DESIGN

They might be called “Jersey barriers,” but they weren’t born in the Garden State.

Solariums are nostalgic for many customers, but Wendy's thinks they’re dated.

There’s a good chance you’ll end up wanting to wear these flashy, funny ugly Christmas sweaters all year round.

LEGO’s Concorde plane is as sleek as its real-life counterpart.

America has no shortage of cool license plate designs—and plenty of weird ones, too.

Cars with wood paneling used to be all the rage. And yes, it made perfect sense at the time.

If you’re wearing jeans, you’ll probably spot some tiny metal rivets surrounding the front pockets. Like a lot of details in life, we’ve become accustomed to seeing them. So why are they there?

To annoy you? Possibly. For other good reasons, like keeping you alive? Also yes.

Apple's iconic logo is rumored to have been inspired by Eve's bite into the apple of knowledge, Newton's discovery of gravity, and Alan Turing's untimely end. Are any of these stories true?

Civil engineer Siswanti Zuraida built a concrete structure using diapers that would otherwise sit in a landfill for decades, making for a literal brick sh-t house.

Speedos, the famously ultra-tight swimming attire, showed so much leg on the conservative beaches of Australia that men were arrested.

Isamu Noguchi (1904–1988) was one of the most influential designers and sculptors of the 20th century.