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Popular This Week1. 15 South African Finds - Articles from Capetown to Johannesburg, All for World Cup 2010 (CLUSTER)  The World Cup 2010 will be held in South Africa. Yes, I am excited, and no I don’t find it a coincidence that Hollywood decided to release the Nelson Mandela movie shortly before. It’s all a conspiracy…2. Motor City Ruins - Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre's Pictures of 'The Ruins of Detroit' (GALLERY)  ‘The Ruins of Detroit’ by Yves Marchand & Romain Meffre Photography are haunting and depressing. The collection of photos show the Motor City ruins and what remains of the once bustling city. What used…3. Arcing Architecture - An Angular Marvel by Tokyo-Based Tekuto Architecture (GALLERY)  Tokyo-based Tekuto Architecture is crazy about angles, as can be seen in a previously featured piece on the firm (link below). In this angular home, there appear to be no right angles—everything, and I…4. Duracell Bunny Rhinos - Schools of Pink Bunnies Form into Massive Terrorizers (GALLERY)  Did you know that the ultra-cool drumming Duracell Bunny found in America is a knock off of the European version? I know, I was a little hurt by that too.
Nicolas Lesaffre is giving us a peek into what…5. Branching Structural Beams - The Tote is Ethereal and Magical Elvish-like Architecture (GALLERY)  To me, The Tote evokes visions of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Elvish architecture found in the ‘Lord of the Rings’ trilogy. Ethereal and magical with a strong tie to nature, The Tote in Mumbai is absolutely gorgeous.…6. Alphabetical Architecture - 'S' is for Stylish in this House by Crepain Binst Architecture (GALLERY)  Crepain Binst Architecture created the Detached House Meise, which bears a striking resemblance to the letter 'S.' Design Milk featured this architectural beauty, which has an unusual shape that allows…7. Public Electrotransit - NYC Electric Buses Offer Eco-Friendly Commutation  With London’s electric double-decker buses on the streets and three NYC electric buses rolled out in New York City—with 87 more to come in 2010—there is no doubt that the new year will be all about green…8. Ocean-Sourced City Cooling - Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning LLC Will Cool Downtown Buildings (GALLERY)  Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning LLC has embarked on a $240 million project to cool half of the buildings in downtown Honolulu using super cold seawater pumped from the ocean.
By sucking up water through…9. Augmented Reality Binoculars - The Bloody Haze Installation Provides a Unique View of Hong Kong (GALLERY)  Imagine sightseeing in Hong Kong and coming across this ginormous pair of binoculars that makes up the Bloody Haze installation by Hong Kong architects MAP Office.
Created as part of the Shenzhen and… |
Popular This Month1. Live Mermaid Shows - The Town of Weeki Wachee Puts on a Fantastical Underwater Performance (VIDEO)  Live mermaid shows?! Yes, in the 12 person town of Weeki Wachee in Florida, there is such a thing.
The tiny town promotes the only "live mermaid show" in the entire world that takes place at "the site…2. Photoshopped Resignations - Disgruntled Employee Uses One the Most Creative Resignations Ever Seen  In what has to be one of the most unique and creative resignations ever, an American designer who had had just about enough of being strung along in a temporary position quit his job using this photoshopped…3. Medusa Monster Fashion - The Outrageous Designs at the Spring 2010 China Fashion Week (GALLERY)  In fashion, ready-to-wear never really means what it should, and the designs featured at the Spring 2010 China Fashion Week shows in Beijing were everything but.
Rather than crafting toned-down styles…4. Celebrity Treehouses - The Beverly Hills Treehouse Gives You the Feeling of Being in the Trees (GALLERY)  I always wanted to move to Beverly Hills, all the good movies and shows were located there. After finding out about the Beverly Hills Treehouse, it makes me want to move there even more.
Nestled in a…5. 15 South African Finds - Articles from Capetown to Johannesburg, All for World Cup 2010 (CLUSTER) The World Cup 2010 will be held in South Africa. Yes, I am excited, and no I don’t find it a coincidence that Hollywood decided to release the Nelson Mandela movie shortly before. It’s all a conspiracy…6. Invisible Escalators - Nike Harajuku Flagship Store Opens With Artistic Displays (GALLERY)  The Nike Harajuku flagship store will open on November 14th, 2009, and there will be no creative stone left unturned. The store will feature all kinds of displays which highlight the Nike brand, as well…7. Trippy Indoor Photography - 'Interiors' by Bob O'connor Captures Surreal Indoor Settings (GALLERY)  'Interiors' by Bob O'Connor is a photo set that captures some seriously surreal indoor settings. Whether it's the long, locker-filled hall of a school or an empty auditorium, these empty public spaces…8. Cracked Glassitecture - The South Korea Gimpo Art Hall by Gansam Partners (GALLERY)  This striking architectural beauty is what the Gimpo Art Hall in South Korea will look like once construction begins in 2010. The design was proposed by Seoul architects G.Lab* of Gansam Partners, and…9. Showy Red Reading Rooms - The New University Library at the University of Amsterdam (GALLERY)  The University Library of the University of Amsterdam was redesigned by Amsterdam-based designers Studio Roelof Mulder and Bureay Iro Koers. The space recently won the Serve and Facilitate Great Indoors…10. Asymmetrically Stacked Skyscrapers - The Urban Forest by Mad Architects in Chongqing, China (GALLERY)  When it’s complete, the Urban Forest by MAD Architects may look like a mountain in the middle of the city, but it will function as a 70-floor commercial and residential skyscraper in Chongqing, China.…11. Gingerbread Vandalism - A Cookie Town and Christmas Tradition in Bergen Lies in Ruins  The Bergen gingerbread town is a Christmas-time tradition in the Norwegian city. Unfortunately, for gingerbread enthusiasts the spectacular display was ruthlessly destroyed over the weekend.
