Architecture for the Apocalypse: NYC as a Heritage Site
New York City is one of America's greatest man-made achievements, but how can we protect and preserve it for future generations with inevitably rising seas and increasingly frequent weather ...
Month: December 2012
Only in Japan : 13 Odd Houses by Suppose Design Office
Houses that look like little more than concrete or steel boxes from the outside offer exceptionally creative, efficient and welcoming interiors conceived by Japan's Suppose Design Office. The ...
Matthew Christopher: Photographer of Abandoned Places
Some of the locations have storied histories, and others remain a mystery - photo shoots of spaces that must remain off the map to avoid disturbing delicate or dangerous ruins, or trespassing on ...
Creative Fuel: 12 Appealingly Painted Oil Storage Tanks
Most oil storage tank farms are big, bland and boring, classic examples of form following function with the occasional company logo affixed to break up the visual monotony. Most but not all: there ...
Don’t Trip: 4 Dizzying Rooms by 1 Surrealist Spatial Artist
Like some kind of strange spatial magician, Kyung Woo Han turns conventional furniture, fixtures, doors and windows into otherworldly scenes that call into question just how familiar we really ...
Pixelated and Underwater: Azuma Makoto’s Bonsai Art
Bonsai trees are beautiful, but most require a very dedicated person to tend to their needs - unless they're made of Legos. Artist Azuma Makoto has not only created a bonsai made of these ...
Shell-Shaped Shoffice: Backyard Shed/Office Combo
Part backyard office, part storage space, part sculpture: the 'Shoffice' by Platform 5 Architects is a multi-functional pavilion that curls over itself like a shell. The architects created this ...
DIY Civilization: 40-Part Post-Apocalypse Construction Kit
Worried about the end of the world? A group of engineers has created a series of do-it-yourself machines for building (or reconstructing) society anywhere with access to light, water and ...
Roaringly Realistic Animal Chairs by Maximo Riera
Jet black and richly detailed, Maximo Riera's sculptural Animal Chair collection consists of an octopus, a rhinoceros, a lion, a whale, a walrus and a beetle. Crafted into dramatic seating, the ...
Absolutely Absurd: 18 Playful Furniture Pieces for All Ages
The humor starts with the name, but definitely does not end there. Straight Line Designs produces just about anything except works that are straightforward or linear. Descriptions ...
