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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

Redesign on the Fly: 5 Fresh Zippers Improve Upon Traditional Fasteners

Designers are always trying to reinvent the chair or improve the shoe, but zippers have stayed largely the same for a long time, which begs the question: is there room to innovate on this simple ...

Sticks & Stones: Land Artist Shapes Natural Objects into Organic Architecture

Color, shape, texture and structure form the basis for these cairns, mandalas, spiral and hexagons, set against scenic backdrops where the materials were found. In a tradition often ...

Flat-Pack Cat Cities: Modular Feline Architecture Inspired by Origami & Lego

Product-tested by a husband-and-wife team of architects in their own abode, 'A Cat Thing' was developed to let pet owners construct an endless array of feline crawling, hiding and resting spaces ...

Prints in Time: Ancient Pet Animals Accidentally Immortalized in Artifacts

When we think of ancient persons carefully laying the foundations of stone monuments, or hard at work writing out historical tomes, it's a bit hard to imagine them brushing away an interrupting ...

Modular Mood Rings: 3D-Printed Gem Blocks Make ‘Lego’ Jewelry a Snap

Instead of swapping between rings and earrings for different occasions, why not keep the framework and trade out the colorful key element: the featured jewel. Inspired by Lego and ...

Uplifting Design: Site’s Native Greenery Transplanted onto New Architecture

A lot of architectural schemes start from scratch with the assumption that everything on the building site will be razed or removed, but for this office structure, the designers saved and raised ...

Photographic Memory: Artist Covers Family Home in Pics Prior to Demolition

To celebrate 70 years of family memories, artist Gary Sweeney plastered his family home in Manhattan Beach with old photographs, an installation that lasted until the building was ...

Dramatas Urbanae: Photographer’s 10-Year Study of a Single Public Bench

A lone Ukrainian park bench has become the unlikely star of a decade-long drama, much more by chance than by design, thanks to a photographer's unplanned project to document the lives of those ...

Meta-Footwear: Sneaker Protectors, So You Can Have Shoes for Your Shoes

These new Shoes for Shoes combine sandals, galoshes, and, well, shoes, to create a hybrid fashion phenomenon making its way from the runways of Men's Fashion Week in Paris to a store near you. ...

Algorithmic Art: Dynamic Display ‘Paints’ Surreal Scenes & Melting Cityscapes

Abstracting views of the city, this huge installation uses computer algorithms to deform local everyday footage on a massive 14-by-23-foot display canvas. Ordinary wall art can get old, ...

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