Retro-Future NYC: What New York Could Have Become
What would New York have looked like, if the futuristic visions of innovative thinkers in the late-19th to mid-20th century had become reality? Midtown Manhattan could have been enclosed within a ...
Month: May 2012
Decay in Detroit: Feral House Photos by James Griffioen
The word 'feral' has a dark and unsettling connotation: wild, dangerous, likely to turn on you at any moment. The word is most often applied to domesticated animals that have reverted back to a ...
Urban Geodes: Crystal Street Art Hidden in Broken Spaces
Break open even the dullest rock and you may reveal amazing quartz or other crystals in radiant whites, blues, purples and reds. This street art project exposes parallel formations in cracked ...
No Mere Puff Pieces: 30 Clever Cushions & Crafty Pillows
Pillows and cushions are more than just a place to lie your head or a thing to turn over when you spill cheese dip. They are the things you hold onto during a scary movie, the objects you bury ...
3Space: Sharing Vacant Spaces with the People
Properties that sit vacant and empty for too long tend to invite crime and decay. Many charitable organizations can't find affordable places to meet and hold events. Bring the two together and ...
8th World Wonder in the Works: Tunnel from Russia to USA
It sounds like science fiction, but is back on the table after nearly a century of talk: a railway to reconnect the Far East with the Far West, theoretically enabling a Londoner to travel by rail ...
Cooking Lean: 13 Mini, Mobile, Modular & Motorized Kitchens
Renovating your kitchen, and left without a place to make basic meals? Living in a tiny urban apartment that just doesn't have room for a standard setup? One of these 13 high-tech, modular, ...
Ten More Creative Crosswalks & Zany Zebra Crossings
Where did the pedestrian cross the road? Unless he or she's a jaywalker, at the crosswalk of course! These ten creative crosswalks or, as they're known in Europe, Asia and elsewhere, Zebra ...
Don’t Burn Rubber: Hand-Carved, Recycled-Tire Art
(all images via: Beautiful Life) The key to becoming a respected artist is not necessarily to do something entirely new and different, but to do it in a compelling way. Belgian artist Wim Delvoye ...
Dive! Dive! Dive! 16 Incredible Submarine-themed Rooms
Adventuring under the sea has a dangerous and classic appeal. These images of incredible submarine-themed rooms and decor are the perfect inspiration for a crazy decorating adventure in one's own ...
