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June 28, 2016

Designer “Catifies” a Human Home into a Playful Haven for Seven Felines

For three months during the spring of 2014, Rebecca Mountain of Mountain Pet Products undertook a big “catification” project for her friends Eliza and Tiffany. The couple had just bought their first home and was also combining their two households—including seven felines and three dogs. With that many animals, Mountain knew that having a “cat only” space was going to be an important part of their new home.

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June 27, 2016

RIP Bill Cunningham: Remembering the Brilliant Street Photographer

We're extremely saddened by the loss of yet another legend in our lifetime.

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June 24, 2016

Vibrant Color Palette Combos Take Colors From the World to Inspire Creativity

With its vast collections of images, photo filters, free icon and shape elements, and fonts, Canva allows users around the globe...

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June 18, 2016

Mysterious 265-Year-Old Mansion in London Is Rediscovered and Being Sold for Millions

In the heart of East End London sits the Malplaquet House, exuding a mysterious grandeur that would make anyone do a double-take as they strolled past its wrought iron gates. Dating back to 1741, the atmospheric building is one of London’s forgotten mansions which, until very recently, stood decrepit and destined for demolition.

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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.

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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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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 names in the field of architecture. This year, the space was taken over by Danish architect Bjarke Ingels, of the design firm BIG, who combined simple minimalism with an air of whimsical fancy.

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June 10, 2016

60-Year-Old Man Fulfills Lifelong Modeling Dream with Help From Reddit

When you reach a certain age, you might think that the dreams you’ve had for so long will never come...

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June 8, 2016

Animated Light Projections of Tiny People Seem to Play the Piano with Every Step

In classical music, the word “adante”—which means “walking” in Italian—describes a moderately slow tempo, like an average walking pace.

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June 3, 2016

Minimalist Tattoos Mimic the Graceful Fluidity of Brush Strokes

Artist Lee Stewart creates minimalist tattoos that beautifully capture the fluid gesture of a brushstroke. The resemblance of this artful motion is impressively realistic, and she articulates the long, graceful lines in the same way that a wet paintbrush touches paper. Like the real thing, they have variation in weight and texture with parts of a single line appearing both light and heavy handed.

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