Who knew dissecting a tree – millimetre by painstaking millimetre – could be so damn relaxing?

How artists and designers are working together to see through the fog of war.

Anyone born within earshot of the Reagan administration will remember the distinct aesthetic of VHS cover art. This online museum pays tribute to the artists behind the era.

Everything in Japan is so nicely designed, even their construction workers look like starship pilots. The pics from this construction wear catalogue are making us reconsider our career choices.

Phil Collins, Mumford and Sons, Celine Dion and the rest of these soft-pop wonders never looked so metal. 

This rock-shaped cabin channels the natural beauty of the Alps into a perfectly camouflaged abode.

These zany gadgets from yesteryear are making us nostalgic for things we never knew existed.

A nifty backpack that can turn into a tent might be the coolest portable home we've seen yet.

This take on the old mobile phone game explains philosophy using one (very pixelated) snake.

Add a little lunar charm to your walls with this detailed moon map, free with every copy of Smith Journal volume 29.