Bloomframe: Window Morphs Into a Balcony in Seconds
Transforming from a flat window into a balcony at the push of a button, the Bloomframe design is not only available for purchase after years of design refinements, it’s also set to be the ...
Year: 2016
Smog-Sucking Tower Cleans 30,000 Cubic Meters of Air Per Hour
Successfully crowdfunded last year, the Smog Free Tower has just gone from concept to reality; deployd for testing around Rotterdam, these machines are now using green energy to create zones of ...
Cyclist-Centric Decor: Furniture with Built-in Bike Racks
Bikes are a convenient way to get around in the city, but if you’re like most of the cycling masses in crowded urban locales, you probably don’t have a dedicated and tidy-looking spot for ...
Magnetically Attractive Furniture & Decor: 14 Floating Designs
A billionaire who’s really into magnets could fill his entire home with levitating objects, from a bed platform that costs nearly two million dollars down to his clothes hangers, houseplants, ...
Last Stop: Japan Keeps Old Train Station Open for Lone Passenger
In a remote area of Hokkaido, the northernmost island of Japan, a train stops just twice a day, as it has for years: once to pick up a girl on her way to school, and once to drop her back off ...
America’s Oldest Mall Now Houses Affordable Micro Apartments
Built in 1828, the first enclosed shopping mall in America now has affordable housing beyond its grand Ionic columns in place of cramped, struggling retail stores, with most of the historic ...
Cannabis to Grand Pianos: 14 Radical Modern Retail Designs
Whether selling recreational marijuana or grand pianos that cost almost as much as a house, this eclectic mix of retail stores really sets off their products with eye-popping interior design ...
Uncanny Volley: 15 Abandoned Tennis Courts & Clubs
Shed no racket tears for these abandoned tennis courts as there's no bawls in tennis... OK, that's out of line but these courts ARE out of service. ...
Trail Blazing: ‘Freezeway’ Path for Ice Skaters Opens in Canada
The new Freezeway pilot project now live in Edmonton aims to draw residents out of hibernation, encouraging them to skate along an iced trail system slated to double as a seven-mile commuting ...
Halfway House: Townhouse Duplex Split Straight Down the Middle
It looks more like an optical illusion or photo edit than a real dwelling, but this hundred-year-old halved townhouse really stands (out) on the streets of Toronto. 54 1/2 St. Patrick ...
