Design

February 28, 2019

15 Beautiful Mardi Gras Masks to Celebrate Carnival in Style

Carnival is upon us! Commencing after Christmas and leading up to Lent, this merry season concludes with Mardi Gras, a day dedicated to indulgence. If you plan on partaking in Fat Tuesday's festivities, make sure you have the perfect Mardi Gras mask so you can celebrate in style. Here, we've put together 15 of our favorite festive masks to help you escape the everyday and adopt a new persona this Mardi Gras.

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February 21, 2019

Beautiful Floral Mosaics Bloom in Redesigned NYC Subway Station

Time and time again, New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority has proven that subway stations are prime spots for beautiful mosaic displays. In 2018, glass renditions of William Wegman's iconic Weimaraner portraits popped up in a Chelsea station. Just last month, tiled portraits of Bronx legends appeared in one of the historic neighborhood's stops. And now, a series of shimmering flower mosaics has taken root in 28th Street station.

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January 31, 2019

Tokyo Has a Festival to Pay Tribute to the Art of Japanese Manhole Covers

Japan designs manhole covers so beautiful that they're actually works of art. Across the country, thousands of municipalities have designed unique manhole covers to demonstrate their unique local cultures, and now the Japanese Manhole Cover Festival celebrates this creativity. The festival, which takes place in Tokyo, promises three days of activities dedicated to the artistic manhole covers.

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