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Author: Kurt Kohlstedt

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

Urine for a View: Modular Window Image Tiles Reframe Restroom Experience

Stepping into a lockable bathroom stall, one expects a degree of privacy, but for those with shy bladders, this interior tiling strategy may prove problematic. Designed by Gyva ...

Drifting to Sleep: Snooze on Water in the World’s First Floating Tent

"The world is your waterbed" according to SmithFly, the creators of the floating Shoal Tent, an inflatable sleeping craft that lets you drift off while drifting out on the water. The base ...

Hyper-Realistic Embroidery: Everyday Domestic Scenes Recreated in Thread

Woven into this remarkable works of fabric sculpture are incredible details, from metallic sheen and scratches on a recreated pay phone to grime and fish skeletons on dirty dishes (complete ...

Totally Tubular: Industrial Furniture Engineered from Ventilation Ducts

A series of industrial steel ventilation pipes and copper sheet stripped from a scrapyard come together in this industrial-style furniture design dubbed "Tubular." Typically used for heating, ...

Shape-Shifting Chinese Smart Home Uses Open-Source Building Technology

Set in a traditional Beijing hutong, this cozy futuristic house has a shape-changing layout and employs construction techniques available for download on WikiHouse, an open-source architecture ...

Tiny Trains: Neat Narrow-Gauge Rail Connects German Island to Mainland

The island of Nordstrandischmoor is connected to mainland Germany by a tiny narrow gauge railway, on which residents (at least those 15 years of age and older and holding a moped license) can ...

Neo-Rustic Concrete Retreat: Coastal Cottage Blends Brutalism & Minimalism

The simple and linear form of this remote vacation home juts out from a cliff over a sea-lion reserve in Chile; crafted to look aged and monolithic, it appears almost like a modern ruin in the ...

Deciphering Logos: Graphic Designer Swaps Brand Names for Fonts Used

Pop quiz: can you identify these iconic companies by their typefaces alone? Italian graphic designer Emanuele Abrate decided to run an experiment of sorts and trade names for fonts. In his ...

Stitches in Space: Giant-Sized Doilies Domesticate a Wild Array of Places

Spanning interiors, wrapping trees and adorning facades, these big bright red doilies are somehow both conventional and ominous, somewhere between knit holiday sweaters and huge spider ...

Blown-Out Pipes: Artist Expands Everyday Plastic Tubes to Create Vases

Plastic piping original mass-produced to carry water from place to place has found a likewise liquid-related second life in the form of flower-holding vessels, blown out like glass into fresh new ...

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