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Futuro WeeGee Espoo

A Map of the Last Remaining Flying Saucer Homes

All the 1960s Futuro Houses left in the world.

Meg Neal September 13, 2016

These Utopian City Maps Have Influenced Urban Planners for Over a Century

Ebenezer Howard's Garden Cities are now embedded into London and New York.

Sarah Laskow September 12, 2016

A sampling of the material shown to visitors on a regular basis.

San Francisco, California

Letterform Archive

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

Artists are Salvaging Train Stations' Analog Departure Boards

As split-flap Solari boards disappear from stations and airports, they reappear elsewhere.

Sarah Laskow September 2, 2016

Labyrinth at Audubon park

New Orleans, Louisiana

Labyrinth at Audubon Park

The stone labyrinth in this New Orleans city park was laid to symbolize healing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

The mobile lounge at Dulles Airport in action, 1960s. (Photo: Library of Congress/LC-DIG-krb-00774)

The Lonely Ballad of the Dulles Airport Mobile Lounge

A high-tech room on wheels and the airport that might have been.

Veronique Greenwood July 26, 2016

A History of Embarrassing Presidential Campaign Logos

Good design and presidential politics do not often meet.

Jessie Guy-Ryan July 17, 2016

How Dirt Houses Became Beloved By The Tiny House Movement

Meet the wondrous cob.

Dan Nosowitz July 14, 2016

Eggs from the Clown Egg Register

Why Smart Clowns Immortalize Their Make-up Designs on Ceramic Eggs

A unique, egg-based system protects clowns' intellectual property rights.

Ella Morton July 14, 2016

Seattle, Washington

The Red Hall at Seattle’s Central Library

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.

space exploration

See Retro Space Mission Patches Worn by Cosmonauts

These rare Russian insignia are a colorful relic of Soviet space travel.

Anika Burgess July 5, 2016

Exploring the Painted Mansions of the Rajasthani Desert

Why gorgeous merchant mansions in the region of Shekhawati sit abandoned and unloved.

Eloïse Stark June 13, 2016

Museum facade at night

Mexico City, Mexico

Museo del Objeto del Objeto

At a museum of everyday objects, it is the act of collecting that is really on display.

A page from the 1602 copybook, A Work Containing Divers Sorts of Hands.

The Hidden Messages of Colonial Handwriting

Back then, penmanship was basically secret code.

Cara Giaimo May 6, 2016

The Subtle Design Features That Make Cities Feel More Hostile

Think your city doesn’t like you? You’re right.

Ella Morton May 5, 2016

Found: A Surprise David Bowie Left for Fans on His Last Album

A black star turns into a starscape.

Sarah Laskow May 4, 2016

The Strange Pocket of Modern Houses in Virginia that Were Considered Communist

At one time, a glass house was suspected of being a red house.

George Pendle April 25, 2016

The Ornate Charm of American Currency from the 1700s

Bills of the time were covered in beautifully unique designs.

Eric Grundhauser April 22, 2016