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    Apple to pay $95 million after Siri unintentionally recorded private convos
    Sum is expected to cover tens of millions of Apple users affected over a ten-year period.
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    Inside Pinterests quest to restore internet optimism
    Most social media platforms have devolved into a network of bottom-feeders and rage-baiters. Yet somehow, Pinterest has kept its joy.According to Sprout Socials 2024 content strategy report, more than half of social users think of Pinterest as more positive than other platforms. When Bill Ready became Pinterests CEO in 2022, he shared his vision for a kinder, more upbeat social network. His plan seems to be workingand its keeping advertisers happy, too.Pinterest CEO Bill Ready [Photo: Pinterest]Time spent wellFor its survey, Sprout Social polled 4,500 social media users across the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, and Ireland. Of the respondents, 51% agreed that Pinterest was more positive than other social media apps. Some 60% of Gen Z respondents said they think of Pinterest as a more positive platform.In an email to Fast Company, Ready explains how Pinterest has optimized for a more joyful interface. Its AI is programmed to prioritize inclusive content, and it lets users self-select what body types are featured in search results. The latter change fends off one of Pinterests persistent negatives: the prevalence of lifestyle content that could promote disordered eating.A key difference between Pinterest and other platforms is that we do not optimize for time spent, but rather time spent welltime spent on joyful, inspiring experiences, Ready writes. Were betting on hope, not hatred as the driver of engagement on Pinterest.Pinterests lighthearted outlook also happens to be a boon for advertisers. Research shows that when consumers are in a positive mood theyre more likely to see the value of a purchase. If Pinterest makes its users happy, they could be more willing to buy. Better yet, social users are open to increased advertising on the app. Per Sprout Socials report, a quarter of respondents wanted more brands to use the platform.Positivity is working, Ready writes. Our platform has never been more actionable and shoppable, people are coming to Pinterest more and engaging more deeply, and advertisers are seeing results.[Photo: Pinterest]Can love conquer hate?Comparing Pinterest to other social platforms can be difficult, given its small scale. In the third quarter of 2024, Pinterest had 537 million monthly active users; compare that to Meta, which had 3.29 billion daily active users. But many users have become increasingly frustrated with the hatred flooding these more popular apps. Back in 2020, Pew Research Center polled general opinions of social media platforms. Some 64% of respondents agreed that they had a mostly negative effect on the country; 16% cited harassment and extremism; 7% reported too much negativity. More and more studies link social media usage to adverse mental health outcomes like anxiety and depression.Could Pinterests positive tilt position it ahead of more pessimistic competitors? That remains debatable. Dont forget what Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen reported back in 2021: Hateful, divisive, and polarizing content keeps users engaged. Still, Ready remains confident that Pinterests kinder outlook will push its expansion.People are looking for alternatives to the divisiveness and toxicity in other online spaces, especially Gen Z, which is our largest and fastest-growing demographic, Ready writes. Users come to Pinterest with the intention to act on their dreams rather than engaging in knee-jerk reactions to rage baiting content as you might see elsewhere.
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    This is how HR leaders can lead the transition towards a skills-based future
    Technology is changing faster than any other time in history. The half-life of skills is shrinking, and traditional talent sourcescolleges and universitiesare struggling to adapt their curriculum fast enough to meet the demand for new workforce skills. Meanwhile, millions of workers are unable to access higher education because of the high cost of a degree.As digital and AI trends continue to disrupt work, 85% of business leaders agree that the need forskills developmentwill dramatically increase, according to a Gartner survey from June 2024.Labor shortages have forced employers to rethink how theysource talentand whether four-year degrees are really necessary for many roles. When employees shift their focus to skills, rather than degrees, they have access to larger talent pools. Over the past several years, well-known companies like IBM, Google, and Walmart announced moves toskills-based hiring, and 22 U.S. states have also announced plans to implement skills-based hiring for government jobs.Unfortunately, the widespread support forskills-based hiringhas not necessarily translated to implementation. According to a Gartner November 2023 survey, despite 74% of HR leaders believing that most organizations are moving to a skills-basedtalent managementapproach, only 2% have adopted a skills-based approach in all talent processes; 41% have adopted some skills-based processes, while 50% are thinking about adopting it but havent started yet.To prepare for a future that values skills over degrees, HR leaders should be taking the following actions:Evaluate role requirementsHR leaders should assess how current role requirements are serving hiring needs to inform if and where the