Button Gourmet winner of a Red Dot Award 2015

 Button Gourmet, designed by Mormedi for Coffetek, won over the 38-member jury of the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2015. With Button Gourmet, Mormedi proved its design excellence in one the most important competition for product design, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year.

The international experts discussed and assessed each of the 4,928 entries from 56 countries. But only the designs that won over the jury with their quality and innovative power were given an award.

Button Gourmet in an innovative solution that proposes an evolution of self-service towards a 24/7 gourmet experience.

From Feline-Friendly Yoga Classes to Surf Fitness Studios

In order to make the act of breaking a sweat feel more entertaining and less like hard work, a number of unique fitness classes are emerging to keep people around the world in shape. Some of these unconventional examples include yoga classes where cats are invited to roam around, waterless indoor surfing lessons and spin classes that are taken to the next level with virtual reality visuals.

For those who find the idea of going to a traditional gym or a fitness studio unappealing, there are plenty of classes that defy convention, including SUP yoga classes on the open water, airports and Clubbercise, which blends the gym and dance club atmosphere.

Now that people are looking to take control of their own health and wellness, many are approaching it with the attitude that fitness may as well be fun.

Meditation-Enhancing Headbands

The Muse Headband Works to Train and Relax One's Brain

Published: Jul 20, 2015 • References: choosemuse & techlicious

The Muse Headband enhances mental well-being by ensuring one's brain is trained and relaxed, especially during activities that help one's mind reset after a long day at school or work. As individuals become more work-driven and reliant on technology, their mental well-being is being pushed to its limits due to the stresses and pressures of our fast-paced society.

The Muse Headband aims to help its users relax and is a great aid for those who practice meditation, yoga or relaxing breathing tactics. In addition to being a great meditative tool, this wearable gadget is also a helpful aid for migraine relief and works to relieve hypertension symptoms by helping one lower their blood pressure levels.

Overall, the product is not only practical but is also a smart investment that keeps users' mental health and mood in check.

Infographic: Yummy Desserts That Are Inspired By Your Favorite Books

Some say that a good book is best accompanied by a cup of tea. But this infographic suggests that you should enjoy some dessert while reading your novel.

Created by Berries.com, the infographic features a list of desserts inspired by the sweet dishes mentioned in famous novels like The Hunger Games, The Help and Harry Potter.

For instance, you can imagine you are at a tea party with the Mad Hatter and the March Hare as you read Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and munch on some red jam filled tea biscuits. Or have some lemon cake as you read The Great Gatsby.

Scroll down to see the full list. Which dessert would you look forward to?

Home Office Productivity Tips

This Infographic Gives Advice on Doing Productive Work From Home

Published: Jul 29, 2015 • References: mashable & okadirect

This infographic offers insight on how to do productive work from home. Created by OKA, the chart 'Make Your Home Office Work For You' explains the best ways to be productive while working at home. This will be especially helpful to those joining the growing numbers of people turning to freelance careers and remote job positions.

The productivity tips focus on interior decoration and the effect your surroundings can have on doing productive work from home. You can make your home office more productive by addressing noise compared to music, getting supportive seating, making the most of your lighting, using your screen properly, working in 70 to 73 degrees, introducing color and saying goodbye to non-social distractions.

 

Ocean-Purifying Drones

This Smart Drone is Designed to Clean the Ocean Autonomously

Published: Sep 4, 2015 • References: everythingaboutdesign & yankodesign

This ocean purifying smart drone is a solution to the growing waste problem that has spilled over into the world's oceans. This design aims to clean up large accumulations of waste that fill large bodies of water.

Designers Song Shi and Liu Kuan have developed a drone concept that could potentially clean up large quantities of garbage and waste in the ocean. The team recognizes the amount of resources it would take for areas like this to be cleaned up conventionally and offers a smart drone alternative. The design is based on a fan, keeping constant motion and shifting waste towards itself. This waste can be gathered and collected in the openings on the inside of the rotating device. The ocean purifying drones are also foldable for easy repositioning.

Coca-Cola invente la canette-tatouage !

 

Coup d’envoi du "Mois du Patrimoine Latino-Américain" donné par Coca-Cola avec une opération virale spéciale. Exclusivement dédiée aux hispano-américains, elle joue sur ce qui les touche au plus près : la fierté de leur nom de famille. Si la marque est critiquable ce n’est sûrement pas pour son travail sociologique et de planning stratégique affûté.

