Face Plants: 10 Lifeless Abandoned Garden Centers
Spring has sprung – officially, at least – as green-thumbed gardeners shop for seeds, shrubs and soil... but not at these abandoned garden centers. Speaking of green thumbs, the ...
Month: April 2018
684 Miles of Wire: Robots Complete World’s First 3D-Printed Steel Bridge
Weighing close to 10,000 pounds, the complex shape and curvy form of this stainless steel bridge reflects the multi-axis printers that made it, line by molten line, and help highlight the ...
New Phantom Architecture by Eduardo Tresoldi Haunts the Grounds at Coachella
Full-scale neoclassical and baroque buildings made of wire mesh loom over festival-goers at Coachella this week, representing artist Eduardo Tresoldi's largest works yet. The Italian sculptor is ...
Vespa Revamp: Classic Scooter Brought up to Speed with Electric Redesign
The Vespampère is slim, light and stylish, recalling a vintage classic from 1948 with an electric motor and other contemporary technological tweaks to bring it in tune with the modern era. Among ...
A-Hole Design: Subreddit Highlights Intentionally Frustrating Products & Ads
There’s design that’s just plain crappy, and then there’s design that’s maliciously terrible because the creator just wanted you to suffer. They’re related, yet distinct, which explains ...
Building Blocks of Innovation: 11 Cutting Edge Materials Set to Shape the Future
Architecture has looked much the same since early humans first began constructing their own shelter, but that could change soon with the introduction of new materials and technologies producing ...
Final Estate: Beloved Architect Zaha Hadid’s Only House Design is Complete
Known for designing dynamically curved structures in cities, Zaha Hadid's only single-family residential project is certainly aligned with her signature style but also reacts to a very different ...
Tree-ness House: An Urban Jumble of Concrete Volumes & Terraces
A maze-like tower of voids and projections looms above the streets of Tokyo, offering residents cascading outdoor spaces all along the building’s roof and facade. ‘Tree-ness House’ by ...
GIFs That Keep on Giving: 20+ Captivating Animated Illustrations
Maybe you can't hang a poster of a GIF on your wall (yet) but these fun animated images are definitely frame-able, ranging from classic art brought alive by subtle moving elements to hypnotic ...
Riffin’ Large: MST3K Graffiti, Stickers & Stencils
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (or MST3K for short) was a Nineties pop culture TV phenomenon that endures through graffiti, stickers, stencils and street art. Mystery Science Theater 3000 ...