organization can reduce or eliminate degrees. Traditional role needs often include preferred industry experience, work experience, candidate traits, preferred universities, skills, locations, and years of experience on top of any degree requirements.The following are questions worth considering:Does the job actually require the level of degree attainment specified in the job description?Are there adjacent degree(s) that target candidates or prospects are more likely to attain?Which other degree(s) is/are most likely to develop the same skills that the role requires?What other courses or experiences prepare candidates for challenges similar to those faced in this specific role?Can the same educational requirements be attained in a nontraditional way (e.g., a competition, online courses, accelerated training programs, experience)?While its important to keep these considerations in mind, there are some jobs where the degree requirements need to stay. For example, individuals need specific qualifications to become a doctor, lawyer, or a teacher.Understand skills needs (and tailor the job description accordingly) HR leaders should gather information about the current skills makeup at their organization, and identifycritical skills needsthat are key to the companys future success. Consider the following factors when deciding what skills to prioritize:Current supply of key skillsChange in skills demand (more or less) to meet business goalsChanging skills impact on rolesTime frame of impactHR leaders can then tailoremployee value proposition(EVP) messaging to attract nondegreed, skilled talent rather than rely on uniform EVP messaging for all candidates.HR leaders should evolve their EVP management by delivering value centered around the whole person. A key component of tailoring EVP messaging effectively is forming partnerships with critical stakeholders, such as specific business unit leaders, employee resource groups, HR business partners, and internal representatives to inform messaging.Optimize onboarding for nondegreed talentBefore adjusting degree requirements, HR leaders should make sure their onboarding process can support the integration of nondegreed, skilled employees. While these workers might have the right skills for the role, they may be unprepared to navigate a corporate environment that has traditionally excluded anyone without a college degree.HR leaders should work with the recruiting and hiring managers to prioritize building connections over logistics, structure early work to build relationships and make new hires feel part of the team, and add progress cues to boost new hire confidence and motivation.While community and connectionareessential for all new hires, they areespeciallyimportant for those that may come from nontraditional backgrounds.Shift overall talent management approachSkills-based hiring primes the organization to evolve its overall talent management approach to center on skills. The most innovative organizations are making this shift to increase agility and respond more quickly and adeptly to volatile market conditions. In fact, a Gartner June 2024 survey found that approximately half of HR leaders say that a skills-based approach to talent management has the potential to solve many of the challenges their organizations face, though only one-third are actually investing in skills-based talent management.HR leaders interested in a skills-based approach should begin to do the following:Work with their CHRO and executive team to define their vision of the future skills-based stateCollaborate with functional stakeholders to build buy-inEngage with talent analytics teams to begin collecting skills data and prioritize areas for implementationInvest in technology to scale and maintain the new strategyThe future is skills-basedFocusing on skills over degrees provides access to larger and more diverse talent pools,enables retentionand growth opportunities for current employees, and increases workforce agility amid rapid change. With the pace of change only increasing, organizations should prepare now for a future that is skills-based.
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    Florida is about to build the nations largest trash incineratorbut no one can agree on where to put it
    When leaders of Floridas most populous county met in September to pick a site for what could become the nations largest trash incinerator, so many people went to the government center to protest that overflow seating spilled into the buildings atrium.MIRAMAR SAYS NO TO INCINERATOR! NOT IN OUR BACKYARD, read green T-shirts donned by some attendees who wanted to stop the new industrial waste facilitycapable of burning up to 4,000 tons of garbage a dayfrom being built near their homes.Residents feared the site would not only sink their property values and threaten the environment, but also potentially harm peoples health.Even more, the locations appeared to have been selected in a way that worried civil rights and environmental advocacy groups. All four sites considered that day were in or near some of the regions most diverse communities, and the state is arguing in federal court that race should not be a consideration in permitting industries that pollute the environment.Historically, communities of color have suffered the impacts of toxic plants near our cities, affecting our health and well-being, Elisha Moultrie, a 30-year Miramar resident and committee leader with the Miami-Dade NAACP, told the county commissioners.Its environmental injustice and racial injustice, she said.Miami-Dade leaders see a different challenge: the need to effectively manage