Que Coca Cola -trop, bien trop sucrée- ne soit pas le meilleur soda au monde du point de vue santé et hygiène de vie. Que son goût puisse ne pas plaire à tous. Que beaucoup doute de sa sincérité, malgré ses efforts pour créer des boissons sans ou pauvre en sucre, et sa profession de foi en faveur d’une plus grande transparence sur sa R&D et d’une promotion pour un style de vie actif. Tout ça tout le monde le sait et en est (presque) d’accord. Mais il y a deux choses qu’on doit bien lui reconnaitre : d’abord, son talent pour communiquer avec justesse dans ses opérations spéciales et locales, démontrant ainsi toute la force de ses services études et marketing. Ainsi que de son Centre Multiculturel d’Excellence vice présidé par Lauventria Robinson qui lui donne une connaissance sociologique très pointue de ses consommateurs et de ses cibles. Ensuite, sa capacité à les « viraliser » et les internationaliser, palliant ainsi la fadeur d'« Happiness », sa campagne corporate globale bien plus aseptisée et nettement moins pétillante.

Sorry, Apple. Turns Out Designers Don't Use iPads | WIRED

In between announcing a Hermès-branded Apple Watch and another incremental improvement to the iPhone during its big event in San Francisco this week, Apple snuck in an Adobe demo. It came during presentation of the iPad Pro, and showed some of the ways digital creators will be able to do even more with their tablet. Hint: it involves using software like Adobe’s new CC brainstorming tool.
That’s definitely a great way to use a 12.9-inch iPad, except for one thing: 64 percent of designers don’t brainstorm with software. They do it with pen and paper.
That numerical nugget is one of many Khoi Vinh unearthed in a survey this summer. (Vinh, a graphic and interaction designer, was the design director at The New York Times and is now a principal designer at Adobe.) “The Tools Designers Are Using Today” looks at the preferred tools and software designers use during six major creation-related tasks: brainstorming, wireframing, interface design, prototyping, project management, version control, and file management.

DATA ET SPORT : ESSAI TRANSFORMÉ

SPORT DE HAUT NIVEAU, QUAND LA DATA S'IMPOSE

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PROPOS RECUEILLIS PAR LA RÉDACTION LES CLÉS DE DEMAIN - 11 SEPTEMBRE 2015

Jean-Marie DEBBASCH, 49 ans, ingénieur ESME, a cofondé Connected Cycle en 2013, après 25 ans dans les groupes Bouygues Telecom et ALCATEL, où il a exercé différentes fonctions de direction dans les domaines...

Jean-Marie Debbasch a fondé la start-up Connected Cycle en 2013, aux côtés de Christian Kravanja. Représentant de la French Tech au CES Las Vegas en janvier dernier, grâce à son système de puce intégrée à un vélo ou à une pédale, il explique pour les Clés de demain comment les objets connectés vont changer notre rapport au sport.

En se démocratisant, les objets connectés vont-ils révolutionner le sport, amateur comme professionnel ?

Il y a deux approches différentes selon que l'on s'adresse à un sportif amateur ou professionnel. Mesurer son activité à l'aide d'un système connecté pour un amateur a un côté stimulant. On s'auto-stimule à travers la performance effectuée, comme par exemple un temps de parcours que l'on a l'habitude de faire ; mais aussi grâce au partage des données de son activité sportive, sur les réseaux sociaux notamment. Pour un sportif de haut niveau, l'approche est différente. On sait que la mesure est utile, mais les données doivent être extrêmement précises et il n'est pas question de les partager. Elles restent entre le sportif et son entraîneur. Ainsi, on ne conçoit pas un produit de la même manière selon qu'il est destiné à un professionnel ou au grand public. Mais on se dirige vers une démocratisation de l'utilisation des objets connectés. C'est une question d'habitude. Aujourd'hui, à un arrêt de bus ou à une station de métro, il nous semble normal de voir s'afficher le temps d'attente, on ne s'en rend même plus compte, même si ce n'est pas le fait de savoir quand précisément arrivera le métro qui le fera arriver plus vite.

Nature Colors Palettes

Créatrice du site Design Seeds, Jessica Colaluca nous présente aujourd’hui ses recherches pour un domaine qui la passionne, la couleur. À partir d’un cliché, elle vient extraire les différentes teintes présentes et les expose en une palette de couleurs. Un travail qui inspire bon nombres de créateurs, designers, décorateurs et bloggers. Une sélection de ces superbes palettes est à découvrir en images.

