Smart Glass: Flip a Switch to Make Opaque Turn Transparent
Kiss curtains, blinds and shades goodbye - smart glass is not just an Xbox enhancement. Smart glass technology is evolving and faster than ever. It can shade rooms on demand, making them ...
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 @KurtKohlstedtBinder Clip Handbag: Office Product-Inspired Tote Purse
It is a familiar trope these days, but fun nonetheless: take a common object, tweak the scale and transform the materials, and you get a new item that has a recognizable shape but a distinct new ...
Botel: Floating Hotel with Modular Detachable Room Boats
You may have to move rooms when you arrive at your hotel, but has your room ever had to move you? Instead of static spaces, the sleeping areas in this hotel are dynamic vehicles you can use to ...
Musical Urban Design: Rube Goldberg-Style Rain Drains
Architects go to elaborate lengths to hide the passage of water from the walls and roofs of buildings, but in this case, an interactive and artistic facade features the process prominently ...
Edge Cases: 8 Space-Saving Design Ideas for Inside Corners
Most home furnishings are made for flat surfaces, not for those uncomfortable edge conditions we call either 'inside' or 'outside' corners. The following designs do more than just address such ...
Woodskin: Flexible Hybrid Material Makes Wood Modular
In essence, it has the look and feel of wood, but the flexibility of fabric, all rolled into one composite mesh that is durable but able to be molded into all kinds of creative patterns both ...
Kite Cameras: Aerial Photography Accessible to Anyone
Towers convey power, and height is both literally and metaphorically connected to broader and better views - but here come kites to undermine that top-down view. Kite photography is ...
Philography: Complex Philosophy Meets Graphic Simplicity
The bigger the idea, the harder to understand, let alone distill. That is the idea and challenge behind this growing set of graphic designs that seek to capture big ideas in simple shapes and ...
Tinshed: Home Rebuilt from Shreds of Scrappy Shack
In a sleepy suburb of Sydney, Australia, long since taken over by mainly-one-story houses, sat a disused metal-sided shed. An ad hod affair, it was a rare leftover of what was once an industrial ...
Solar Socket: Portable Plug-In Creates Free Energy to Go
With batteries running low, your eye roams the room for a place to plug in, but then you remember: you brought your own power supply - all you need now is a window. Portable, easy and green, this ...
