The Sift (July 25, 2014)

Happy Friday. As always, five stories that caught my interest.

WEB URBANIST -- Shape-Shifting Furniture: Interactive 3D Surfaces from MIT

LIFEHACKER -- Build a DIY Sliding Door Bookshelf to Hide Your Secret Lair

ENDGADGET -- New York's next big neighborhood is its smartest

WEB URBANIST -- Gritty City: Dark Oils Capture Essence of Bustling Urbanity - neat artwork

HUFFINGTON POST -- 'Calvin And Hobbes' Kid's Bedoom Makes Us Want To Be Little Again (PHOTO, VIDEO)