Posts by Kristine Mitchell

Design
November 18, 2015

Urban Farming Revolution: Impact Farm Allows You to Grow Fresh Produce in the Middle of the City

Urban farming is most certainly the way of the future. However, some of the largest barriers to this style of food production is a lack of space in densely populated cities, and also climate fluctuation. Copenhagen-based urban design lab Human Habitat seeks to address these issues with their vertical and easy to assemble Impact Farm.

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Painting
November 10, 2015

Painter Combines Love of Surfing with Mesmerizing Patterns from His Indigenous Heritage

Zachary Bennett-Brook from Wollongong, Australia is passionate about pursuing his artistic talent, while staying true to his cultural roots. The young painter has developed a way to successfully combine these two ideals with a style of work that is uniquely his own. Bennett-Brook's intricate and eye-catching dot paintings merge his indigenous heritage with an artistic flair, simultaneously drawing inspiration from a life spent on the coast.

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Nature
November 6, 2015

Unusual and Beautiful Rainbow Cloud Portal Appears in the Sky

The beautiful phenomenon pictured above, was captured floating high above Eastern Victoria, Australia. It almost appears to be a portal to another dimension, complete with a rainbow beckoning to the other side, but there is a scientific explanation for these bewitching cloudy formations known as fallstreak holes. It begins with a process known as supercooling. Supercooling is when the temperature of a liquid is lowered below freezing without it becoming a solid.

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Art
November 2, 2015

Floating Optical Illusions Created through Brilliantly Painted Layers of Glass

Glass painter Wilfired Grootens is an artist from the German countryside with a very unique style. Using delicate swirls and tendrils painted onto layers of laminate glass, he assembles dozens of sheets together, and then sands them down to produce vivid three-dimensional paintings that appear to float in mid-air. When examined from different angles, his sculptures vary, perspective playing a huge role in each piece to successfully meld art with optical illusion.

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My Modern Met

Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.