trash. The county produces nearly double the national average per person of garbage, in part due to one of the regions major industries: tourism.Yet, throughout 2024, Miami-Dades elected officials delayed a decision on where to build the planned $1.5 billion incinerator, as the county mayor and commissioners wrestled with politics. County leaders are scheduled to vote on a new site in February.There is no perfect place, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said in a recent memo to county leaders.The conundrum unfolding in South Florida is indicative of what some see as a broader trend in the national fight for environmental justice, which calls for a clean and healthy environment for all, including low-wealth and minority communities. Too often, land inhabited by Black and Hispanic people is unfairly overburdened with air pollution and other emissions from trash incinerators, chemical plants, and oil refineries that harm their health, said Mike Ewall, director of Energy Justice Network, a nonprofit that advocates for clean energy and maps municipal solid waste incinerators.All the places that they would consider putting something no one wants are in communities of color, he said.More than 60 municipal solid waste incinerators operate nationwide, according to data from Energy Justice. Even though more than 60% of incinerators are in majority-white communities, those in communities of color have more people living nearby, burn more trash, and emit more pollutants, Ewall said.And in Florida, six of the nine existing incinerators are in places where the percentages of people of color are higher than the statewide average of 46%, according to data from the Environmental Protection Agencys EJScreen, an online tool for measuring environmental and socioeconomic information for specific areas.Before Miami-Dade Countys old trash incinerator burned down in February 2023, the county sent nearly half of its waste to the facility. Now, the county is burying much of its trash in a local landfill or trucking it to a central Florida facilityan unsustainable solution.Joe Kilsheimer, executive director of the Florida Waste-to-Energy Coalition, a nonprofit that advocates for owners and operators of trash incinerators, acknowledges that choosing a location is hard. Companies decide based on industry-accepted parameters, he said, and local governments must identify strategies to manage waste in ways that are both safe and efficient.We have an industrial-scale economy that produces waste on an industrial scale, Kilsheimer said, and we have to manage it on an industrial scale.Florida burns more trash than any other state, and at least three counties besides Miami-Dade are considering plans to build new facilities. Managing the politics of where to place the incinerator has especially been a challenge for Miami-Dades elected officials.In late November, commissioners in South Florida considered rebuilding the incinerator where it had been for nearly 40 yearsin Doral, a predominantly Hispanic community that also is home to Trump National Doral, a golf resort owned by the president-elect less than three miles from the old site. But facing new opposition from the Trump family, the county mayor requested delaying a vote that had been scheduled for December 3.President Joe Biden created a national council to address inequities about where toxic facilities are built and issued executive orders mandating that the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Justice address these issues.Asked if Trump would carry on Bidens executive orders, Karoline Leavitt, the incoming White House press secretary, said in an email that Trump advanced conservation and environmental stewardship while reducing carbon emissions in his first term.In his second term, President Trump will once again deliver clean air and water for American families while Making America Wealthy Again, Leavitt said.However, during his presidency, Trump proposed drastic reductions to the EPAs budget and staff, and rolled back rules on clean air and water, including the reversal of regulations on air pollution and emissions from power plants, cars, and trucks.Thats a big concern for minority neighborhoods, especially in states such as Florida, said Dominique Burkhardt, an attorney with the nonprofit legal aid group Earthjustice, which filed a complaint against Floridas Department of Environmental Protection in March 2022. The complaint, on behalf of Florida Rising, a nonprofit voting rights group, alleges that Floridas environmental regulator violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by failing to translate into Spanish documents and public notices related to the permitting of incinerators in Miami and Tampa, and by refusing to consider the impact of the facilities on nearby minority communities.Theyre not in any way taking into account whos actually impacted by air pollution, Burkhardt said of the state agency. The EPA is now investigating the complaint.Conservative lawmakers and state regulators have been hostile to laws and regulations that center on the rights of people of color, Burkhardt said. