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WebUrbanist | Archived Articles for January, 2012

Spiral Pen Portraits Use Pressure to Make Amazing Art

An advertising campaign focuses on one artist's unique knack for drawing the most detailed masterpieces in a spiral formation.

Robert Brandenburg's Found Art as Fine Art

Artist Robert Brandenburg brings dull paintings back to life by adding an interesting twist. With his creative touch, found art becomes fine art.

17 Creative Letterheads from Celebs & Public Figures

Peek into the desks of celebrities and public figures like Ray Charles, Leonard Cohen, Groucho Marx and Charles Manson to get a look at their unique letterhead.

High Anxiety: Rooftop Excavators Tear Down from Up Top

Rooftop excavators on highrise buildings are the demolition equivalent of painting one's self into a corner, several hundred feet above the ground.

The Swings of Things: 15 Daring Swing Set Designs

From urban art installations placing swings on billboards to whimsical and magical garden swings, these swing designs are far from the usual playground fixture.

Automata: Art Object Powered by 1,000 Gears

Artist Levi van Veluw demonstrates 'Automata', a beautiful wooden sculpture imbedded with 1,000 gears that enable it to move when wound up.

Fluffy Firearms? 12 Hilarious Non-Violent Weapons

The form factor of weapons is celebrated yet softened in these fun explorations of de-weaponified weapons.

ZAP! 27 Vintage Sci Fi Damsels In Distress

Vintage science fiction has as many damsels in distress as it has lurching robots and rubber-masked aliens.

Glow-in-the-Dark Home Furniture Lights Up Nights

These lounge chairs, bars, bathroom counters, plant pots, textiles and wallpaper designs feature integrated lights, glowing in the dark when the lights go out.

Surreal Estate: China's Village of Empty Villas

In the Year of the Dragon, white elephants abound as an eerie village of empty and abandoned villas epitomizes China's ever-expanding real estate bubble.

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