Game-Changing Product Design: Small L16 Camera Replaces an SLR and a Bag Full of Lenses

Market research shows that 50% of folks who own an SLR camera no longer use it. It's simply too bulky to carry around, especially with a full complement of lenses, and most of us find it more convenient to shoot with our phones.

Enter brilliant inventor Rajiv Laroia, who stopped carrying his SLR for the reason mentioned above. Laroia observed that tiny, smartphone-sized camera lenses were becoming more and more affordable, and he then spent nine months studying optics to design a camera that would incorporate them. The result is the Light L16 camera, which incorporates 16 lenses, each with their own sensor, and fires 10 of them with every shot.

Conflict-Free Smartphones

The Fairphone 2 is a Responsible and Easily Repaired Handset

Published: Oct 9, 2015 • References: shop.fairphone & fastcoexist

Apple might have a monopoly on the smartphone industry right now -- at least when it comes to reputation, but that doesn't mean others aren't up to challenging the brand; that's where the Fairphone 2 comes into play. It focuses on a number of elements that Apple overlooks with its iPhone. The Fairphone 2 is not only easy to repair while boasting a modular makeup, it's manufactured responsibly.

The Fairphone 2 might be thicker than the latest iPhone and Samsung counterparts, but there's a good reason for that: it is meant to come apart. Yet beyond that, Tessa Wernink, Fairphone's chief communications officer, says, "Our customers include people who are concerned about the social and environmental effects of our consumer society and the waste that is generated by the short cycles of replacing our electronics."

Japon : des robots taxis transporteront leurs premiers passagers dès 2016

L'expérience sera effectuée à Fujisawa, écocité bâtie en 2011 à 50 kilomètres de la capitale. Ses participants, une cinquantaine de personnes âgées, seront véhiculés par des taxis autonomes pour aller faire leurs courses.

Si les Occidentaux sont encore méfiants à l'idée de confier les commandes d'un véhicule à un ordinateur, la population japonaise se fie plus facilement à l'intelligence artificielle en l'intégrant de plus en plus dans son quotidien. En témoigne l'inauguration, en juillet, à Tokyo, du premier hôtel au monde entièrement géré par des robots. En annonçant que des taxis autonomes allaient embarquer leurs premiers passagers à partir de mars, le Japon réaffirme sa position de précurseur en matière de robotique.

L’avènement des plateformes de contenu et la revanche de la syndication

9 octobre 2015 / Frédéric Cavazza

 

Assez régulièrement, notamment dans mes prédictions, je vous répète que le web est un média en perpétuelle évolution, avec une tendance à l’accélération de cette évolution. Pour vous en convaincre, je vous invite à (re)lire mes articles sur la publicité en ligne, TV ou les applications mobiles (ce qui était valable il y a deux ans ne l’est plus). Dernière illustration en date de cette évolution à marche forcée : les contenus. En moins de 6 mois, les grands acteurs du numérique (Snapchat, Facebook, Apple, Twitter, Google…) ont fait complètement évoluer les rapports de force et posé les bases d’une nouvelle ère : celle des plateformes.

Des portails web aux plateformes mobiles

À une époque pas si lointaine (15 ans), le web était dominé par des grands portails (Yahoo, MSN, AOL, Spray…). Ces portails se faisaient la guerre pour être la page de démarrage des internautes qui y trouvaient tous les contenus et services dont ils avaient besoin (météo, actus, sports, emails…).
Ces portails proposaient des chaines au sein desquelles un certain nombre de gros éditeurs étaient agrégés. Le problème est que cette agrégation était loin d’être exhaustive. Les internautes avaient faim, ils se sont logiquement tournés vers Google pour avoir accès complet à la richesse qu’offrait le web. Le célèbre moteur de recherche est devenu logiquement la page de démarrage de centaines de millions d’internautes.
Ensuite sont apparus les médias sociaux : d’abord les blogs, puis Facebook et Twitter. Face à la surabondance de contenus, les internautes ont dû faire des choix et accorder leur confiance à une poignée d’éditeurs. Nous sommes alors passés de l’ère de la recherche à celui de l’abonnement : flux RSS pour les blogs, follow pour Twitter et fans pour Facebook. Ce principe a bien fonctionné un temps, mais nous avons vite atteint un seuil de saturation (remarquez comme l’histoire se répète).
Non seulement les internautes étaient noyés sous un raz-de-marée de contenus de plus ou moins bonne qualité (avec tout le respect que j’ai pour les chats), mais ils étaient en plus abreuvés de messages et autres notifications. Ils se sont alors repliés vers des supports plus confortables où ils pouvaient savourer des contenus de qualité sur le web ou sur leurs terminaux mobiles. Flipboard est pour moi l’exemple le plus représentatif de ces services.

