Painting
August 21, 2016

Emotive Oil Paintings of Nostalgic Beach Scenes in Beautiful Bokeh

With rich strokes of oil paint, Philip Barlow renders beachside snapshots in mesmerizing blurs of bokeh, as if shot through unfocused camera lenses. His style eschews inconsequential compositional details in favor of accentuated ambience, smudging the scenes into soft smears of color while honing crisp, shimmering circles from each spot where sun rays reach earth.

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Art
August 19, 2016

Gray Ombré Hair Trend Transforms Conventional Locks Into Striking Shades of Silver

The Mermaid hair trend might have people trading in their conventionally-colored locks for bright, ocean-inspired hues, but there’s another unique style that’s quickly gaining momentum: gray ombré hair. Wearers of this trend have the crowns of their heads dyed dark gray, and it gradually fades in tone as the color nears the ends of their mane.

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Design
August 17, 2016

Unique Tables Designed to Look Like Animals Are Half-Submerged in Water

Designer Derek Pearce has expanded the possibilities of everyday furniture with his enchanting Water Tables. Each one integrates an animal as both its base and a crucial aesthetic element: the body of the creature seems to comes up through the glass tabletop to create the illusion that it’s floating freely in a river or lake. In one of Pearce’s works, an otter bobs gleefully on its back between two rocks.

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Design
August 17, 2016

Olympic Pictograms Reveal All the Sports That Have Been Added and Removed Over the Last 52 Years

The Olympic Games are known for being the world’s greatest sports contest, and so it’s vital that its various competitions are understood across cultures. Since we can’t all read or speak the same language, pictograms—a stylized representation of a message or activity—help people from all walks of life comprehend the Games in the same way.

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My Modern Met

Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.