Wipe Left: Getting A Handle On The Roll Front Toilet Seat
The Bog Standard Toilet Seat Roll Holder may be the sanitation solution nobody asked for but British designer Henry Franks really doesn't give a crap. “Bog Standard” is an oak wood ...
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Reinventing the Cat: Mobile Succulent Planter Robot Seeks Out Sunlight
This robotic "smart" planter wanders around on six articulated legs to make sure your precious greens get enough natural light, prompting the observation: "This is called a cat. You've invented ...
Bike Route 66: Historic Roadway Open to Two-Wheeled Adventurers
The loneliness of mostly-abandoned Route 66 is all the more cutting for the towns that once thrived along its 2,448-mile length, many of which declined or dried up altogether when it was ...
Snug Streets: Painted Pavement & Paver Rugs Animate Boring City Surfaces
Painted patterns turn ordinary sidewalks and other urban surfaces into geometric artworks, creating a level of creative interaction as well as domestic intimacy in public spaces. European ...
New York’s Newest Waterfront Park Revitalizes an Abandoned Industrial Site
In Long Island City, nearly 11 acres of continuous waterfront park have bloomed along a formerly abandoned industrial landscape, offering a buffet of recreational opportunities while protecting ...
Skywalk of Gibraltar: Stunning Views from a Converted WWII Lookout Station
Cantilevered off the steep edges, near the top of the famous Rock of Gibraltar, it's hard to believe this peaceful viewing platform once housed anti-aircraft guns, its critical location a ...
Rendering Trends: Decoding Tired Tropes of Flashy Architectural Graphics
Look at architectural renderings on a regular basis and soon you’ll start to spot stylized elements that pop up often enough to be called cliches, every one of them inserted into the image for ...
Store Age: Eerie Abandoned Brick Warehouse In Richmond
An abandoned warehouse in Richmond, VA, exquisitely photographed by Joel Handwerk of Lithium Photo, is an earthbound example of magnificent desolation. Apollo 11 astronaut (and second man ...
Meals to Go: Mobile 7-in-1 Micro-Kitchen Box for Space-Strapped Millennials
Designed to serve as an ersatz kitchen for those living without, this seven-in-one design features a cutting board, an induction hob, a pot and pan, a wrap for utensils and cutlery, a dish rack, ...
Hands to the Wall: Chile Unveils Tactile Street Art for the Visually Impaired
In Santiago, Chile, six murals offer visually impaired people the chance to experience large-scale works of street art by Chilean artists through touch panels, braille and audio descriptions. ...