La lecture d’articles dans Flipboard

World’s largest 3D-printed structure symbolizes the future of architecture

 

The world’s largest 3D-printed architecture pavilion has taken over part of Beijing. Laboratory for Creative Design (LCD) designed and built Vulcan, a white latticed structure that was just awarded the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest 3D-printed structure. Recently unveiled at Beijing Design Week 2015, the massive Vulcan symbolizes the exciting departure from traditional building methods towards a new and revolutionary kind of architecture.



Displayed at Beijing’s Parkview Green, the white, undulating Vulcan was named after the Latin term for volcano and the God of Fire in Roman Mythology. The provocative name references both the unpredictable and sublime power of nature, as well as man’s fragility. The 3D-printed structure’s shape seems to echo this sentiment: the 120-degree symmetrical arched form brings to mind the mushroom-shaped cloud that results from a large volcanic explosion. The massive pavilion is made up of 1,023 individual 3D-printed units and measures 8.08 meters in length and 2.88 meters in height.
Related: The world’s largest Delta 3D printer can print nearly zero-cost housing out of mud
Although the white latticed modular system has a shape suggestive of an explosion, the construction was actually inspired by silkworm cocoons. LCD architects Yu Lei and Xu Feng based their design off of long-term research on the simulation of silk and cocoon production. “VULCAN represents a new reality – that modern architects are able to achieve their ideal design quality from concept to construction using digital design and fabrication methodologies,” said Yu Lei. “This development will increasingly blur the boundaries between technology and art.”
+ Beijing Design Week

Digital Cooking Tables

The New Concept Table from IKEA Will Suggest Recipes Based on Leftovers

Published: May 27, 2015 • References: conceptkitchen2025 & dezeen

A team of students at Lund University and the Eindhoven University of Technology have designed a concept table for IKEA that has the ability to suggest recipes based on the ingredients placed on its digital surface. Collaborating with the design firm 'IDEO,' the students developed an all-in-one-kitchen table to promote home cooking and to try and reduce the amount of household food waste.

The digital table features a built-in camera and image recognition technology that allows it to identify any ingredient placed on its surface. The smart table will then suggest other complementary ingredients and bring forth a full recipe by digitally projecting the instructions on the tabletop.

The table also features magnetic coils built into the surface of the table so that it can be used as an induction hub for cooking. The many different capabilities built directly into the IKEA concept table make it a multifunctional surface that is built for everything from preparing food to cooking and dining.

Unpackaged Food Supermarkets

Original Unpacked is Lowering Food Waste by Unconventional Means

Published: May 23, 2014 • References: startnext.de & psfk

Original Unpacked is doing something that very few stores have thought about before. By refusing to package any of the products they sell, Original Unpacked is cutting down on not only food waste, but the potential for litter as well. We've seen this type of self-service before in places like the Bulk Barn, but never in a full-scale supermarket the way it's being implemented now.

Outside of cutting down on waste in more than one way, Original Unpacked is also digging through the clutter that makes shopping in a supermarket such a daunting experience. While it's an absolute necessity to go to the supermarket regularly, it doesn't have to feel like a melee whenever it happens.

Original Unpacked will help keep portions reasonable, packaging simple and the food buying process easy.

Transgender Model Agencies

Apple Model Management is an Agency Exclusively for Transgender Talent

Published: Jul 29, 2015 • References: applemodels & refinery29

Apple Model Management is a Thai agency that deals entirely with transgender models that will soon be opening up a Los Angeles location. While the Thai division currently represents around 22 transgender models in Asia, the launch of the trans-only agency in LA will provide huge employment opportunities for both transgender men and women in the United States.

As powerful women like Laverne Cox, Andrej Pejic and Caitlyn Jenner are coming into the spotlight as voices for a variety of transgender issues, the public is beginning to gain acceptance and understanding of and prejudices put upon the community.

By opening this agency LA, this could mean that transgender models could be included in more of everything from runway shows to editorials and commercials.

