Archive for the ‘Nature’ Category
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Paper Made From Elephant Poop
Who knew that elephant dung could be so versatile when it comes to product materials? Apparently, the owners of several elephant-dung-paper-product-suppliers did. A pile of fresh elephant poop (and any other grass and straw-eating animal for that matter) closely resembles the raw fibre that is used to make paper, so the natural progression (no pun intended) seemed obvious for poo poo paper producers. “How is it ...
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Carl Warner’s Yummy Foodscapes
Welcome to visionary photographer Carl Warner’s curious world, where Parmesan peaks tower over a desert of paprika and spiky chicory, while a tomato-skin scorpion perches on a potato. Every one of the 13 complex images featured in this calendar offers a unique visual feast for foodies and fantasy lovers. BUT THE BOOK NOW
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Stunning Macro Photos Of Water Droplets
Heinz Maier photographs water droplets and bubbles, and for that, we are thankful. We love the ephemeral nature of his work – the constant fluidity of water makes it difficult to photograph (duh) and so we were highly impressed when we came across Maier’s work. The interesting colours and compositions make for some awesome abstract art, but most of all, we love that the artist has ...
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The Urban Household Beehive
Like honey? Well, you’re in luck! The brainiacs over at the Dutch electronics company called Philips, have designed a way for urbanites to keep an active bee hive in their small apartments and homes with the Urban Beehive. The design was publicized as part of the company’s Microbial Home Design initiative which was unveiled at Dutch Design Week. The Urban Beehive aims to address the issue ...
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World’s Largest Aquarium
If you’re looking to visit the world’s largest aquarium, head over to Atlanta, in the United States of America to visit the Georgia Aquarium. More than 8.5 million gallons of marine and fresh-water house 120,000 animals of 500 different species. The main attractions are the aquarium’s four young whale sharks from Taiwan, four beluga whales and four manta rays. Bernie Marcus and his wife, Billi, decided ...
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Electric DeLorean Available In 2013
Good news, Back to the Future fans! An electric version of the DeLorean will be available for purchase in 2013, as announced by the DeLorean Motor Company of Texas. The all-electric DeLorean debuted at the DMC Texas Open House event on October 14 2011. The vehicle will have a 400 volt AC induction liquid-cooled electric motor, 260 horsepower a top speed of 125 mph and a ...
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Ecco: Electric Mobile Camper Van Of The Future
Design collective NAU has released a concept that looks to combine outdoor adventure with green technology with a new electric vehicle idea called the Ecco. A mobile camper that doubles as an all-electric car, the Ecco is one of the smarter concepts we’ve seen lately. The Ecco’s idea of space-saving is a lot like a mico-home and car combination we recently featured, but keeps in mind ...
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Have Your D.N.A. Mapped Into Art
These awesome works of art are made out individual DNA portraits that have been printed and stretched onto canvas. DNA 11 was founded by Adrian Salamunovic and Zazim Ahmed, and is the company behind the truly unique works of art that aim to “capture the essence of a person”. The artwork is printed in the company’s own 3000 square foot studio. Interested? All you have to ...
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The World’s Wickedest Tree House
This awesome piece of residential architecture in the woods of Portland, Oregon was designed by architect Robert Harvey Oshatz for a client who wanted a unique, modern house that is inspired by music. Oshatz’s design features flowing, rhythmic forms and took seven years worth of drawings and construction. The project was completed in 2004, but is every bit as fresh and original as far as residences ...
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Solar Powered Device Charger
It’s about time someone took advantage of the sun’s free solar rays and developed a charger for electronic gadgets – thank you goes out to the brains behind the Ray prototype for this wonderful gadget design. The charger comes with a strong suction cup that can be used on any glass surface, including windshields as well as car and airplane windows, to collect solar energy and ...
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Poo-Powered Bicycle
We’re pretty sure you’ve never seen one of these before: A Poo-Powered motorcycle with a toilet bowl for a seat. Were we right, or what? The unusual motorcycle design, called the Toilet Bike Neo Project, was recently unveiled by leading Japanese toilet manufacturer, TOTO, in order to promote the company’s “Green Challenge” of reducing CO2 emissions in bathrooms by 50% over the next five years (what ...
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Baby Buddha Shaped Fruit Moulds
Gao Xianzhang is a farmer from Hexia village in the Hebel province of Northern China spent six years developing baby-Buddha-shaped pears, and is now cashing in on selling his funny shaped fruit to the masses. In 2009, Gao Xianzhang harvested 10,000 pears and sold them for £5 each – a pretty penny for a novelty-shaped fruit. The fruits are formed into the shape of baby Buddhas ...
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THE 1ST ELECTRIC CAR FROM PORSCHE
The Porsche 918 Spyder is a mid-engined sports car designed by Porsche and first shown as a concept at the 80th edition of the Geneva Motor Show in March 2010. The Spyder is powered by a 3.4 litre V8 engine, developing 500 horsepower (370 kW), with three electric motors delivering an additional 218 horsepower (163 kW). It is the first plug-in hybrid car from Porsche. Porsche later announced ...
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AWESOME PHOTOS OF AWESOME FROGS
White Lipped Green Tree Frog Waxy Monkey Leaf Frog Red Eyed Tree Frog Another Red Eyed Tree Frog Horned Frog Harlequin Tree Frog The distribution of frogs ranges from tropic to subarctic regions, but most species are found in tropical rainforests. Consisting of more than 5,000 species described, about 88% of amphibian species are frogs. The use of the common names “frog” and “toad” has no ...
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WIND WALKING KINETIC SCULPTURES
Theo Jansen is a Dutch artist and kinetic sculptor. He builds large works which resemble skeletons of animals that are able to walk using the wind on the beaches of the Netherlands. His animated works are a fusion of art and engineering; in a car company (BMW) television commercial Jansen says: “The walls between art and engineering exist only in our minds.” He strives at equipping ...
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MICROSCOPIC COLOURED GRAINS OF SAND
All the squinting you can muster would never reveal the colours and shapes of grains of sand like the ones you see here. This amazing magnification of over 250 times shows what sand looks like up close. Professor Dr. Gary Greenberg has gone through a detailed process to bring us these images of magnified sand grains. As you may already know, all types of sand are ...
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CHAIR MADE FROM OLD BOOKS
Alvaro Tamarit has collected and re-purposed an array of old books in order to create the “Banco del Pensamiento” (“The Bench of Thought”). The piece can be touted as a sculptural work of art, but also functions as a seat thanks to the base which is reinforced with wood and a glossy varnish which adds resilience and protection to the otherwise delicate paper book covers. The ...
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TRANSPARENT COLOURFUL ANTS
Apparently, ants have a clear coloured abdomen – something that photographer Mohamed Babu and his wife discovered one day when they noticed a “white ant” that was crawling along their counter. It turns out, the ant had just consumed a drop of milk that was left on the counter, turning his lower half white. The photographer set up a variety of coloured water pools and patiently ...
