Journalists are coping with the rising information flood by borrowing data visualization techniques from computer scientists, researchers and artists. Some newsrooms are already beginning to retool their staffs and systems to prepare for a future in which data becomes a medium. But how do we communicate with data, how can traditional narratives be fused with sophisticated, interactive information displays?

Cappellini's Tron Chair, designed by Dror Benshetrit, plays homage to the digital landscape of the 'Outlands' terrain in Tron. Raw data forms a jagged and angular landscape, serving as a muse for a chair that is comprised of intersecting layers and textures of 'digital' rock. Constructed out of roto-molder plastic, with varying textural surfaces and shades of black, the Tron chair invites you to 'sit off the grid'.

This film explores playful uses for the increasingly ubiquitous ‘glowing rectangles’ that inhabit the world. They use photographic and animation techniques that were developed to draw moving 3-dimensional typography and objects with an iPad.

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This video shows the mechanical making of Colander, a desk designed by Daniel Rohr, Germany.