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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

Pencil + Sharpener: Redesign Solves 3 Classic Drawing Tool Problems

Pencils require sharpening, run out of eraser and turn into unusable stubs as they near the end of their lifespan, but this clever gadget aims to change all of that, solving all three issues at ...

Diagonal Crosswalk: Walk Any Way in LA’s Safe Scramble Intersection

When visitors approach the intersection in front of Seattle's famous Pike Place Market in the heart of downtown, the surprise is palpable when they realize that a 'go' for pedestrians lets people ...

Bottomless Anti-Chair: Crafty Bentwood Form Frames Other Seats

As it stands, you can do just about anything with this Arm Chair except actually sit in it, at least until you add your own chair, stool or other form of seating to the mix. Part ...

Neglected Riverside Steps Revived with Form-Fitting Sunbed Seats

Designed to help citizens of Wroclaw, Poland, reclaim neglected parts of their city this site-specific "microinstallation" provides comfortable urban furniture for an otherwise hard-to-occupy ...

Walk on Water: Christo Unfurls 1 Million Square Feet of Golden Cloth

Known for his work on large-scale art projects, including the world's biggest interior art installation, artist's latest piece features over 1,000,000 square feet (100,000 square meters) of ...

Space Age 3D Furniture: Skyscrapers & Rockets Support Stellar Tables

Furniture designer and sculptor Stelios Mousarris has added a new twist to his latest 3D-printed creation, taking a leap from sweeping cityscapes to impromptu launch platforms with a ...

Origami Footwear: Lightweight Lace-Free Shoes Wrap & Fit Any Feet

A Japanese designer and Italian shoemaker have taken a fresh approach to athletic footwear, adapting the minimalist art of cloth wrapping to form the basis of a flexible shoe that fits any ...

Pop Arch: Improbable Design Illustrations Made with Autocad

Used by architects and engineers, Autocad and other computer-aided design (CAD) programs have a long history as boring and blunt instruments of drafting, but this architectural illustrator has ...

IKEA Indoor Gardens Produce Food Year-Round for Homes & Restaurants

IKEA recently launched a hydroponic gardening system to allow people to grow fresh produce at home (without soil or sunlight) and has just unveiled a similar system under development that is ...

Light Touch: Sensual Installation Lets Visitors Feel Luminescence

In a new light art installation dubbed Sense of Field, Tokyo artist Hitomi Sato lets visitors simultaneously see, touch and shape shimmers of light all on sides. The immersive experience ...

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