13 Energizing Batteries: Mini Nukes to Hand Cranks
The batteries we use in dozens of gadgets every day have stayed more or less the same for many years, but that doesn't mean designers aren't dreaming up innovative and sometimes perplexing new ...
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One Day, One World: 11 International 9/11 Memorials
Though there are literally hundreds of monuments to the September 11th, 2001 terror attacks in the United States, memorial sculptures are much harder to find beyond our shores. These 11 ...
Blow-Up Buildings: 17 Inflatable Works of Mobile Architecture
Ephemeral, often amorphous inflatable structures eschew the nature of human habitation, occupying a space only temporarily and making few promises about protection from the elements. Altering ...
Walls Notebook: Legal Graffiti in Sketchbook Format
For graffiti artists, part of the thrill is doing something illicit, something secret that carries a threat. There are plenty of artists and doodlers who would love to express their creativity on ...
34 Fantasy Tattoos Of The Terrifying And Fantastic
Supernatural forces seem to be hitting a new high in terms of pop culture popularity. For those whose love of the fantasy genre is not a passing phase, a tattoo displaying epic forces of magic ...
Mechanical Animals: 36 Steampunk Sculptures & Robots
Bones and metal parts are fused together to create the skeletons of bizarre bionic animals straight out of science fiction. Beetles' wings are spread to reveal complex arrangements of gears. ...
Slippery When Wet: The UK’s Top 10 Navigable Aqueducts
Navigable aqueducts played an important role in getting Great Britain's industrial revolution off the ground. In an age when railroads and commercial highways had yet to be invented, these elevated ...
Disorienting Pop-Up Shop Multiplies with Mirrors & Lights
Step inside the Zuo Corp. pop-up shop in Warsaw and you'll feel as if you've just been transported to a different space altogether. Designed by Polish architects Super Super and Inside/Outside, ...
Take a Seat for Two: 31 Wild & Wacky Sofas & Couches
Most couches are boring. People are terrified to experiment with the central furnishing of their living room, so traditional styles are incredibly common. If stepping outside of the box is of any ...
Dark & Dramatic Design: 16 Bold Black Room Interiors
Black is dark and depressing, morbid and gothic - or is it? The impact of large expanses of black in interior design can be surprisingly fresh, and just as dramatic as you'd expect. These 16 ...
