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Don’t Burn Rubber: Hand-Carved, Recycled-Tire Art

[ By Delana in Art & Sculpture & Craft. ] (all images via: Beautiful Life) The key to becoming a respected artist is not necessarily to do something entirely new and different, but to do it i...

2 time(r) siden

Dive! Dive! Dive! 16 Incredible Submarine-themed Rooms

[ By Marc in Fixtures & Interiors & Furniture & Decor. ] Adventuring under the sea has a dangerous and classic appeal. These images of incredible submarine-themed rooms and decor are the ...

1 dag siden

Metal Heads: Sculptures Made of Movable Type & Hardware

[ By Steph in Art & Sculpture & Craft. ] Sculptor Dale Dunning has been casting the same genderless face in all different kinds of materials for over a decade – placing it on its side, ...

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The Candy Room: A Store Delicious Enough to Eat

[ By Steph in Architecture & Offices & Commercial. ] Some candy shops are so colorful and chaotic, you’re not sure where to look. That kind of wild Willy Wonka-esque environment can cer...

2 days siden

Super-Sized Urban Plant Tags Identify City-Specific Species

[ By WebUrbanist in Art & Street Art & Graffiti. ] So ubiquitous they almost escape notice, the stuff of everyday streetscapes follows certain laws of man and nature alike. Pointing out the o...

2 days siden

The Fifth Facade: A Peek Inside NYC’s Hidden Rooftop World

[ By Delana in Architecture & Cities & Urbanism. ] Even for native New Yorkers who are rarely surprised by the secrets offered up by their fascinating home, the hidden NYC that Alex MacLean c...

3 days siden

Mexican Venice: The Man-Made Island City of Mexcaltitán

[ By Steph in Global & Travel & Places. ] During the dry part of the year, Mexcaltitán looks like any other island off the coast of Mexico, save for its unusual shape. But in the rainy season...

3 days siden

Open Secret: The Ghost Town of New York City

[ By Steph in Abandoned Places & Architecture. ] Just miles from America’s most populous city is a neighborhood that’s almost entirely abandoned, its streets flooding with three feet ...

4 days siden

Towers of Trash: 5000-Foot Junk Skyscrapers to Fuel Cities

[ By WebUrbanist in Architecture & Cities & Urbanism. ] The Germans have a dark joke about their low-water-consumption, eco-friendly toilets and cultural history, which goes something like th...

4 days siden

7 Mysterious & Monumental Man-Made Wonders of America

[ By Steph in 7 Wonders Series & Global. ] A stone monument with instructions for apocalypse survivors, lurking ominously in a field in rural Georgia. A castle comprised of stones that each weigh...

5 days siden

Con Jobs: 10 Outrageous Apple Brand Ripoffs

[ By Steve in Design & Graphics & Branding. ] If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then a host of eager entrepreneurs really, REALLY admire Apple Inc. and its visionary founder &am...

6 days siden

Forgotten Tributes: 25 Monumental Relics of Yugoslavia

[ By Delana in Art & Sculpture & Craft. ] If you were to travel today through the area that was once Yugoslavia, you would come across some incredible massive objects that allow an unexpected...

6 days siden

Quantum Levitation: Floating in a 3D Magnetic Field!

[ By Delana in Conceptual & Futuristic & Technology. ] If you ever needed proof that science is completely amazing, the mind-blowing phenomenon of quantum levitation might just do it. A group...

19 maj 12

Bountiful Bento! 25 Not-So Traditional Lunches

[ By Marc in Culture & Cuisine & Global. ] Bento is the Japanese equivalent to the American bagged lunch, but it’s also an art form in itself, and is strongly integrated into Japanese c...

18 maj 12

Bubbletecture: Poppable Building Made of Soap Bubbles

[ By Steph in Architecture & Cities & Urbanism. ] Is this the most temporary architecture of all time? Fragile and tenuous but undeniably beautiful, these bubble buildings rise for just momen...

