Johanna Blakley: Lessons from fashion’s free culture

Created by Seattle cloud texting company Zipwhip, Textspresso is an espresso machine that can not only send and receive text messages, but can also print messages on coffee foam using edible ink. […]

Japanese Umino Seaweed Shop created rolls of nori that are laser-cut in designer patterns. […]

IKEA's "smallest store in the world" fits into the space of a web banner, allowing customers to browse 2,800 products just by hovering their mouse over the mini store. […]

Back in the days of “Mad Men,” companies would spend big bucks on advertising in magazines and billboards. That still happens, but small start-ups can’t afford to shell out for major ad campaigns, nor are they usually looking to scale up so quickly. ... […]

The Unreasonable Institute, an incubator for social enterprise start-ups from around the world, has teamed up with Stanford’s d.school and the study abroad program Semester At Sea to offer a unique business development experience for technology-focused social entrepreneurs: the Unreasonable Institute at Sea. ... […]

If you've started to feel like plastic has taken over the world, it has -- from the Tupperware in our kitchens to children's toys to the remote patches of ocean it has polluted. And the increase in reusable water bottles may seem like ... […]