While not a new idea by any means – the first “space elevator” was proposed by a Russian scientist back in 1895 – space elevators remain a mere thought in the imagination of most scientists. A ...

The Cibes “Dream” lift has a modern aesthetic. The technology behind home elevators has evolved since the traditional, somewhat clunky, closet elevator of yesteryear. These days, elevators can run on ...

If you consider your car to be a work of art, then you can have it on display it in your living room ... if you live in one of the exclusive oceanfront apartments within Miami's Porsche Design Tower, ...

Elevator design hasn't progressed very much during the past 160 years, and still comprises cabins which move vertically in a shaft supported by cables. This is inefficient and limiting, taking up a ...

Jonathan Baron, an interior designer who has spent nearly 30 years sprucing up luxury buildings all over New York, knows the elevator usually comes last. Developers are always eager to talk about the ...

Last week German conglomerate and elevator-maker ThyssenKrupp unveiled the 21st-century equivalent of Roald Dahl’s the Great Glass Elevator. MULTI doesn’t quite blast into space, but the cable-less ...

The view from the top is wonderful, but getting there can be a real pain. For people who live or work in tall buildings, it's no fun when the elevator stops at 2, 4, 7, 9, and 10 on the way up to 20.