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Terrarium, A Sonic Experience Dreamscape

Amsterdam-based interaction designers Theodore Watson and Emily Gobeille created this stunning interactive installation back in 2008, but it’s still worth posting it.

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Drop Spots: Turning Public Space Into A Secret Mailbox

Speaking about a city that has to become more exciting, online applications can do a job that’s worth a million. I recently stumbled upon this website called

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The Urban Underwater Experience

I often get jealous at advertising creatives. They are able to create atmospheres, situations and places that are unthinkable of in the real world. They are able to create illusions…

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New: Knitted Phone Booth Sleeve

Sleeves for the iPhone are available in every single material and colour. The ‘WePhone’ (the public phone) on the contrary never had such a fancy jacket.
Of course…

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Neukölln, Part 3: Two Fresh Ideas

As I reported before on this blog, the Berlin neighbourhood of Neukölln is full of crazy ideas and mind blowing initiatives. Here just two announcements that I…

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Neukölln, Part 2: Ohrenhoch Soundscape Gallery

Recently I posted about the Berlin district of Neukölln. To demonstrate what’s going on there, I dedicate this post to reporting about one of the great initiatives taking…

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The Inkjet City

Recently we wrote about Contrail. This project even goes beyond that! Some guys have invented an amazing city printer called the Chalkbot. The Chalkbot is a…

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Space Making the Sexy Way

Brazilian visual artist Ernesto Neto has made this great fantasy space at museum Booijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam.…

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Phantoms in Public Space

Eindhoven-based design firm EDHV initiated the Phantom Project, addressing the issues of street safety during night time. For LEV magazine they created a series of…

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Invisible Hotel in Swedish Woods

A great invisible hotel designed by Architects Tham + Videgard Hansson Arkitekter will be hanging hidden in the trees in the woods of Harads, Sweden. The project will…

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A Great Tool for Boring Cities: Dial4Light

If you’re the cashier of a city where no-one ever walks on street by night (a so-called boring city), you can easily save money. Just turn off the street lights…

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