A Bus Stop That Pops Up When Needed
Doesn't a fluid city need a more fluid way of organizing public transport? Last week we stumbled upon PUB, an intelligent bus stop that can be moved from location to location.
GPS-Powered Bicycle Bell Helps You Find Your Bike Back
The Amsterdam-based design studio Frolic created the first smart bicycle bell to find your bike back between thousands of similar bikes.
A Mobile Office In The Woods (Or On The Beach)
Working in nature is becoming increasingly popular. The Belgian design firm FIVE AM has developed a mobile office that allows users to work in any given landscape.
Thermo Map Shows Best Attractions According To The Weather
Designer Camilla Hempleman has made a hand illustrated map of Bath, England that uses temperature-sensitive inks to display the best attractions to visit depending on the weather.
Help This Power Plant Puff Out Smoke Rings
Architects Bjarke Ingels and Jacob Lange have launched a Kickstarter campaign to make a waste-to-energy plant in Copenhagen puff out circles of steam.
Amsterdam Pop-Up Restaurant Serves Meals From Home Cooks’ Kitchens
On the 11-13th of September, Amsterdam's IJburg district sets the stage for IJburg Serveert, a pop-up restaurant concept with no kitchen. Instead, meals are prepared by local home cooks and delivered to the diners by bike messengers.
Streets Made By People
In the city of Ghent, Belgium, 16 residential streets were transformed into collective car-free spaces for no less than 2.5 months.
Rotterdam Collective Creates Modular Mobile Skatepark
Rotterdam-based Jira Jira have created a mobile skatepark of around 9 obstacles which can be wheeled from location to location.
Taxi Seats As A Showcase For Young Designers In Mumbai
We all know the typical Indian taxis from Bollywood movies. Each taxi driver gives his vehicle a unique look to stand out of the crowd of taxis. In Mumbai, they're even part of the city's heritage. A group of 30 young Indian designers builds on this idea by using taxi interiors to exhibit their work.
Yellow Backie Lets Tourists See Amsterdam From The Back Of Locals’ Bikes
Bike rental company Yellow Bike launches the Yellow Backie, a yellow luggage rack for bikes of Amsterdam locals that's available for tourists to hop on and get a very personal sightseeing tour.
Free Public Sunscreen Dispensers To Protect Public Health
Boston and Miami Beach have installed free sunscreen dispensers in public spaces across the city.
5 Of The World’s Most Innovative Urban Underground Projects
At a time when cities are pressed for space like never before, planners and innovators push the limits for what's possible below surface level — from the functional underground bicycle lanes, to futuristic underground parks and even subterranean farms.
Smart Advertisement Hides Itself From Russian Police
An Italian grocery store in Moscow came up with a clever solution to bypass Russia's trade ban on Western food imports: a street advertisement that automatically hides itself from the authorities.
A Temporary Garden Terrace On Amsterdam’s Oldest Building
If you’ve walked around Amsterdam recently you may have noticed some scaffolding on the side of the Oude Kerk in the Red Light District and likely thought that the church was undergoing some renovation. However, this construction that’s popped up is actually a temporary art installation by Japanese artist Taturo Atzu that brought a garden terrace to the roof of the oldest building in the city.
Waiting For The Bus At Pittsburgh’s Smallest Jazz Club
A bus stop in Pittsburgh has been turned into the city's smallest jazz club.