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a Republican, has signed into law bills limiting race education in public schools and banning public colleges and universities from spending money on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.They want to be race-neutral, Burkhardt said. But that ignores the very real history in our country of racism and entrenched systemic discrimination.Historical racism like segregation and redlining, combined with poor access to health care and exposure to pollution, has a lasting impact on health, said Keisha Ray, a bioethicist with the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.Studies have found that neighborhoods with more low-income and minority residents tend to have higher exposure to cancer-causing pollutants. Communities with large numbers of industrial facilities also have stark racial disparities in health outcomes.Incinerators emit pollutants such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, and fine particulate matter, which have been associated with heart disease, respiratory problems, and cancer. People living near them often dont have the political power to push the industries out, Ray said.Ignoring the disparate impact sends a clear message to residents who live there, she said.What youre saying is, Those people dont matter.Florida is one of 23 states that have petitioned the courts to nullify key protections under the Civil Rights Act. The protections prohibit racial discrimination by organizations receiving federal funding and prevent polluting industries from overburdening communities of color.Those rules ask the states to engage in racial engineering, argued Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody in an April 2024 letter to the EPA, co-signed by attorneys general for 22 other states. A federal court in Louisiana, which sued the EPA in May 2023, has since stopped the agency from enforcing the rules against companies doing business in that state.Miami-Dades incinerator, built west of the airport in 1982, was receiving nearly half the countys garbage when it burned down in February 2023. Though the facility had pollution control devices, those measures did not always protect nearby residents from the odor, smoke, and ash that the incinerator emitted, said Cheryl Holder, an internal medicine physician who moved into the neighborhood in 1989.Holder said every morning her car would be covered in ash. Residents persuaded the county, which owned the facility, to install scrubbers that trapped the ash in the smokestack. But the odor persisted, she said, describing it as a strange chemicalfaint bleach/vinegar mixed with garbage dump smellthat often occurred in the late evenings and early mornings.Holder still started a family in the community, but by 2000, they moved, out of concern that pollution from the incinerator was affecting their health.My son ended up with asthma and nobody in my family has asthma, said Holder, who in 2018 helped found Florida Clinicians for Climate Action, a group focused on the health harms of climate change. Though she cannot prove that incinerator pollution caused her sons illnessthe freeways, airport, and landfill nearby also emit toxic substancesshe remains convinced it was at least a contributing factor.Many South Florida residents are concerned about the health effects of burning trash, despite assurances from Miami-Dade Mayor Cava and the countys environmental consultants that modern incinerators are safe.Cavas office did not respond to KFF Health News inquiries about the incinerator. She has said in public meetings and a September memo to county commissioners that the health and ecological danger from the new incinerator would be minimal. She cited an environmental consultants assessment that the health risk is below the risk posed by simply walking down the street and breathing air that includes car exhaust.But some environmental health experts say its not only a facilitys day-to-day operations that are cause for concern. Unplanned events, such as the fire that destroyed Miami-Dades incinerator, can cause environmental catastrophes.It might not be part of their regular operations, said Amy Stuart, a professor of environmental and occupational health at the University of South Floridas College of Public Health. But it happens every once in a while. And it hasnt been that well regulated.In addition to Miami-Dades planned incinerator, three other facilities have been proposed elsewhere in the state, according to Energy Justice Network and news reports.State lawmakers adopted a law in 2022 that awards grants for expansions of existing trash incinerators and financial help for waste management companies losing revenue on the sale of the electricity their facilities generate.A bill filed in the Florida Legislature by Democrats this year would have required an assessment of a facilitys impact on minority communities before the state provided financial incentives. The legislation died in committee.As local governments in Florida and elsewhere turn to incineration to manage waste, the industry has argued that burning trash is better than burying it in a landfill.Kilsheimer, whose group represents the incinerator industry, said Miami-Dade has no room to build another landfill, though the toxic ash left behind from burning trash must be disposed of in a landfill somewhere.This is the best solution we have for the conditions that we have to operate in, he said.But University of South Floridas Stuart said that burning trash isnt the only option and that the government should not ignore historical and environmental racism. The antidote also cannot be to put more incinerators and other polluting facilities in majority-white neighborhoods, she said.The focus of public money instead should be on reducing waste altogether to eliminate the need for incinerators and landfills, Stuart said, by reducing communities consumption and increasing recycling, repurposing, and composting of refuse. Daniel Chang, GristThis story was originally produced byKFF Health Newsand published in partnership with Grist, a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future.
