This Coffee Table Turns Into Abstract Sculpture by Loosening 2 Knobs
Furniture has always had a love-hate relationship with art. Some pieces are so carefully considered in form that they become objects of admiration, almost too…
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Jantzen’s EV Station Turns the Desert’s Worst Feature Into Its Power
Electric vehicles have been gaining ground steadily, but one of the more stubborn problems hasn’t been the cars themselves; it’s been finding somewhere to charge…
These Steel Chairs Are Too Big to Sit In: Walk Through Them Instead
Most public art earns its place on a pedestal and stays there. It asks you to look, maybe photograph it, and walk away. The relationship…
These 4 Solar Pavilions Prove That Public Cooling Can Be Free
Heat is one of the most underestimated side effects of climate change, particularly in cities where built-up surfaces trap warmth long after the sun has…
Michael Jantzen’s Garden Retreat Has 30 Panels to Rearrange by Hand
Most garden structures ask one thing of you: sit still and enjoy the shade. A pergola is a pergola, a gazebo is a gazebo, and…
These Solar Gazebos Have 4 Wind Turbines and Let You Charge Below
University campuses function like small cities. Students move between buildings, find outdoor spots to read or work, and constantly need power for phones and laptops….
These Coffee Tables Have Up to 9 Clocks Showing Different Time Zones
Coffee tables quietly witness mornings, late-night emails, and weekend calls with people in other cities. Time passes on screens and clocks on walls, but the…
Fold the Corners of This Wooden Cube Lamp and Watch the Light Change
Most contemporary lamps are adjusted with a dimmer on the cord, a touch sensor on the base, or a slider in an app. That makes…
Michael Jantzen Just Turned Solar into a 16-Arm Moving Sculpture
Most renewable energy systems hide in plain sight. Rooftop solar panels blend into shingles, batteries sit in containers behind fences, and wind turbines spin in…
This Solar Pavilion Powers the Grid and Charges Phones from Its Seats
The typical park pavilion or bus-stop canopy offers shade but little else. A roof on posts that sits in the sun all day, casting shadows,…
This Building Is Designed to Look Like a Molecule Exploding at 100x Scale
Most cutting-edge science happens in anonymous lab buildings that could be anything from offices to data centers. Fields like protein folding, which quietly underpin medicine…
Observation Pavilion Sends a Camera Up While You Stay on the Ground
Climbing an observation tower involves a lot of steel and concrete just to stand a few dozen meters higher and take in a view. The…