Best Of The Rest: This Week In Creativity

*Paris Design Week happened, and apparently a techno parade was involved. [Paris Design Week]

*Artist Daniel Arsham teamed up with Pharrell for a series of pieces, unveiled at The Standard East this past Wednesday. For the collaboration Arsham created replications of Pharrell’s keyboard and drum machine, instruments vital to the prolific musical artist and producer at the genesis of his career in the late 1980’s. [Complex]

*Korea plans to build an invisible skyscraper. [Design Taxi]

*Dazed Digital came out with their A to Z guide to taking selfies, with a shout out to ubiquitous instagrammer and internet superstar MrPimpGoodGame. [Dazed Digital]

*Model Coca Rocha and  designer Giles Deacon teamed up for a performance featuring holograms, projection mapping and 3D technology.  []

* John Baldessari, Nate Lowman, and Rena Spaulings took part in a pizza party (either in person or spirit) celebrating Pizza Time! the Marlborough Gallery’s newest exhibit dedicated solely to pizza art. [Marlborough Gallery]

* ArtNews is calling it: It’s a Turrell trend as the light-master’s work commands not one, but three exhibitions across the country. [ArtNews]

* Cool Hunting set up a fashion x technology booth at the SuperPier. Ex: The below is a cape that also doubles as a harp. [] 

*The Istanbul Biennial starts this Saturday and it’s rumored that there’ll be heavy protesting themes, calls for social change, and all around general drama. [The Art Newspaper]

*Like a more fun version of FRIEZE, Berlin’s ABC ArtBerlinContemporary announces their upcoming line-up. [Art Berlin]

*From twerking to cronuts, this short animated film by Nowness illustrates the etymology of some of your favorite non-words. [Nowness]

*New York Magazine wonders “Can Wearable Technology Be Fashionable?” Asks Anna Wintour, a bunch others. [TheCut]

*The Pantone color of the year was announced, and you probably already own it. [Refinery29]

*Radical new green planning techniques are happening in North Dakota (think LED lights and privacy screens). [Dwell]

*From neon calligraphy (see below) to Keith Haring, one NYC gallery opens a gorgeous new text-based art exhibit. [Nylon]

* A neat intro to wearable technology. [IQ]

* The creators of MADE Fashion Week put together this fun (and informative) film showing how they did it.

* And last but not least, though not explicitly art and tech related, one design team has tapped NASA-grade technology to create a house plant that you don’t even need to water. It’s literally un-killable. [AHAlife]

Top image courtesy David x Prutting and Julian Mackler, BFA