Category: Design
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Savvy Seniors Are Buying Tiny Homes to Live Their Golden Years Off the Grid
There’s no rule that says tiny home living has to be just for the young. In fact, seniors are starting a new trend by investing in smaller spaces so they can live out their golden years off-grid and burden-free. Take a look after the jump at some fearless retirees who are making the most out of…
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Stunningly Elaborate Birdhouses Resembling Miniature Palaces Built in Ottoman-Era Turkey
An important element of Ottoman architecture in Turkey was the addition of birdhouses affixed to the outer walls of significant city structures, a safe space for regular avian guests to nest outside of mosques, inns, bridges, libraries, schools, and fountains. The birdhouses were not simple concrete structures, but rather elaborate feats of miniature architecture that ranged…
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Black Mirrored Floor Makes This Bookstore Entrance Look Like a Circular Tunnel of Books
A bookstore and library in Yangzhou, China has created a bibliophile’s dream. Black mirrored floors shimmer beneath arched shelves that stretch to the ceiling, creating the illusion of a never-ending tunnel of books. A zig-zagging gap prevents the top of the shelves from touching. When reflected on the floor below, the lighting bolt shape, which…
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These Modern Blackout Curtains Will Turn Your Windows into Penthouse Views of a City at Night
If you're a light sleeper, you'll be familiar with the wonders of blackout shades. But they're often more of a utility item than a design feature in your bedroom. Ukrainian designers, HoleRoll are turning everything we thought about standard (and mostly ugly) blackout shades on its head with their fun new offering. Imagine opening your…
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Budweiser Revisits Its Sexist Ads From The 50s And 60s And Updates Them For 2019
This year, in honor of International Women’s Day, Budweiser revisited three of their adverts from the ’50s and ’60s that they are not exactly proud of. The outdated ads portrayed objectified women in a subservient role to their husbands. But media and advertising was only a reflection of the world we lived in. Although today’s…
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Looking To Sell Your House? Here Are 30 Terrible Pictures Taken By Real Estate Agents
What would your dream home look like? Would it be a rustic farm hidden deep in the woods or maybe a penthouse in Manhattan? Would the interior design be more traditional or perhaps a reflection of all the latest trends? While it is fun to think about the perfect house or flat, the reality of…
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Original Golden Gate Bridge Suspension Cables Used To Make Stunningly Unique Furniture
Since opening in 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge has been a symbol of American engineering. The suspension bridge runs about 1.7 miles and is set in place by two main cables with wire ropes running vertically. Over the years, scraps were sold off and in 2006, Strands of History bought the remaining inventory of these…
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Bridges for Animals to Safely Cross Freeways Are Popping Up Around the World
Highways are an essential part of every city and town in the world in that they are part of the local infrastructure and for many people part of everyday life, for work and travel however they're not without their downsides and one of the biggest is that these roads often cut through animals habitats which…
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This Huge Ancient Underground City Once Housed 20,000 People
If you’re like us, when you were a kid you dreamt about opening a door in your bedroom that lead to a hidden world. But we’ve found one better… can you imagine a buried city laying just behind the walls of your house? In 1963, a Turkish man knocked down a wall in his basement,…
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The Interiors Of These Japanese Sleeper Trains Are A Designer’s Dream
You may be familiar with Japan's bullet trains, also known as Shinkansen trains, that offer visitors an experience like no other with speeds reaching up to 320 km/hr. But have you heard about the Japanese sleeper trains, which peaked in the 1970s, expanding the country's network of bullet trains, domestic air routes, and cheaper night…