My Modern Met

July 13, 2016

Creative Before and After Tattoos Transform Bad Body Art into Incredible Ink

Tattoos offer a high risk with a high reward—if you love a design, you’ll be delighted to wear it for the rest of your life. Bad body art, however, feels like the opposite—it makes you continually lament that it’s on your skin forever. Luckily, there’s no need to keep a tattoo that you hate.

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Art

July 13, 2016

Colorful Paper Quilled Portraits Explore the Stories Told Through Faces of the Elderly

Russian-born, UK-based artist Yulia Brodskaya has made an international name for herself as a gifted paper quilling genius.

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Inspiring

July 12, 2016

Artist Explores His 91-Year-Old Mother’s Playfulness in Sweetly Surreal Collaboration

Life is full of surprises, and some of the best come from the people we’ve known all our lives—the ones...

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Wedding

July 12, 2016

Wedding Photographer Shrinks Couples Into Tiny People with Big Love Stories

In the surrealist world of Thai photographer Ekkachai Saelow, wedding rings grow on trees. His whimsical wedding photography business, literally translated as Small Person, transforms engaged couples and newlyweds into miniature versions of themselves, living in a more fantastical world. To achieve his imaginative brand of absurdism, Saelow crops his subjects out of original photographs and inserts them into a small-scale landscape (such as a toy truck or a tree branch).

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Design

July 11, 2016

Musician Who Receives Suicide Survivor Notes From Fans Tattoos Their Names on His Arm

The relationship between a musician and their fans is a sacred one—the artist pours his/her heart and soul into lyrics...

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Style

July 11, 2016

Men Are Creatively Weaving Their Hair to Transform Man Buns Into “Man Braids”

Man buns have long dominated as a popular hair trend for guys, but this style is now evolving into something...

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Design

July 10, 2016

Quirky Greeting Cards Express Heartfelt Sentiments with Endearing Awkwardness

A greeting card is an easy and engaging way to tell someone how we really feel. While many of these sentiments take a serious tone, Melanie Sheppard instead focuses on the awkward and funny parts of real life. In her shop Mod by Mel, the quirky creative features cards that express love, encouragement, and sympathy in an amusing-yet-endearing way.

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Inspiring

July 8, 2016

Oldest Hotel in the World Has Been Operated by the Same Family for Over 1,300 Years

What is the secret to a long-lasting and successful business?

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Painting

July 5, 2016

Van Gogh Masterpieces Reimagined with Spellbinding Tilt-Shift Effect

Vincent van Gogh is renowned for his Post-Impressionistic paintings, depicting open air scenes with lush color and swirling movement.

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Style

July 5, 2016

Exquisite Wooden Heels Hand-Carved with Ancient Vietnamese Pagoda Techniques

Designer LanVy Nguyen believes that luxury, quality, and ethics should play equal parts in the fashion industry. Her company called Fashion4Freedom represents Vietnam’s first supply chain to marry those values, creating stylish and opulent consumer goods with socially responsible and transparent practices.

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