Their brand is completely defined. Tiny labeled cosmetic bottles meticulously lined in rows mixed with an unpolished material – usually a light wood, twine netting, or cardboard. Yep, we’re talking about Aesop, who just opened their third Manhattan store in the West Village. The sculptural wooden shop is the brain child of the Melbourne based architects …

Remember the Furby and the Tamagotchi? Both toys sold like electronic pets and both big in Japan. Now there is a new digital pet from Japan, the’ Smartpet’ (I do love the name). ‘Smartpet’ by Japanese producers Bandai transforms users’ iPhones into robotic puppies, capable of moving and responding to voice and gestural interactions. after an initial march …

Coldplay has been turning their audience into interactive participants at recent concerts by handing them Xylobands, LED-illuminated wristbands that can be activated all at once using a radio signal. The wristbands come in a variety of colors and have the Twitter hashtag #coldplayfilm printed on them to promote the band’s live DVD. When ‘turned on’ at …

Beauty salons of any description tend to have a particular look, if it’s not clean and clinical, it’s Zen-like – all bamboo shoots and rainforest soundtracks. Sure, some push their boundaries a little; like this Wax Revolution salon Located in Polanco, an affluent neighbourhood of Mexico City. When you visit the website of Wax Revolution it’s hard to …

Italian street furniture design company metalco has developed an interactive, outdoor public transit station for paris entitled ‘Osmose’. the ‘smart stop’ at Gare de Lyon station has been fashioned by french architect Marc Aurel of MA studio, and is the first of what will be several interactive transport stations placed through out the city. ‘Osmose’ is Metalco’s solution …

On notcot.org a fun article about the latest rooftop concept at Selfridges in Londen. Last summer, people rowed across the roof of Selfridges, this year, ahead of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and Olympics, you can play a round of golf on the roof! The festivities are all a part of Big British Bang on the roof of Selfridges. Boasting …

Giving a new meaning to the phrase ‘window shopping,’ Bloomingdale’s has replaced its traditional window displays with interactive sunglasses shops. Now, instead of merely looking at sunglasses in a window, passerbys can virtually try them on. The Lexington Avenue, NYC Bloomingdale’s features six interactive windows; each window is dedicated to a different designer (Marc Jacobs, FENDI, Roberto Cavalli, Miu …

Google has its sights set on a new way of experiencing and interacting with the world. The multifaceted enterprise that has already dipped its feet into social networking, web browsing, and mobile technology has a new undertaking called Project Glass. In its simplest form, the project presents a futuristic fashion statement, but it ultimately represents a …

Eeating Sushi can get so arty in the future! Thanks to this idea developed by international ad agency I&S BBDO for the umino seaweed shop.  ’Design Nori’ is a series of intricately laser-cut seaweed for rolling sushi. Each sheet of five designs– ‘sakura’ (‘cherry blossoms’), ‘mizutama’ (‘water drops’), ‘asanoha’ (‘hemp’), ‘kikkou’ (‘turtle shell’), and ‘kumikkou’ (‘tortoise shell’)– is based …