Archive for the ‘Nature’ Category
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7 Amazing Kaleidoscopic Images of Nature
Matt Walford is an editorial and advertising photographer based in the middle of England with a flare for “deconstructing nature, whether its a landscape or a flower, or even food.” He then reconstructs these natural things to create his own unique world, in which things exist in a way that they do not in nature. “I think this spells from a boyish need to take everything ...
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Swedish Band Releases Playable Record Made Of Ice
Swedish band the Shout Out Louds have created a limited edition version of their new single Blue Ice as a playable piece of ice. As the first single to be released from its Optica album, the band created ten boxes, containing a plastic record-shaped mould and a bottle of water. Offered to fans and press, those who got their hands on the boxes could fill the ...
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15 Amazing Macro Photographs of Snowflakes
Remember cutting out snowflake designs from folded pieces of paper as a kid? Well these photographs by Russian photographer, Andrew Osokin, serve as great inspiration. The intricate detail and delicate forms are thanks to Mother Nature herself, and luckily, through the science of macro photography and Osokin’s keen eye, we can admire these crystal beauties up close. Next time you’re running for cover from the snowy ...
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Real Birds Using Twitter
Latvian conceptual artist and creative director Voldemars Dudums created this insanely clever bird feeder using an old computer keyboard and some cubes of bacon fat. When the birds would fly down to snack their inadvertent key presses were fed to an api that parsed each little tap into a bonafide tweet on the @hungry_birds Twitter account (fyi, these particular feathered friends became political during the U.S. ...
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Eerie Images Projected Onto Trees As Art
Parisian artist Clement Briend works with projections as an artistic medium. He is known for his works in which he projects meaningful or haunting images onto every day objects such as doors, buildings, bridges and in this case, trees. The series is called “Cambodian Trees” and features imagery of Cambodian spirits and deities projected onto trees around the city of Phnom Penh. The trees are beautifully ...
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Crazy Guitar Shaped Forest in Argentina
Crop circles are for amateurs, and clearly, Pedro Martin Ureta, a 71-year-old man in Argentina is no amateur. Ureta and his four children planted every tree in this guitar-shaped forest decades ago in honour of his wife, Graciela Yraizoz, who was inspired by the idea of planting a shape-based forest while flying in an airplane over Pampa while noticing a farm below that coincidentally resembled a ...
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These Cool Pods Suspended in Trees Sleep 2 People
These unbelievably cool pod-shaped spheres are called Cocoon Trees – they are spheric aluminium structures that are covered with a water-resistant tarpaulin that allows for ventilation and air flow that is designed to hang in trees. The pod weighs only 60 kilos and is apparently really easy to install because it is rigged with ropes and secured by nets.The pods are accessed by either wooden walkways ...
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Cool Miniature Photo Booth for Birds
The Bird Photo Booth is the world’s first bird feeder and camera all-in-one that is designed to work with your iPhone, iPod touch and GoPro. The worst part about bird watching is having to sit around and wait for birds to cross your line or vision (or do something interesting). Now, you can set up the Bird Photo Booth and check in on who’s coming over ...
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Sun-Seeking Robot Keeps Your Plants Alive
Buying a potted plant for a friend as a gift has just become so last year. Thanks to the Plant Host Drone designed by Belgium-based artist, Stephen Verstraete, now you can give a potted plant as a gift and ensure it won’t die thanks to your friend’s neglect or her dark basement apartment. The Plant Host Drone is a robot plant holder that taxis your greenery ...
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Amazing Wood Sculptures by Dan Webb
Wood is one of those materials that is usually easy to identify. The wood grain, the material’s density, the natural colour…all of these characteristics that typically identify wood sculptures are present in these sculptures by Dan Webb, but at first glance, we weren’t sure if the “Wood” was actually wood! We’ve never seen such beautiful sculptures made out of wood that resemble draped fabric so perfectly ...
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A Working Bicycle Made Out of Cardboard
Question: What is made out of cardboard, lightweight, has a frame that’s stronger than carbon fiber and costs $9? Answer: The Alfa Cardboard Bike designed by Isreali designer, Izhar Gafni, of course! The Alfa weighs 20lbs, but can support riders up to 24 times its weight thanks to its incredible design and engineering. Gafni was inspired by a cardboard canoe he’d heard about and as enthusiastic ...
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Funky Air Powered 3 Seater Urban Vehicle
Indian auto manufacturer tata motors has planned to release the ‘airpod’ air-powered urban vehicle. The three passenger transportation module uses compressed air instead of traditional alternative fuels like compressed hydrogen or natural gas for a carbon-neutral, zero-emissions ride. Developed by mdi, its special engine works by extracting air pressure from its 175 liter storage tank on board, which refills itself either through an external pump or ...
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8 Amazing Photographs Of Things Refracting Through Water Droplets
German photographer, Markus Reugels, is known for his high-speed macro photography works of art, and this collection of water droplets is no exception. The collection, entitled “Refractions”, features real life water droplets that are photographed at perfect moments in time as they fall in front of backgrounds with notable imagery. Reugel’s ability to capture the “refractions” (aka inverted reflections) in the water droplets calls for a ...
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Hot Tubs Filled With Red Wine, Green Tea, Coffee At Japan Spa
Hakone, Kanagawa is home to the most popular spa centre in all of Japan for a period of 12 days every year. What makes this outdoor hot springs and spa resort so popular, you ask? Well, the sheer ridiculousness of it all, of course. Leave it to the Japanese to exaggerate spa-based practices to the point where they are quite comical (and efficacy of treatments become ...
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Giant Fish Sculpture Made From Recycled Plastic Bottles
The Botafogo Beach in Rio de Janiero is home to an art installation featuring these incredible fish sculptures made from discarded plastic bottles. The slogan on a sign beside the installation loosely translates to, “recycle your attitude”, and is part of an initiative to raise awareness for the recently completed United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, affectionately called the Rio+20. The Rio+20 (or the Rio 2012) ...
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The World’s Deepest Indoor Swimming Pool
Not only is the Nemo 33 swimming pool in Brussels, Belgium the deepest indoor swimming pool in the world, but in our minds, it’s also the creepiest. Seriously, who wants to take a swim down a black hole for fun? Oh wait…the pool is actually designed for divers to practice their skills (this makes the pool less creepy but we’re still terrified to venture anywhere near ...
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Funky Sunglasses Made From Recycled Skateboards
Well-known skate brand, Diamond Supply Co. has released a preview of its latest line of sunglasses that are made from recycled skateboards. True to their brand and like previous models, the sunglasses feature a retro-inspired frame, but instead of conventional plastic, the entire frame is made of multicoloured layered wood construction. The Diamond brand title is labelled on each temple stem for proof of authenticity. We ...
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Highly Detailed Art Made Entirely Out Of Fingerprints
Artist Judith Ann Braun uses her fingers to create stunning murals. With nothing more than graphite dust and her own finger tips, Braun is able to create works of art within the Fingerlings series that have an intense sense of motion and texture. Her abstract works are particularly intriguing, but the artistry behind her landscape works is equally impressive. In Braun’s artists statement, she states: [The ...
