn’t just an urban legend.

Hiking over several feet of snow becomes possible with some clever physics and nature-inspired design.

This flower arrangement LEGO set is made of 1161 pieces.

If every plant you touch dies, LEGO’s online flower arrangement workshop may be more your speed.

GAMEBABY: Phone armor with retro gaming superpowers

Instead of breaking your old Game Boy out of storage, snap the GAMEBABY case onto your iPhone.

If your digital art is looking a little dull, try mixing colors with Mixbox.

LEGO’s Cullen house set offers a 2001-piece tribute to Twilight.

These are the blocks of a killer, Bella.

Streetlights aren’t supposed to be purple.

The emo vibe isn’t an aesthetic choice—it’s the result of degrading infrastructure.

‘Guess Who?’ has been a hit for over 40 years.

The game of familiar faces has surprising connections to Anne Frank and fidget toys.

The Mattel hovercraft was a figment of imagination, but that didn't stop kids (and their parents) from demanding where to buy one.

Most casinos lack windows, and gamblers like it that way.

A historical landmark comes back to life this December.

The long wait for the Notre-Dame Cathedral to reopen will be over in December.

This ancient symbol, also called the Staff of Hermes, depicts two snakes intertwining around a stick that is capped by wings. It’s used as a medical logo, but for almost all its roughly 5000-year history, the caduceus had nothing to do with medicine.