17 maj 12

Bookcase + Chair Hybrid Now with New Mini-Shelved Ottoman

[ By WebUrbanist in Design & Furniture & Decor. ] For those of us not ashamed to show off our favorite volumes, what better way to both keep them handy and apparent than with furniture that b...

17 maj 12

Infamous Footwear: 20 Pairs of ‘Fashion Backward’ Shoes

[ By Delana in Design & Products & Packaging. ] Oh, the ways women suffer for fashion. One of the most egregious perpetrators of fashion crimes is none other than that object of burning desir...

16 maj 12 1 person likes this

Mini Rube Goldberg Machine Makes Cool Travel Companion

[ By Steph in Gadgets & Geekery & Technology. ] A man takes a seat on a park bench and opens a pair of suitcases, carefully adjusting a few things inside, placing a few small objects in just ...

16 maj 12

Sub(limb)inal Criminals: Faux Legs, Arms & Heads as Art

[ By Steph in Art & Street Art & Graffiti. ] Whether they’re just the arms of a mannequin attached to inanimate urban objects or gory, all-too-realistic hands clutching violent video ga...

15 maj 12

Migrant Skyscrapers Roll Up City Streets Inside Giant Wheels

[ By WebUrbanist in Architecture & Cities & Urbanism. ] Skip all practical considerations for a second and suspend any disbelief – now imagine what a truly nomadic urban society might l...

15 maj 12

Salt Sculptures: 12 Stunning Artworks by Motoi Yamamoto

[ By Steph in Art & Sculpture & Craft. ] To many people around the world, salt is just a substance that makes food taste better. But to the Japanese, it’s deeply symbolic, an indispensa...

14 maj 12

Crop Culture: 10 Cool & Futuristic Concept Tractors

[ By Steve in Technology & Vehicles & Mods. ] If you think tractors aren’t exciting, you’ve spent too much time on a collective farm and not enough on the showroom floor. These 10...

13 maj 12

Custom Textiles Put the City You Love Right in Your Hands

[ By Delana in Design & Products & Packaging. ] What is your very favorite place in the world? Is it your home, where you spend your most relaxing moments with loved ones? Is it the place you...

13 maj 12

Fabled Forest Retreat: Twisted Tea Tree House

[ By Delana in Architecture & Offices & Commercial. ] (all images via: Dezeen) Ideally, a tea house is a place to which you can retreat from a hectic day. The calming ritual of preparing and ...

12 maj 12

Pinterest Clonesplosion! 18 Suspiciously Similar Sites

[ By Marc in Drawing & Digital. ] Pinterest has exploded into the social media scene, with an over 85% increase in users from January to March of 2012 alone. With its huge success, unique style, ...

11 maj 12

Team Eames: New Movie Shows Off Timeless Architect & Painter

[ By Steph in Design & Furniture & Decor. ] You know what an Eames chair is, even if you didn’t know its name – an iconic modern classic still seen in the most stylish of homes, h...

10 maj 12

Floating Cinema Deserves a Standing (or Swaying) Ovation

[ By Steph in Architecture & Offices & Commercial. ] When the scenery is this beautiful, who could blame you for letting your attention wander away from the movie screen? Beijing-based archit...

10 maj 12

Structural Humorist: ‘Coffee With an Architect’ is Hilarious

[ By WebUrbanist in Art & Drawing & Digital. ] He begins: “I started this site as a way to reach out to people in the community. I thought that a virtual a cup of coffee would be a low ...

10 maj 12

Sublime Sounds: 10 Uniquely Stylish iPhone + iPod Speakers

[ By Delana in Gadgets & Geekery & Technology. ] The speakers, amplifier or dock you use with your iPhone or iPod can say as much about your personality as your device’s case does. For ...

09 maj 12

3D Printing Goes Giant: Print Your Own Home?!

[ By Steph in Conceptual & Futuristic & Technology. ] Three-dimensional printing has made so many advancements in recent years, researchers have been able to print highly detailed models of c...

08 maj 12

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