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WebUrbanist was founded in 2007 by Kurt Kohlstedt, who currently writes and edits articles and episodes at 99% Invisible and can be found on Twitter @KurtKohlstedt

Radiant Design: Tree Rings Spin Outward in Elemental Wood Dresser & Desk Set

Flowing out like the rings from the center of a tree, the veneers on this chest of drawers were carefully selected, perfected and oiled to create a remarkable effect. The lightening of ...

Flat-Pack Night Market: Modular South Korean Vendor Stalls Fold & Stack

Perfect for a pop-up market in Seoul that appears only overnight and on weekends, these collapsible and stackable structures take up little space when not in use and can be deployed and stored ...

60 Years Later: Original Le Corbusier Interior Design Vision Finally Realized

When Le Corbusier designed his Brutalist Unité d'Habitation structures in Marseilles and Berlin, the architect imagined these as models for the future of vertical urban living. But, as they ...

Measuring Wheel: Ditch Roll-Up Tape for a Coin-Sized Pocket ‘Rollbe’ Ruler

Architects, carpenters and other design and construction professionals often carry measuring tape wherever they go, but this small wheel makes for a much less bulky companion ...

Pigeon Portraiture: Photographer Highlights Beauty of Everyday Urban Bird

An oft overlooked wonder of the urban wilderness, the common pigeon is much more than it appears, with a rich history of aristocratic breeding dating back centuries. Photographer and ...

Sleep in a Legend: Bauhaus School Opens Student Rooms to Public Guests

A pivotal institution in the early development of Modernism, the iconic Bauhuas school in Germany has been renovated to match its 1926 look and feel, complete with studios and sleeping spaces ...

Mobile Phone Airbag: Spring-Loaded Legs Deploy to Save Dropped Devices

Protecting better than conventional cases or edge bumpers, this "active dampening" unit acts like an airbag for your portable handheld gadget, springing to action as it heads toward the concrete ...

Recycled Islands: Floating Dutch Park Constructed from Waterway Waste

A fresh new type of park-on-the-water in Rotterdam is turned plastic trash that once polluted the area into a series of hexagonal pods now open to the public. The design is built to scale, too -- ...

Zootopias: Forward-Thinking Zoos Designed to Advance Animal Welfare

Historically, zoos have been both productive and problematic for the animals they house, in some cases advocating for and publicizing real issues faced by species but also criticized for locking ...

Cyberpunk Furniture: City Streets Light Up Through Laser-Cut Wood Table

Iconic cities come to life in this custom wood table series, their resin streets and waterways glowing through grids of raised wooden architecture, all sitting on top of wrapping thin and dark ...

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