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June 17, 2016

Quaint and Quirky Tiny House on Wheels Lets Owners Live Off-the-Grid

Living the nomadic life and roaming around with all your worldly possessions may seem like a pipe dream to some, but with more and more tiny, mobile homes cropping up, perhaps this freedom can become a reality? The Moon Dragon—a tiny home on wheels—is the perfect example of this. It aims to make the minimalist lifestyle easily achievable with its comfortable and cozy design.

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Art

June 17, 2016

Intricately Carved Wooden Animal Sculptures Leap to Life

Rippling muscles, thick horns, and fur so realistic that you can almost feel the wind blowing through it—Guiseppe Rumerio sculpts...

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Art

June 16, 2016

People Are Reliving Family Memories by Superimposing Photos of the Past in the Present

Canadian internet sensation Taylor Jones has struck gold with his passion project, Dear Photograph.

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Art

June 15, 2016

Artist Carves Stacked Skateboard Decks Into a Colorful Collection of Sculptures

For over a decade, self-taught woodcarver Haroshi has been recycling old skateboard decks into magnificent multilayered works of art. Stacking, shaving, cutting, and carving the wooden decks together, he then paints and polishes the pieces to form colorfully streaked or pixelated mosaics that have a distinct, cheeky style which is utterly his own.

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Design

June 14, 2016

Whimsical Rocket Coffee Table Uses Playful Design for Functional Furniture

Adding to his array of unique furniture items, Stelios Mousarris presents the whimsical Rocket Coffee Table.

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Architecture

June 13, 2016

Curving Pavilion of Brilliantly Stacked Bricks Invites Visitors to Interact with Architecture

Each year London’s Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, locked in the heart of Kensinginton Gardens, is transformed in unexpected ways by legendary...

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June 13, 2016

Ceramic Shards Found on Beach Are Turned into Chopstick Rests Using Kintsugi

Japanese artist Tomomi Kamoshita strolls along the shoreline, collecting fragments of ceramics she finds on her way. Then, using the traditional method of kintsugi, she combines the found shards with ones taken from her personal collection and ends up creating lovely and utterly unique chopstick rests.

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Sculpture

June 10, 2016

Remarkably Lifelike Wooden Animals Sculpted Using a Chainsaw

Give Jürgen Lingl-Rebetez a block of wood and a chainsaw and watch magic happen.

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Art

June 6, 2016

Tranquil Impressionist-Style Paintings Showcase Beauty of Natural Parks Around America

Intense shades of red, deep purple hues, fiery oranges, and splashes of bright green combine to form Erin Hanson’s soothing...

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Art

May 30, 2016

Photographer Creates Surreal Dreamscapes Inspired by the Brothers Grimm

Through her photography, Laura Zalenga fashions a world of surreal dreamscapes. With a knack for exposing raw emotion and vulnerability, Zalenga’s portfolio is one to return to, time and time again. The young photographer makes use of intriguing shapes, light, and shadow to create magical images infused with a pervading sense of tranquillity. Zalenga has established a distinct photographic niche for herself, using her portfolio to explore themes of melancholia and expose pure sentiments.

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