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Enchanting LEGO-themed Hotel in California

Playing with LEGO has inspired generations of kids to make inventive structures with most of them imagining themselves to be inside the LEGO buildings they’ve made with their own hands.

With LEGOLAND California set to open the first ever life-size 250-room LEGO-themed hotel on April 5th, 2013, that silent wish is now…

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Added by rd on January 26, 2013 at 10:00am — No Comments

Utterly Convincing Realistic Paintings of the City by Nathan Walsh

Most of artist Nathan Walsh's paintings are inspired by the complexity and rush of the city as seen in some showcased here. Nathan's paintings are impossibly convincing that you'd mistake them for reality. Amazing.

According to the artist:

I deal…

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Added by rd on January 26, 2013 at 9:00am — No Comments

Extraordinary Stone House by Vo Trong Nghia Architects

Vo Trong Nghia Architects designed this torus-shaped stone house in Dong Trieu, Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam. In geometry, a torus is a

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Added by C. on January 26, 2013 at 8:00am — No Comments

Cut Up Books Become Eloquent Architecture Pieces

Dutch artist Frank Halmans set out a series called 'Built of Books' where he cuts up old paperbacks and turn them into eloquent architecture pieces.

He carves mostly elements of access, such as windows, doors and staircase that symbolizes moving through something, whether it be a…

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Added by rd on January 25, 2013 at 10:00am — No Comments

Sublime Cityscapes Painted in Oil

San Francisco based artist Jeremy Mann made these mysterious-looking cityscapes using oil paint and rugged technique. Jeremy's paintings may seem abstract at first glance but after a while your eyes will be surprised at how intimate and vigor this urbanscapes were…

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Added by rd on January 25, 2013 at 9:00am — No Comments

Surreal Natural Art Installations Jaakko Pernu

Check out these natural art installations created by Finnish sculptor and environment artist Jaakko Pernu. I think what he's trying to convey is that once in a while we should stick with minimalism and move away from complexities. ♥

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Added by C. on January 25, 2013 at 8:00am — No Comments

Shoal Bay Home by Parsonson Architects

New Zealand based practice Parsonson Architects designed the Shoal Bay Home. This sturdy and friendly home is located in Hawkes Bay, east coast of New Zealand's North Island.…

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Added by rd on January 24, 2013 at 9:00am — No Comments

Gorgeous Woven Installation made of 60,000 Coffee Stirrers

Artists never really run out of ideas and now even a simple coffee stirrer can be considered as another medium for art. Well, I guess anything is truly possible with a creative mind like that North Carolina-based Jonathan Brilliant who thought of using stirrers to construct spatial arts. The most famous of which is the 2007…

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Added by C. on January 24, 2013 at 8:00am — No Comments

25 Surprising Facts You Might Not Know About

This series called Learn Something Every Day is a self initiated project by UK based design studio Young. It contains surprising facts drawn in cute copic doodles. Find out something you might not know about below...…

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Added by rd on January 24, 2013 at 7:00am — 1 Comment

Impressive Realistic Glass + Reflection Paintings by Jason de Graaf

This collection of hyper-realistic acrylic paintings by Canadian artist Jason de Graaf is simply superb. Each piece has spectacular detailing of reflective and transparent surfaces. Jason aptly creates the illusion of depth and sense of presence not found in photographs. Amazing.

More of his…

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Added by rd on January 23, 2013 at 10:00am — No Comments

Illuminating Beauty of Sculptural Bridge Inspired by the Slinky

Tobias Rehberger and Schlaich Bergermann & Partner designed a sculptural pedestrian bridge project called Slinky Springs to Fame located in Oberhausen, Germany.…

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Added by rd on January 23, 2013 at 9:00am — No Comments

Astonishing Animal Camouflage Photography by Art Wolfe

Are you in for a surprise? Let's see how many animals you can spot from these incredible photos of Washington-based artist Art Wolfe. With his project dubbed as Vanishing Act, Wolfe has gracefully captured real-life camouflage skills of animals since 1989 and according to him the project is still ongoing. Check some of his…

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Added by C. on January 23, 2013 at 8:00am — No Comments

Vibrant Street Illustrations by Alice Pasquin

Rome based visual artist Alice Pasquini prefers city walls as her canvas. For the past few years, she has traveled many places to bring her artwork to life on the streets of different cities across the globe.

Through her art she strives to demonstration the small moments between people…

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Added by rd on January 22, 2013 at 9:00am — No Comments

Dazzling Glass Farm by MVRDV

Looks can really be deceiving. With one quick look on this building, you would probably think it is a genuine farm, but a second look might leave you jaw-dropped. The Glass Farm was designed by MVRDV in collaboration with artist Frank van der Salm who photographed all the remaining traditional farms used to form the image of the glass facade resulting to what a stained glass window in a cathedral looks…

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Added by C. on January 22, 2013 at 8:00am — No Comments

Welcoming MJ House by Kombinat Architects

Dutch studio Kombinat Architects designed the MJ House. This pre-dominantly timber contemporary home is situated overlooking the town of Novo Mesto in Slovenia.…

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Added by rd on January 22, 2013 at 7:00am — No Comments

Happy at One Hundred by Karsten Thormaehlen

Would you like to live to a hundred? Well, if you would be as happy as these people are, then you would want to live to that age and even more. Thanks to German photographer Karsten Thormaehlen... we get to see how fun it is to be able to reach such a remarkable…

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Added by C. on January 21, 2013 at 8:00am — No Comments

A Floating House by MOS Architects

New York based studio MOS Architects designed the Floating House located in an island on Lake Huron, in Ontario, Canada.

Specifically planned to adapt to Lake Huron's drastic water level changes the house floats atop a structure of steel pontoons, allowing it to fluctuate along with the lake. Completed in…

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Added by rd on January 21, 2013 at 7:00am — No Comments

LEGO Meeting Spaces of Play + Creativity

Collaborating architects Rosan Bosch and Rune Fjord designed LEGO PMD in Billund Denmark. Play and creativity were integrated into the spatial design of this working environment for LEGO.…

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Added by rd on January 21, 2013 at 6:00am — No Comments

Enjoyable Art of Giant Soap Bubbles

Found out about Ebullitions today, a french company bringing the art of giant soap bubbles to special occasions. Check out this session of making huge bubbles by Sylvain Letuvée as photographed by …

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Added by rd on January 19, 2013 at 10:00am — No Comments

On Finding Oneself: I'm Not There Series by Pol Ubeda-Hervas

Photographer PoL Úbeda Hervàs explores his struggle of discovering and re-discovering himself in this series called 'I'm not there'. A phase in life where most people can relate to right now.

Pol says;

"How can we…

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Added by rd on January 19, 2013 at 9:00am — No Comments

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