A glass-box ladies’ public toilet in an idyllic 200 square meter walled garden of trees and flowers beside Itabu station at Ichihara City in the Chiba Prefecture of Japan designed by Sou Fujimoto Architects.
Enter via a locked door in the fence, enjoy the serene view, do your business, leave.
Beats the lavvy on the train. Although, this being Japan, that’s probably very nice too.
Trevor Clowry writes:
The Military Archives released all of their old (1918–1933) magazines. Some great information for military geeks but I particularly like some of the old adverts in them, including the one attached for nugget shoe polish found in the edition released this week 90 years ago.
The bronze-infused stainless steel ‘Brick Ring’ by COVO (€36.74)
A thing you could easily get attached to.
An ‘e-velocipede’ concept based on the Karl Drais 1865 Dandy Horse by German design studio Ding3000 (in collaboration with chemicals giant BASF, which was founded the same year).
The brakes axles and motor are metal. The rest of the ‘pede is made from 24 lightweight carbon fibre polymers.
Bonus outrageous voiceover.
All your favourite ice-cold pop culture brewskis by Pop Chart Labs.
Large scrollable version here.
You’ve seen Swedish graphic designer Victor Hertz’s Honest Logos.
Well, so has the Honest Slogans blog. And they’ve added a twist.
All your favourites, now with realistic taglines.
Primeval Symbiosis (Single Pole House) – an ambitious design project ‘based on the structure and functionality of a tree’ by Danish architecture student and interior designer Konrad Wójcik.
The houses are suitable for two to four occupants and the end-goal is to create ‘communities’ of several dwellings in natural landscapes.
