If you used the tube to go to work this morning, you may have wished for a bit more intimacy, added comfort and possibly a better view. Then when you get to your desk and bump into CAT (City Aquatic Transportation) once again, you can't stop from imagining a whole different journey.
Aimed at exploiting cities' waterways to relieve the urban congestions, these four-passenger crafts designed by
Cal Craven propose a thrilling alternative. Their futuristic design is completed with integrated Wi-Fi, autopilot and 360 degree rotating seats. The small vehicles are conceived to be booked online at specific docking stations.
Interestingly enough, the possible uses go beyond "simple" transportation, including business meetings (with an incredible scenery), tourism (with manual pilot) and quite an alternative lunch location. We would definitely book one, or more, today.
Read more, images Curve Creative.
Along the lines of re-conceiving existing construction materials, here is Tubo Hotel.
3D printing is a fascinating technology - you press CTRL+P on your keyboard and you obtain, layer by layer, a three-dimensional object. Of course the process is more complicated and this probably is the fascination of who does not have to work with it every day.
Think big and you'll generate power for a whole country. Starting from its capital, like Copenhagen.
As huge fans of walls filled with books, could not help but gaze in awe to this family bookshelf that Sallie Trout built in the centre of her own home.
We often transfer our habits from the "real" world to our virtual domains: it is the case of "winks", "pokes" and so on. Sometimes, the process goes the other way round as with Kaoiro, the smiley stamp.
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