Design

May 22, 2014

Modern Tuscan Amphitheater Features Responsive Canopy

The Italian hill town of Peccioli is the site for the soon-to-be-built Parco Degli Angeli (Park of Angels), a complex that's meant to enjoy music and art. It features a covered, multi-seat amphitheater that can accommodate up to 800 people with interactive sculptures that overlook the idyllic Tuscan countryside. New York-based firm Asymptote Architecture was commissioned to design the space, and they envisioned the project as a sculptural canopy structure that contrasts the surrounding landscape.

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May 14, 2014

Ice Books Embedded with Seeds are Released into Rivers

From 2007, Basia Irland has been creating ice books, sculptures that resemble books created with huge blocks of frozen river water and “engraved” with seeds from local plants. These ice books are released back into the river where they eventually melt. The seeds are dispersed into the stream, turning into plants along the riverbank.

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May 6, 2014

My Modern Met's Top 10 Tips: How to Take the Best Instagram Photos

This post is in partnership with Cadillac. The first ever ELR: where electricity meets luxury. Check it out here. With 200 million active users who collectively share 60 million photos a day, Instagram isn't just a must-have photo application; it's a gigantic social network. Launched only a few years ago, in October 2010, it has quickly become the place most of us visit to share our daily lives.

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April 23, 2014

Kinetic Sculpture Replicates a Bird Flapping Its Wings Using Popsicle Sticks

Design student Joyce Lin replicated a bird flapping its wings using simple machines and materials. The kinetic sculpture is entitled Study in Bird Motion and is made with popsicle sticks and mylar that resembles feathers. It's activated by a hand crank, which sets the entire thing in motion and mesmerizes you as its movements resemble a bird gracefully taking flight.

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