http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:03:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/psfk-conference-nyc-2011-billings-jackson-design.html Thu, 19 May 2011 09:00:46 +0000 Duncan Jackson and Eoin Billings of Billings Jackson Design speak about their work on bus shelters, rails, urban boundaries and lane identification in cities around the world.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/cubed-living-in-a-tiny-apartment-pics.html Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:44:08 +0000 Architectural design studio MihaDesign renovates a dwelling in a creative use of limited space.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/projects-and-ideas-to-shape-the-future-of-cities.html Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:44:26 +0000 A gathering of innovative mayors, designers, and urban artists is looking to inspire new modes of thinking for the evolution of cities. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/02/priority-seating-for-those-who-want-conversation.html Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:33:29 +0000 Brisbane public art installation aims to promote interactions between commuters through Google maps and geotagging.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/11/slow-and-fast-sidewalk-lanes-in-london.html Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:16:28 +0000 Business owners propose a functional division of sidewalks for easier and faster walking traffic. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/11/exploring-life-in-vertical-suburbs-around-the-world.html Mon, 01 Nov 2010 19:47:20 +0000 An all-web documentary allow visitors to explore the modern urban world, through the lives of people living in the low-income highrises of global cities. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/09/range-rovers-evoque-a-new-compact-city-model.html Tue, 14 Sep 2010 10:51:08 +0000 In anticipation of the launch of the brand's first compact model, Timothy Saccenti uses light to capture the brand's new, smaller model for urban dwellers.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/08/mobile-eating-tool-re-imagines-the-sidewalk-as-communal-eating-space.html Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:57:45 +0000 Designer Alexandra Pulver's Pop-Up Lunch Bag intervenes to make lunch more than just a functional necessity.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/07/video-pay-as-you-sit-park-bench.html Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:21:06 +0000 A spike-ridden public seating area only becomes safe when users deposit coins.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/07/las-proposes-high-line-west-elevated-park.html Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:24:10 +0000 One of California's busiest ports will soon have industrial land transformed into an elevated urban park. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/pop-up-public-urinal-helps-maintain-street-hygiene.html Tue, 25 May 2010 14:32:04 +0000 An innovatively designed public urinal prevents indiscriminate urination in urban areas.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/matt-jones-on-creating-a-net-of-intelligent-products.html Tue, 18 May 2010 17:38:10 +0000 A recent presentation examines how intelligent cities can best be built for the benefit of everyone.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/report-ordinary-places-transforming-everyday-space.html Mon, 17 May 2010 19:54:08 +0000 A new report addresses the question of how we can create a valuable urbanism for present and future generations.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/the-sonic-landscape-of-the-city-sirens-taken-for-wonder.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:19:13 +0000 Urban Omnibus reports on an interesting aural field trip they recently took through New York City.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/science-fiction-and-urban-design.html Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:06:39 +0000 Matt Jones has written a terrific article about the future of cities. He takes inspiration from such diverse sources as 60's architecture collective Archigram, modern comic books and ubiquitous computing - weaving together a story of how cities and their inhabitants are evolving to face the challenges of the coming times.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/impromptu-urban-bird-houses-rhys-newmans-bird-on-a-wire-series.html Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:43:15 +0000 Artist Rhys Newman has created a series of birdhouses that can be hung in the same fashion as old shoes draped on wires.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/05/melbourne-studio-round-wins-for-walk-talk-and-chalk.html Fri, 29 May 2009 13:19:21 +0000 Multi-disciplinary design studio Round have won the Invitation category at the Museums Australia Multimedia and Publication Design Awards. The Melbourne-based studio won the coveted prize for their Walk, Talk and Chalk catalogue.  The catalogue was created for a City of Melbourne exhibition which covered the city’s history of parking enforcement.  Walk, Talk and Chalk is the most highly-attended exhibition the City Gallery has held to date.  Round also received a high commendation for their Urban Arboreal invitation. [via Grafikcache]]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/the-mobile-laser-bike-lane.html Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:36:48 +0000 Bicycles are some of the most vulnerable of all vehicles on the modern motorway and while bike lanes are an incredibly effective way to protect the bicyclist’s safety, they are all too rare on today’s roads.  Repainting roads, at an estimated $5,000 to $50,000 a mile, certainly makes accommodations for the quiet, healthy and relatively slow travelers unattractive to local governments.  Some cyclists have taken to creating their own guerrilla bike lanes, but cities are quick to reclaim the roadways.  Most advocates argue that without a breakthrough there won’t be much change in sharing the road. Enter LightLane, a conceptualRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/demakersvans-lace-chain-link-fence.html Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:12:19 +0000 Dutch design outfit Demakersvan has attempted to remedy the cold industrial feel of the chain link fence by adding an unexpected flourish of beauty to the standard security device. Re-routing the repetitive diamond pattern of the fence into a needlepoint-esque organic design, the “Lace Fence” concept brings some sorely needed beauty into this ubiquitous element of urban space. [via Dinosaurs & Robots]]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/nature-may-be-the-relief-for-urban-burnout.html Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:20:32 +0000 Cities can be places of great creative excitement and inspiration, but as anyone who spends a lot of time there can tell you, the urban landscape can be draining as well. Recent research has shown that all the hectic man-made activity occurring on the average city street can lead to a dramatic kind of mental fatigue. The brain, only able to handle a certain number of processes and inputs at any one time ends up using much of its processing power just drowning out all the irrelevant stimuli. It’s been discovered however, that natural setting do not have the sameRead more...]]>