Passing by this Liverpool alleyway and noting the bizarre sight of a small structure wedged between two buildings, you might wonder whether it was dropped from the sky, or perhaps pushed off the ...
When airplanes have made their last flight, ships are no longer seaworthy and school buses are finished ferrying children to and fro, where do they go to die? Many end up in object graveyards, ...
Producing power used to be so simple when it seemed like fossil fuel would last forever. But since we've wised up and realized that finding and developing viable alternatives is a rather urgent ...
There are few design concepts more widely integrated in modern architecture than the idea of openness. When architects work with open designs, they not only allow the residents more flexibility ...
If life's a game, you're gonna need some bigger playing pieces. When the game's Monopoly, you can count on at least one game geek artist to make your larger-than-life board game anything but ...
Upside down houses: they're more common then you think... but why? Perhaps the artists and designers of these flipped out homes wanted to shake up the way we think of society's most pressing need, ...
We rarely give much thought to the humble toilet paper roll – and why should we? It’s just a piece of cardboard, destined for the recycling bin, a carrier for a necessary but unremarkable ...
Dollhouses have a long history, beginning in the 17th century. They were originally used to display interior designs, but eventually came to be used as children's playthings. Today, they're still ...
When old billboards, fire towers and grain silos outlive their old purposes, there’s no need to tear them down – especially since they can be transformed into surprisingly modern, livable ...
Many designers must content themselves with imagining and drawing things that may never be built - very few can realize ultramodern home visions in the real world. Like a blast from the future, ...
