Creative Products
July 19, 2018

Wood and Resin Cutting Boards Bring the Beauty of the Beach to the Kitchen

Liverpool, England-based artist Kate Chesters creates handmade wooden cutting boards featuring stunning resin art. Inspired by nature, each unique design captures the essence of natural landscapes. From ocean-like blues to cloud-like magenta swirls, Chesters uses a variety of resin hues that beautifully merge together to create vibrant fusions of color and pattern.

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Environment
July 18, 2018

Floating Park in Rotterdam Is Made Entirely of Recycled Plastic Harvested From River

In Rotterdam, a floating park in the Maas River is showing just what can be created from plastic waste. Thanks to the Recycled Island Foundation, plastic collected from the river and port has been transformed into 1,500 square feet of floating habitat that will give back to the ecosystem. The foundation developed floating litter traps that ensnared the river trash over the course of 1.5 years, which was then sorted and recycled.

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Installation
July 18, 2018

65-Foot-Tall Hand-Crocheted Tree “Grows” Inside Zurich’s Central Train Station

Brazilian conceptual artist Ernesto Neto is renowned for filling public spaces with large-scale, immersive installations that blur the boundaries between the artwork and viewer. For his latest work—created in collaboration with the Fondation Beyeler—Neto created GaiaMotherTree, a giant, 65-foot tree-like crochet structure inside Zurich’s Central Station. The walk-in textile sculpture invites the public to enter via the base, through a myriad of brightly colored, hand-knotted cotton strips to find a relaxing space within.

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My Modern Met

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