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    Mal Chmel divides Czech home across seven concrete floors
    Staggered concrete floors create a "vertical cave" through the centre of this compact family home in the Czech Republic, designed by local studio Mal Chmel.Aptly named House of Seven Floors, the home's more conventional exterior, designed to fit its sloping suburban site, conceals an exposed concrete interior of interconnected levels that encourage the family's children to play and explore.Mal Chmel has completed House of Seven Floors in the Czech Republic"The design process focused on maximising the spatial experience within a limited plot size," Mal Chmel founding partner Zdenk Chmel told Dezeen."The most significant gesture is the creation of fluid, interconnected spaces where light and views dynamically change with movement."The home is designed to encourage play"The approach of stacking multiple levels within a small footprint not only preserved the garden but also created a house that feels larger than its physical constraints," Chmel added.Entering onto the home's first floor, a "quasi-spiral" steel staircase connects each level, the concrete floor plates of which have all been left exposed.A central steel staircase connects each levelThis central stair is supported by central sections of concrete wall that the studio describes as an "inner statue".On House of Seven Floors' ground level, the living, dining and kitchen area overlooks the garden with a full-height window and glass door. The kitchen counters are organised along the partially subterranean wall opposite.Read: Stempel & Tesar perches black-steel villa on hill overlooking PragueThe stepped floors then move upwards, staggered across different edges of the home's polygonal plan so that each can benefit from views and natural light through large windows.On the third and fourth levels are the children's rooms, followed by levels containing a bathroom, study and finally the main bedroom at the top of the home.The floors are staggered across different edges of the home's polygonal plan"The rooms ascend gradually, reflecting the terrain's contours, the architectural intent to interconnect the house's spaces, and the placement of rooms according to their function and orientation to the cardinal directions," described Chmel."Openings in the facade were carefully placed to enhance views and daylighting, supporting the concept of the vertical cave and its interplay of light and shadow," he added.The interiors feature exposed concrete surfacesHouse of Seven Floors' interior finishes, described by the studio as "minimalist and rugged" are defined by concrete floors, walls and ceilings, which are left raw to emphasise the sculptural forms created by the stacked layers.Other homes in the Czech Republic recently featured on Dezeen include the renovation of a Renaissance-era townhouse by architecture studio ORA and a charred-timber-clad home by Atelier Hajn that references traditional cabins.The photography is by Alex Shoots Buildings.The post Mal Chmel divides Czech home across seven concrete floors appeared first on Dezeen.
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    High Court rules Zaha Hadid Architects must continue paying to use founder's name
    UK architecture studio Zaha Hadid Architects has had its bid to be released from a licensing agreement requiring it to pay to use Zaha Hadid's name dismissed by the High Court.The latest legal battle between the architecture studio and the Zaha Hadid Foundation over the fees being paid to use the late architect's name was dismissed in the High Court on 20 December 2024.Zaha Hadid Architects had sought to end a licensing agreement that requires it to pay six per cent of its revenue to the foundation each year. According to the judgement this has resulted in 21.4 million in fees since 2018."The company's economic activity has not been sterilised"The studio argued that the agreement signed in 2013, three years before Hadid's death in 2016 would restrict its ability to be competitive. However, this was dismissed by the judge."On examination, however, it became clear that that plea was unsustainable," wrote judge Adam Johnson in the judgement."The company's economic activity has not been sterilised. In fact, it has achieved considerable financial success in the period since the licence agreement was entered into."According to figures in the judgement, Zaha Hadid Architects revenue was over 60 million in 2021, 2022 and 2023. The figures showed that revenues had almost doubled since the agreement was signed in 2013."It's clear that the business has been very successful"Giving evidence, Zaha Hadid Architectsdirector Charles Walker accepted that the studio was "very successful" financially, but argued that the fee would restrict the business in the future."Until now it's clear that the business has been very successful and we can afford the levy," he said. "That's not an issue for me and I think it may be undisputed."Read: Judge rules against Patrik Schumacher in Zaha Hadid court case"The concern is the longevity of the business, whether it can sustain this in perpetuity," he continued."I think of it a little bit like maybe somebody trying to swim with rocks in their pockets that, you know, although a strong swimmer might be able to sustain that for a period of time, but under say, for example, the next generation of leadership if they are not as enterprising and if they are not able to secure the necessary work that they have to do year on year, eventually the burden could become too much for the business."Hadid's name has "very significant value"Judge Johnson concluded that using Hadid's name was of "very significant value" to the studio and that "there is no doubt that the prestige associated with the name has contributed to the Company's success".He added that he believed the studio was complaining that it was paying too high a fee to the foundation for the use of the name."As I see it, the real nub of the Company's complaint is that it has come to think it is paying too much for the right it has acquired, and considers that if it was paying less it could charge more competitively; or it has acquired the right on terms which it has come to regard as commercially onerous, and thinks it would be able to conduct its business in a more agile manner in the future, if the terms were different," said Johnson.The case is the latest legal battle involving the studio and foundation. Following Hadid's death, there was a four-year-long dispute over her estate, which was settled in a court hearing in 2020.The photo of Zaha Hadid Architects' Zhuhai art centre is by Cat-Optogram Studio.The post High Court rules Zaha Hadid Architects must continue paying to use founder's name appeared first on Dezeen.
