These creative vases by Japanese studio oodesign have a spot to place flowers on a PET formed resin void, creating an effect of flowers floating in the water with gentle ripples surrounding them. [Read more...]
Ever wonder what rooms look like from the ceiling? Photographer Menno Aden had made it his duty to capture such from this familiar yet unexplored point of view. Enjoy these photos from his series, “Room Portraits”.
Who said you had to have a garden or room for planters to have some greenery? The new Living Table by Habitat Horticulture solves the problem of adding greenery to your home without the need for a garden, balcony, or even wall space! Each Living Table is handmade in their San Francisco-area headquarters using 3/8 inch-thick tempered glass that can handle a 180 lb load per square foot and your choice of color, wood finish and even which plants you’d like added.
Dessert Villa by Studio Aiko
If I lived in a desert, I would want my house to be like this though it would suck to clean the swimming pool if there was a sandstorm!
That’s not Photoshop. The Dutch artist Berndnaut Smilde has developed a way to create a small, perfect white cloud in the middle of a room. It requires meticulous planning: the temperature, humidity and lighting all have to be just so. Once everything is ready, Smilde summons the cloud out of the air using a fog machine. It lasts only moments, but the effect is dramatic and strangely moving. It evokes both the surrealism of Magritte and the classical beauty of the old masters while reminding us of the ephemerality of art and nature.
Earlier this year the five core members of Brooklyn Grange, well known by now as the largest soil rooftop farm in the world, signed a 20-year lease for a 65,000-square-foot rooftop at the Brooklyn Navy Yards. In just two years they outgrew their 40,000-square-foot Queens location, which services a CSA membership, regular farmers’ markets as well as local restaurants like Roberta’s and Paulie Gee’s. Now, with more than two acres of fertile ground as well as chicken coops and a commercial apiary, Brooklyn Grange seems poised to conquer underutilized rooftops all over the city. But back in May, when the Navy Yards location had yet to be greenroofed and growing season was less than a month away, their future seemed uncertain. Could the Queens location do enough business to support their expansion while they struggled to prep the roof and plant the seedlings in time? [Read more...]
Eduardo Relero is both an illusionist, a painter and graffiti artist who excels in the art of 3D graffiti.
To see 3D graffiti [Read more...]
Marcus Malaysia-based graphic designer Marcus created these silhouetted superhero posters. [Read more...]
Later this year Facebook will go public, and here Barbara Walters speaks to David Choe about his $200 million dollar gamble.
Parrot’s Zikmu wireless speakers designed by Phillipe Starck have always enjoyed a colorful makeover owing to the creative brains behind it. After donning different shades from black, green and bright red to graffiti-themed version designed in collaboration with the artist Jean-François Claes, this festive season it’s all about exclusivity. The company has this time given the Midas touch to its latest limited edition ‘Ancient Gold’ Zikmu speakers. The ‘Ancient Gold’ is the glittering edition of the Zikmu which is one of the most impressive wireless speakers in the market that money can buy. Only 20 of these completely handmade set of speakers will be made for the whole world, including three units for Dubai.
The Zikmu has both looks and features to match, including the latest Wi-Fi technology to stream your favorite music from your gadgets, incredible 360° surround sound irrespective of your room’s size and the position of the speakers. The basses which are intelligently placed in the feet of speakers do its reputation no harm and are majorly responsible for the amazing depth of sound that you get from these ultra exclusive sound pieces. The speakers are compatible with all audio formats and feature equaliser with presets RF remote control. The ‘Ancient Gold’ Zikmu will be offered for approx. $2,200.