The 650-cookie…12. Surfer Greeting Caps - Fitted Hawaii 'Shaka' New Era Cap Makes Stylish Waves (GALLERY)  The origin of the ‘Shaka’ symbol has been debated for years, but the meaning is well understood by the laid back masses. Everyone from President Obama to Kelly Slater has thrown up this international surfer…13. Motor City Ruins - Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre's Pictures of 'The Ruins of Detroit' (GALLERY) ‘The Ruins of Detroit’ by Yves Marchand & Romain Meffre Photography are haunting and depressing. The collection of photos show the Motor City ruins and what remains of the once bustling city. What used…14. Meat Flavored Potato Chips - Deep-Fried Snacks Vegetarians Will Scowl At (GALLERY)  When I spent a month in London, one of my favorite uniquely British finds were meat flavored potato chips (or as the Brits would say, crisps). Five years later, I’m still scratching my head and wondering,…15. Phone Booth Libraries - Community-Run 24-Hour Micro Library in Somerset (GALLERY)  Attention, book-lovers: phone booth libraries may just start popping up on street corners near you! One UK town has set the concept in motion by launching a 24-hour book borrowing service—through a telephone… |
Popular Last Month1. Bald Bears - A Hair Loss Epidemic Affects All Female Bears at a Leipzig Zoo (GALLERY)  A zoo in Leipzig has the dubious distinction of being known for its hairless bears. All the female bears at the zoo, including Dolores-the bear pictured above, are suffering from an unknown medical condition…2. 44 Ways China Prospers - The China Economy, From Chinese Microcars to Trillion Dollar Firms (CLUSTER)  News about the China economy is everywhere; China has created this and discovered that. We all know what’s going on with the East—and that my friends, is not what’s going on in the West. While we continue…3. Angular Austrian Architecture - The YUG House by X Architekten is an Especially Agreeable Abode (GALLERY)  Styria is a southeastern province of Austria, and the home of this prize-winning YUG house. The house is the winner of the Province of Styria Architecture Prize because of its congruity with the surrounding…4. 25 Modern Museums - From Egg Cup Architecture to Sinuous Ribbon Museums (CLUSTER)  When you travel, it’s more than likely that you’ll spend a good portion of your trip checking out museums and the treasures they hold -- this I can tell you from experience. When I traveled in Europe,…5. Polish Paper Chandeliers - Colorful Art You Can Create Yourself (GALLERY)  The word pajaki literally translates to “spiders of straw.” While that visual doesn’t give me happy thoughts, these Pajaki Polish paper chandeliers certainly do.
Polish paper chandeliers were a cheap…6. Rustic Sustainable Cottages - Portland Garden Cottages Incorporate Found Materials (GALLERY)  Self-taught designer builders Jeffrey Gantert and Brad Bloom turned an empty lot in Portland, Oregon into extra income by building two tiny cottages from mostly salvaged materials. Thirteen-foot ceilings…7. Anti-Terrorist Fashion - The First Ever Pakistan Fashion Week Defies Politics (VIDEO)  While most fashions shows by top designers are just business as usual, one has emerged this week that is big news. Held in a country where the news spotlight is usually on terrorist violence, Pakistan…8. Hyper-Cultural Pictorals - The America's Next Top Model Shoot Borrows Inspiration from Vogue (GALLERY)  For the next episode of America’s Next Top Model, Tyra Banks appears to have ripped off a recent issue of Vogue magazine that saw one model being transformed and posing as a multi-racial, multi-cultural…9. Dual Personality Buildings - The UNStudio Galleria Cheonan Lets Loose At Night (GALLERY)  When I visited Chicago and saw the Crown Fountain in Millennium Park, I thought that was impressive until, of course, I stumbled upon the UNStudio Galleria Cheonan. This impressive building has two personalities.…10. Futuristic Parisian Bakeries - La Patisseries De Reves Creates a Unique Shopping Experience (GALLERY)  So, of course you would expect the French to have great patisseries, I mean, that is a given. But would you expect a delicious patisserie to also be an experiment in innovative design, as well? The French…11. Charitable Paper Jewelry - Jenny Lai and Lindsay Perkins Partner With KEZA for Eco Fashion Collectio (GALLERY)  This collection of paper jewelry was created as a collaboration between KEZA, Jenny Lai and Lindsay Perkins. According to Jenny Lai's Coroflot profile, KEZA is a fashion company dedicated to helping businesses…12. Gigantic Man-Made Mountains - The Berg Would Be the Largest Faux Mountain Created (GALLERY)  It’s always fun and interesting to see concepts takeoff, take The Berg for example. Envisioned by Jakob Tigges, a Berlin-based faux mountain proposal is now being taken seriously by the surrounding town.…13. Luxury Supper Clubs - Kettner's Famous Restaurant of London is Famous (GALLERY)  If I lived in London there are a few things I would do all the time because I could. I would go to Harrod’s, I would repeatedly walk across London Bridge and I would eat at Kettner’s Famous Restaurant.…14. Stereotype Fashiontography - Type-Casting in the Vogue Paris 2009 Lara Stone Editorial (GALLERY)  For the Vogue Paris 2009 Lara Stone issue, the French fashion magazine delved into the world of stereotypes, and featured the frail model as a China doll, a tribal warrior, and a myriad of other type-casts.…15. Frozen Liquid Lounges - The Absolut Icebar in Stockholm is a Cool Way to Party (GALLERY)  With an entire bar made of ice, the Absolut Icebar in Stockholm offers a fun concept that takes the outdoors indoors.
The glasses, shot glasses, bar, and decor at The Absolut Icebar are made entirely… |
