The Industrial Revolution and the Rise of the Arts

The Industrial Revolution and the Rise of the Arts

A new book claims to show how the Industrial Revolution changed the way we see the arts, with the result that the arts became more important to the lives of people.Industrialism: How the Transformation of the Industrial World Changed Everything by Andrew Gee, an associate professor of political science at the University of Minnesota, traces…

How to turn an industrial desk into an industrial-grade coffee table

How to turn an industrial desk into an industrial-grade coffee table

We’re already seeing a resurgence of industrial design, but what exactly does this mean for the design of our industrial-style offices?Ars Technic’s Matt Miller answers this question with a new piece of hardware.Miller and his colleagues from the Australian National University’s Industrial Design Research Institute (IDRI) have been working on a piece of furniture called…