Coast Stories: 9 More Abandoned Lighthouses
A long, long time aglow... but even the brightest shining light will inevitably fade to black. Such is the case with these 9 abandoned lighthouses, rendered into obsolete obelisks by the ...
Month: January 2013
Warped Materials: Unusual Rubber, Wood & Metal Furnitures
The form factors of familiar furniture tend to be rather concrete in our minds. When we think of a chair, we expect it to look like a chair - and likewise for tables, benches, and so forth. But ...
Wild Horses: The Art of Making a Real 3D Poster
A nearly-life-sized, faceted white paper horse bursting out of a wall in an urban setting can't fail to grab your attention. Bolder and more dynamic than a two-dimensional poster, this 3D ...
Cloud Machine Lets You Play God by Modifying the Weather
Most of us have wished, at some point, that we could control the weather - to keep it from raining on a special day, perhaps, or conjure up a snowstorm that results in a few days off work and ...
Inventionland Offices: From Tree Houses to Race Tracks
If your office was a pirate ship, would you be more or less likely to slack off? The incredible offices of Inventionland design factory in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania look more like a theme park or ...
Pirated Architecture: Chinese Copies of Famous Buildings
Consider what Le Corbusier would think if he were alive to see his famous church in France duplicated as a Chinese barbecue restaurant. Or imagine what an Austrian village must feel about its ...
Face Books: 4 Written Portraits form 3D Autobiographies
Move over, Facebook. A hybrid celebration of the written word, printed page, physical sculpture and possibilities of cutting-edge technologies, these conceptual creations breath new life into old ...
Hidden Beauty: Savvy Secret Room & Passageway Engineers
Whether they hold a cache of high-tech, Batman-style weaponry or just a quiet retreat from the kids, secret rooms can make anyone feel as if they lead a life of mystery and intrigue. A company ...
Retro Redial: 8 Creative Phone Booth Conversion Projects
As you may recall (and please, forgive the pun), pay phones used to be ubiquitous - in many places they remain a physical presence, but without a use. As Banksy's work (above) points out, their ...
Utopian ‘Private City’ Envisioned as Crime-Free Urban Oasis
Could a utopian dream of a crime-free private city actually bring fears of fictional dystopia to life? Developers are currently building a white-walled 34-acre complex of apartments, shops, ...
