Guerilla marketing is often a risky business, skirting the edge of ethical (or even legal) acceptability. Some guerilla marketers who have crossed the line have caused everything from Olympic belly-flops to city-wide bomb scares and have been punished with anything from modest jail time to millions of dollars in fines. All the same, some of […]
Posted by Urbanist May 6th, 2008
Graffiti, Guerilla Marketing, Urban Art, Various
Comments: 26
Ever want to sleep suspended in mid-air, stay in a barn loft or live out some other strange fantasy you’re afraid to tell anyone? If you can think of it, chances are someone has created it. From the artistically painted to elaborately decorated, here are eighteen more unusually artistic, crazy and kinky hotel rooms from […]
Posted by Urbanist May 4th, 2008
Architecture, Travel, Urban Art, Various
Comments: 3
If you need something to store books anyway, why not choose something that makes a statement or serves two purposes like a bookcase that doubles as a secret door or even a bed? Some of these shelving systems are virtually invisible while others are virtual works of art in their own right. So, if you […]
Posted by Urbanist April 28th, 2008
Architecture, Urban Art, Urban Furniture, Various
Comments: 8
Trees and plants have a kind of flexibility that is both disturbing and inspiring. Left to their own devices they can wrap around objects and create strange works of unintentional art. Properly pruned and cultivated they can be made into curious, compelling and useful shapes of all sorts. From tree furniture designs to unchecked acts […]
Posted by Urbanist April 22nd, 2008
Environment, Travel, Urban Art, Various
Comments: 26
A surprising number of artists use remarkably conventional materials as the basis for their offbeat masterpieces. Sometimes the results are inspiring and other times they seem to border on kitsch. Still, art from ordinary objects can provide an interesting reminder that the things around us we take for granted can be repurposed in ways most […]
Posted by Urbanist April 6th, 2008
Urban Art, Urban Images, Various
Comments: 6
