A self-driving pram? The new technology that will change the way we live

A self-driving pram? The new technology that will change the way we live

Fascinating technology is turning up in often unlikely places. Here are some cool examples,from a self-driving,AI-equipped pram to a fitness device a fraction the size of a smartwatch.

  • byTony Davis

Latest

Creator of nutrition facts label was Steve Jobs of information design

Creator of nutrition facts label was Steve Jobs of information design

Burkey Belser compared the finished product — which he later adapted to over-the-counter drugs — to the Apple iPod.

Jørn again:Key movers in Opera House drama reveal how they brought Utzon back

Jørn again:Key movers in Opera House drama reveal how they brought Utzon back

More than 30 years after he left Australia in a blaze of controversy,Jørn Utzon was approached again by the Opera House. The main players reveal their roles.

  • byAnne Maria Nicholson
Beyond the Opera House:Jørn Utzon’s other buildings

Beyond the Opera House:Jørn Utzon’s other buildings

What else did Jørn Utzon design? From inspiring personal projects to an unbuilt glass pagoda to houses reminiscent of Ancient Rome ...

  • byJeni Porter
From Louis Vuitton to a public toilet:Marc Newson’s acclaimed career

From Louis Vuitton to a public toilet:Marc Newson’s acclaimed career

The London-based Australian has been recognised for his stellar career which includes designing Qantas lounges,a concept jet and now a public toilet in Tokyo.

  • byGarry Maddox
More social space,less traffic noise:The award-winning reno on a busy intersection

More social space,less traffic noise:The award-winning reno on a busy intersection

With a series of strategic courtyards merging indoor and outdoor spaces,this transformation of a Federation-era home in St Kilda has won a slew of gongs.

  • byKaren McCartney
Advertisement
The outlandish exhibition hidden inside abandoned silos

The outlandish exhibition hidden inside abandoned silos

The Silo Project offers up the chance to admire an 85-year-old industrial ruin that’s as much a design marvel as those works it’s temporarily filled with.

  • byTomas Telegramma
‘I was watching all my friends die’:a queer history told in pictures

‘I was watching all my friends die’:a queer history told in pictures

When photographer Catherine Opie was documenting the AIDS crisis in California,she had little sense of how important her images would become.

  • byMichael Idato
Student accommodation like we’ve never seen before wins praise

Student accommodation like we’ve never seen before wins praise

Far from the dark and institutional spaces that typified types of co-housing in the past,two Sydney projects were driven by research about what their residents wanted.

  • byJulie Power
‘I’d rather give up cooking than stay in an industry too stubborn to change’

‘I’d rather give up cooking than stay in an industry too stubborn to change’

Many talk about living more sustainably. For acclaimed Melbourne chef Jo Barrett – and cheesemaker,woodcarver and sugar-sculptor – it’s her entire being.

  • byDani Valent
Basket case:the ancient craft’s contemporary boom

Basket case:the ancient craft’s contemporary boom

Politicians have given basket weaving a bad name,but its slow,hypnotic rhythms might be the ideal antidote to this fast,digital life.

  • byStephanie Wood