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Intricately Handcrafted Topographic Maps

Maps are usually made of paper. Then there was something else. How could anyone carve out something so detailed from a wood? Yes, that's right... everything is possible. You might want to check out these topographic maps dubbed as Below the Boat, which literally means that they reveal the world below the boat, primarily prominent locations such as Nantucket, Long Island…

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Added by C. on January 3, 2013 at 8:00am — No Comments

Amazing Portraits Rendered Using Discarded Jeans

Who would've thought of making portraits made entirely of jeans? That would be British artist Ian Berry, also called Denimu. At first, you wouldn't think that these portraits and urban landscapes were created by weeks and weeks of cutting,…

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Added by rd on January 8, 2013 at 10:00am — No Comments

World's Longest Moonlight Rainbow Fountain

The Moonlight Rainbow Fountain is the world's longest bridge fountain with nearly 10,000 LED nozzles that run along both sides that is 1,140m long, shooting out 190 tons of water per minute. This spectacular water fountain was installed in 2009 in Banpo…

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

Curling Waves Captured in Another Perspective

Photographer Mark Tipple realizes wave photography have been captured countless times, he wanted to make something different. As part of his Underwater Project, Mark produced the Mare Vida series that shows…

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Added by rd on January 1, 2013 at 9:00am — No Comments

Dare Yourself This New Year with Skywalking Photography

Let us all welcome the new year with an extreme dare! Ready? Set? Go? Oh, you might want to think a million times before trying out what Russian artists Vitaly Raskalov and Alexander Remnov actually did. With their collection dubbed as Skywalking Photography, these buddies were fully recharged with overflowing fearlessness as they captured images from construction cranes, church steeples, radio…

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Added by C. on January 1, 2013 at 8:00am — No Comments

Steven Spazuk Creates Incredible Portraits Using Fire

Self-portrait by Steven Spazuk

Artist Steven Spazuk used to be a conventional painter when he dreamt of using soot as a painting medium. Holding a piece of paper on one hand and a lit candle on another,…

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Added by rd on December 22, 2012 at 10:00am — No Comments

Shell-inspired Design of Shoffice (Shed + Office)

London based studio Platform 5 Architects designed the Shoffice, a plafyully coined term for a shed and office combined space. Shoffice is a work studio shaped like a shell that beautifully blends with the garden.

Description by the architects:

Shoffice (shed + office)…

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Added by rd on December 18, 2012 at 9:00am — No Comments

Exquisite Minimalism Pencil Drawings by Ileana Hunter

U.K. based graphite artist Ileana Hunter creates exquisitely detailed minimalist pencil portraits. Her impressive collection of drawings are simply beautiful.

About the artist,

Her realistic drawings are inspired by both the fluidity of the human body and the hidden lyricism of mundane…

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Added by rd on December 17, 2012 at 10:00am — No Comments

A Skateboarder's Awesome Dream Home

Francois Perrin of Los Angeles based firm Air Architecture and Gil Lebon Delapointe designed a prototype of a fully functional Skateboard House.

In this house you will be able to skateboard any…

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Added by rd on December 14, 2012 at 9:00am — No Comments

Stunning Soap Bubble Planet Formations

I guess every child grew up enjoying the sight of bubbles while playing inside the bathroom. Take it from me huh! I really loved making bubbles out of soap rubbed through my hands. I also adored those ready-made liquid combination where you can blow off on a device then automatically several bubbles would come out. Fantastic! And probably photographer

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Added by C. on December 13, 2012 at 8:00am — No Comments

Beautiful Architectural Artworks by Maja Wrońska

You'll definitely love this watercolor and illustration series by Polish artist Maja Wrońska. Her subjects are the gorgeous cityscapes and landmarks around the cities of Europe. The silhouettes, shades and shadow techniques in her water color paintings and sketches are simply…

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Added by rd on December 12, 2012 at 10:00am — No Comments

Incredibly Stunning Geometric Sculptures Made of Pencil Lead

I wouldn't have thought that a very fragile and brittle pencil lead could be used as an art material. I remember the time when I would refill my mechanical pencil and I would be so careful not break the lead as I put it inside. This is why I was amazed that New-Zealand based artist Peter Trevelyan was able to come up with such a brilliant idea and created large-scale geometric sculptures made of pencil…

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Added by C. on December 12, 2012 at 8:00am — No Comments

Spectacular Home in Brussels is a Light Sculpture at Night

Brussels based collaborating team Bassam El-Okeily and Karla Menten designed this 3-storey contemporary residence in Bilzen, Belgium.

Inside is a combination of chaotic geometric and simple rectangular rooms. At night, when different lighting are turned on, the geometric walls of its unique interior create a ,public…

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Added by rd on December 11, 2012 at 10:00am — No Comments

Classic Stereo Cabinet Inspired Design of Kew House 3

Australian architectural studio Vibe Design Group designed the Kew House 3. This 321 square meter private residence was named Abode House of the Year in 2012 and was lauded for the combined use of extensive glass, timber, stone, floating and hidden cabinetry…

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Added by rd on December 5, 2012 at 9:00am — No Comments

Astounding + Ever-changing Installation of 3500 Coloured Books

LOST & FOUND, ERROR #19 DE STUDIO, ANTWERPEN 2012

This unique art installation by Dutch artist Anouk Kruithof is composed of 3,500 pieces of coloured books. The physical installation measures about 4.10M x 2.30M and is arranged, destructed and re-arranged again to create a…

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Added by rd on December 4, 2012 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Amazing Star-shaped Fort in the Netherlands

amazing places on earth

About 32 kilometers northeast of Emmen is Fort Bourtange, a star fort in the village of Bourtange,…

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Added by rd on December 3, 2012 at 10:00am — No Comments

Interesting School House Without Walls

You might be wondering how could this be possible – having a classroom without walls. Well, here's a treat for you. When you come to visit the Swedish Free School Organization Vittra, you would definitely be amazed by its philosophy that there are no classes or classrooms.…

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Added by C. on December 3, 2012 at 8:00am — No Comments

Dreamy Kobayashi Residence of Tokyo

Outdoor clothing and gear designers Setsumasa and Mami Kobayashi test camping equipment for a living. A dream job that takes place in an equally dreamy mountain retreat that is the Kobayasahi Residence.

Shin Ohori of General Design Co designed this get-away home which is located in the remote areas of Chichibu…

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Added by rd on November 26, 2012 at 10:00am — No Comments

Impressive Furnitures made from Shredded Magazines

Who ever said that shredded paper would still be as useful as these ones are? Apparently, someone said yes and that is Florence-based Belgian designer Jens Praet who came up with his collection of Shredded Magazine Furniture. Kilos of glossy leftover magazines…

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Added by C. on November 26, 2012 at 8:00am — No Comments

Captivating House Haller by Haller Jürgen and Peter Plattner

Austria based studio Haller Jürgen and Italy based Peter Plattner collaborated in designing the House Haller. This captivating contemporary home is situated in Mellau Austria.

Description by the…

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Added by rd on November 24, 2012 at 9:00am — No Comments

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