Food Art
April 20, 2017

Goth Ice Cream Cone is All Black with a Secret Ingredient That’s Actually Good for You

Creative food trends have seemed to dominate 2017 so far, but hey, we’re not complaining. Not only do these unconventional edibles look delicious, but they make eating a memorable experience. One of the latest in unique foods is being called a goth waffle cone—a black ice cream cone that holds colorful flavors of soft serve ice cream. Available at the Los Angeles-based shop Little Damage, they’ve managed to make a childhood treat look positively spooky.

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Career
April 18, 2017

How to Create a Blog on WordPress in Three Easy Steps

For almost a decade, we here at My Modern Met have had the distinct pleasure of working with many talented artists, designers, and photographers by interviewing them and sharing their work. We've seen countless creatives reach great levels of success and even helped catapult a few blossoming careers. What is one thing that they all had in common? They had a blog.

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Architecture
April 18, 2017

First House Ever Designed by Gaudí to Open as a Museum in Barcelona

The father of Catalan Modernism, Antoni Gaudí, is finally getting his own museum in the newly renovated Casa Vicens. The building, Gaudí's first house, is considered one of the first examples of Art Nouveau architecture and has been closed since 2015 while being refitted as a museum. This World Heritage site will open to the public for the first time in the second half of 2017.

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Art
April 16, 2017

Ethereal Nature-Inspired Art Made with Industrial Strength Metals

A few years ago, we swooned over Michelle McKinney‘s mesmerizing stainless steel sculptures. Resuming her practice of using industrial materials to create ethereal works of art, the English artist has continued to create woven metal sculptures inspired by flora and fauna found in nature. Each hand-crafted work of art is composed of metal meticulously cut by McKinney into nature-inspired elements, such as soaring birds and scattered leaves.

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