Food Redistribution Initiatives

Moisson Montreal's Food Recovery Program Reallocates Usable Goods

Published: Aug 1, 2015 • References: moissonmontreal.org & treehugger

As an organization that's responsible for running Canada's largest food bank, Moisson Montreal began a food recovery program that is cutting down on huge amounts of food waste.

The initiative involves partnerships with local grocery stores and it simply reallocates food that stores would otherwise discard on a normal basis. Since the project began, Moisson Montreal and its grocery store partners have been responsible for redistributing more than 197 tons of meat, 137 tons of goods from the bakery, 52 tons of fresh produce and 148 tons of frozen food items. Meat is one of the most difficult food items to redistribute because of the transportation and refrigeration required, but it is a non-issue for Moisson Montreal.

Now that the program has taken off, it will be implemented across the entirety of Quebec with more participating supermarkets.

3D Printed Casts

This 3D-Printed Cast Excels the Healing Process of Broken Bones

Published: Aug 2, 2015 • References: linkedin & fastcodesign

Senior director of functional design at '3D Systems' Scott Summit created a unique 3D-printed cast. The cast is more comfortable than traditional fiberglass casts and will actually enhance the healing process.

This 3D-printed cast allows the healing process to be more efficient by reducing the weight of the cast and the amount of skin that is acutally covered. After injuring himself, Summit and an orthopedic surgeon scanned his arm and built a 3D cast that would rest on just three parts of his arm. By avoiding major nerves, the cast reduced the constricted blood flow and swelling to allow a faster healing time.

The fresh cast designs allows users to easily shower and remain together in both hot and cold water temperatures. This cast even allows the wearer to conduct daily tasks like playing the guitar and slicing veggies.

Interactive Electronics Shops

The littleBits Pop-Up Store is Part Retail Space and Part Laboratory

Published: Aug 1, 2015 • References: littlebits.cc & psfk

As a brand that's all about empowering people to create DIY electronics, littleBits recently set up an electronics shop in New York City to give people the chance to experiment with its products for project creation.

Part of the beauty of littleBits systems is that they require no wiring, programming or soldering for assembly. This is taken advantage of in the store, making for a mess-free activity for people of all ages.

At the littleBits Store, the space is divided into a demonstration area, a shop and a workshop.Some of the projects that people can partake in include making a DIY Keytar, a BitBot car or a robotic drawing machine. To make it easy for people of all ages to participate, the shop has experts to help people with technical skills at all levels.

Millennial Employment Infographics - This Chart Contains Many Insightful Workforce Statistics

Nokia joins virtual reality movement with spherical ozo professional camera

 Nokia launched a commercially available virtual reality (VR) camera designed and built for professional content creators and a first for nokia technologies digital media portfolio. ‘we’re thrilled to introduce ozo to the content creation world, and to define a completely new category of virtual reality capture and playback solutions,’ explains president of nokia technologies,  ramzi haidamus. ‘ozo aims to advance the next wave of innovation in VR by putting powerful tools in the hands of professionals who will create amazing experiences for people around the world. we expect that virtual reality experiences will soon radically enhance the way people communicate and connect to stories, entertainment, world events and each other. with ozo, we plan to be at the heart of this new world.’  

Art Billboards Instead of Ads

Healing Tool est une installation publique et temporaire imaginée par l’artiste américain Brian Kane, sur les routes du Massachusetts. Pour ce projet, il a acheté des espaces publicitaires et a remplacé les affiches de pubs par des belles photographies de nature afin de permettre aux passants et conducteurs de se détendre lors de leurs trajets quotidiens. Selon lui, il crée un « moment inattendu d’introspection », en retirant les images et messages commerciaux agressifs.

Muslim Lolita Fashion Is A New Trend Inspired By Japan

In an awesome fashion mash-up that nobody could’ve foreseen, Muslim fans of the Japanese lolita fashion trend have begun pairing these sweet-as-candy outfits with their hijabs, creating a unique new style that Japanese lolita fans are falling in love with.

19 Creative Upcycling Ideas Anyone Can Do

Upcycling is the process of re-purposing unused items or trash for something else. The difference between upcycling and recycling is that the item is not broken down into base materials, but modified to be of equal or better value than the original item. Below we have 19 of the most creative upcycling ideas.

Danalock: The Smart Lock For Your Front Door

The future is wireless, and the Danalock smart lock is leading the charge. Why carry around keys anymore, when you can open your door with your phone?

