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Jordanian-born designer Rad Hourani is known for his futuristic, hard-edged, unisex designs. With his Tranclassic leather jacket, he has taken his aesthetic and made a garment that's rapture-ready. More »
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This evening gown doesn't just look wild and sexy — it's also like an extension of your body, with a design based on the ways that your rod cells see in low light, and cilia help our sense of touch. More »
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Yves Saint-Laurent was more than just a groundbreaking fashion designer — he was a robot visionary whose weird, angular designs and bold colors will be copied by the artificial intelligences of the distant future, a new retrospective shows. More »
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Avatar didn't sweep the Oscar nominations just because of its amazing special effects — it captured the hearts and imaginations of Academy voters because of its world-building. Here's the complete history of the movie's intricate world, from the designers themselves. More »
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Those giant glowing spheres that trash Manhattan in the Day The Earth Stood Still remake took painstaking work — on everything from color schemes to the way they looked reflected in people's hazmat suit visors. We talked to production designer David Brisbin about reinventing a science fiction legend, and he explained why the new film is such a visual departure from the 1950s version. More »
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