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    "This is the best house of 2025 already" says commenter
    In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a wood-and-stucco house and art studio in the Californian desert by Ryan Leidner Architecture. Located in the High Desert region, the house was designed for a painter and creative director and was informed by mid-century Eichler homes and southwestern art.Ryan Leidner Architecture creates home and studio in High Desert"An architect's dream"Commenters were largely positive about the project. Pavarreon hailed it as "a real work by a true architect: elegant, discreet, functional, a well-proportioned space". They added "what a great way to start a new year".JZ echoed this sentiment, admiring the "elegant, organic palette".On the same page, Miles Teg declared "well nothing can top this I think this is the best house of 2025 already".Meanwhile, Artyvisual thought it was an "amazing plot" and called it "an architect's dream".Do you agree? Join the discussion Vector Architects funnels light to forest spa with tubular concrete lightwells"This is brutal poetry"Another project receiving plenty of praise this week was a concrete spa with tubular lightwells completed by Vector Architects in a forest in China.Reader Dik Coates wrote "that concrete work is excuisite" and admired the "beautiful brush-hammering finish".Typinghereagain had nothing but praise. "What a sublime and bonkers resolution of brief. A wonderful and powerful execution of space.""This is brutal poetry," added Miles Teg.However, not all readers were quite so smitten. Souji argued that "it has cute details, but this feels more like a building made to be photographed than used".They went on to say "it's so out of place, no different to a McMansion ruining a landscape the only difference is that this is edgy with its dark industrial aesthetic".Which side are you on? Join the discussion Will Gamble Architects adds "unashamedly contemporary" extension to English farmhouse"A bit too sleek and polished"Also on commenters' radar this week was a glass-lined extension to a farmhouse in Hertfordshire by Will Gamble Architects."The photo of the glass extension in long elevation view shows how awkward the slightly pitched parapet is," put forward Dwg. "Really not a fan of this," they concluded.Alfred Hitchcock also wasn't impressed and felt "the new interventions are all just a bit too sleek and polished"."It's almost as if they're trying to pretend that they don't live in a medieval farmhouse," they continued.However, Susanna Diegel argued that it "works extremely well viewed from the outside".What's your take on the farmhouse extension? Join the discussion Comments UpdateDezeen is the world's most commented architecture and design magazine, receiving thousands of comments each month from readers. Keep up to date on the latest discussions on our comments page and subscribe to our weekly Debate newsletter, where we feature the best reader comments from stories in the last seven days.The post "This is the best house of 2025 already" says commenter appeared first on Dezeen.
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    Wine Stopper concept lets you know when the bottle is best to consume
    There are probably two kinds of wine drinkers in the world: those who know everything about the age, composition, and other things that you need to know about the bottle youre drinking; and those who just like the taste of the bottle theyre consuming. More often than not, Im of the latter but sometimes I also like knowing how old the wine Im drinking is. Designer: Semin ParkIf youre just a casual wine drinker, you will probably appreciate this concept for your bottle. The Wine Stopper is a, well, wine stopper, that is designed to look like an analog clock. This is because its meant to be a symbol of the particular bottle of wines ageing process, even though its really just a design and not an actual indication of the age. We all know that a bottle of wine changes flavors and aromas the longer it stays unopened. There is also a perfect time to open it and finish it off. This wine stopper is something you can use to fully experience the aging cycle of your wine, at least symbolically. It has a traditional analog dial that tells you the maturation date when the bottle can best be experienced. We assume that the clock is manually placed on the aging date side and also the best taste hour, whether its for red wine, white wine, or sparkling wine. Its an interesting way to know a bit more about your wine before drinking it all away.The post Wine Stopper concept lets you know when the bottle is best to consume first appeared on Yanko Design.
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    British Airways turns the hidden beauty of flight paths into a clever new logo design
    The airline's loyalty club gets a glow up with a sleek, minimalist rebrand.
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