Futuristic Solar-Powered Tree “eTree” In Israel

The first solar-powered station designed to look like a tree provides users with a free Wi-Fi spot charging station, seating and cool drinking water.

Women in China Wear the ‘Facekini’ in New Beach Trend

Zhang Shifan tries on a face-kini mask as she demonstrates her products at an exhibition in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, May 22, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

Italy-based Artist Cristina Guggeri Shows World Leaders Pooping In New Series Of Images Called “The Daily Duty”

Given all the hefty decisions that today’s world leaders often have to grapple with on a daily basis, it can be easy to forget that they’re people too.

Infographic: Online Shopping Habits Men vs. Women

An online store owner will examine their customer data in order to find news ways to grow their business, and better ways to target customers. Mostly they will look at stats on certain purchasing groups, but it’s not too often we stop and take a hard look at what the clear cut differences are between male and female shoppers.

Therefore, we have created this info graphic in order to examine the differences between men and women in their online shopping habits. While you might be tempted to say you know everything there is to know about the differences, a broader look into the two sexes reveals some interesting information that all online shop owners can use.
Brief data from the infographic:
– Both women and men tend to do most of the shopping from their laptops
– Men are more likely to use their smartphones for a purchase, (45% vs. 34%)
– Women are much more likely to buy something if it is on sale. (74% vs. 54%
– Male shoppers tend to stop shopping after they find the first workable product
– Female shoppers are more likely to plan out their shopping strategies and make their purchases based on future needs.

#asignoftimes – A Series of New Pieces by Street Artist iHeart in Vancouver // Canada

The Canadian street artist iHeart continues to explore the new means of communication and the freedom offered by the street art to create a wild exhibition in Vancouver entitled #asignoftimes, unveiling his new ironic and offbeat creations in the manner of an art gallery. Taking place in Vancouver’s Granville Loop Park at the south end of the Granville Street Bridge, iHeart painted a bunch of new signature stencils which are involving social medias, technology and the internet.

Fantastic Creepy Driftwood Dragon Sculptures By James Doran

James Doran has created two epic dragon sculpture. The first one, perched on a dead tree, is called ‘The Wyvern in the Baobabs’ (a wyvern is a type of dragon with two legs and two wings). The other one, ‘Wyvern’s Folly,’ is perched on a gazebo made from reclaimed steel and recycled water bottles.

Trash People Installation by Ha Schult

German artist Ha Schult is known for her art performances, installations and exhibitions in the open air. A few days ago, she arranged an unusual exhibition in Israel.

Personal Robot: Advanced Home Automation System

 

The future is now with household personal robots. From starting your coffee to protecting your home, Maya will be there making life easier.

The World’s Largest Electronic Waste Dump

A recycling electronic waste factory is seen beside a field in the township of Guiyu in China’s southern Guangdong province June 10, 2015. The town of Guiyu in the economic powerhouse of Guangdong province in China has long been known as one of the world’s largest electronic waste dump sites. At its peak, some 5,000 workshops in the village recycle 15,000 tonnes of waste daily including hard drives, mobile phones, computer screens and computers shipped in from across the world.

Many of the workers, however, work in poorly ventilated workshops with little protective gear, prying open discarded electronics with their bare hands. Plastic circuit boards are also melted down to salvage bits of valuable metals such as gold, copper and aluminum. As a result, large amounts of pollutants, heavy metals and chemicals are released into the rivers nearby, severely contaminating local water supplies, devastating farm harvests and damaging the health of residents. The stench of burnt plastic envelops the small town of Guiyu, while some rivers are black with industrial effluent. According to research conducted by Southern China’s Shantou University, Guiyu’s air and water is heavily contaminated by toxic metal particles. As a result, children living there have abnormally high levels of lead in their blood, the study found. While most of the e-waste was once imported into China and processed in Guiyu, much more of the discarded e-waste now comes from within China as the country grows in affluence. China now produces 6.1 million metric tonnes of e-waste a year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, second only to the U.S with 7.2 million tonnes. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)

Luis Quiles’ Controversial Illustrations Comment On the World We Live In (NSFW)

Luis Quiles is a Spanish artist with a line of extremely controversial and provocative work, that features caustic and powerful scenes that comment on important social issues. In his many illustrations the artist uses disturbing images in order to show the filth and corruption that rules our world. Picking up sensitive topics like sexual abuse, religion and violence, Quiles knows how to perfectly combine his exceptional skills with his thoughtful ideas.