Art
July 31, 2016

Life-Size Copper Tree Sculptures Immortalize the Beauty of Demolished Forests

As the world’s environment and natural resources continue to rapidly diminish, Lee Gil Rae constructs enormous forests of copper to capture the beauty and intricacy of trees in permanence. His most recent gallery, Pine Tree, contains a surreal, leafless forest that one can meander through, with spiraling branches that appear organic and lures viewers to follow the curves and notches of aged tree bark.

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Design
July 29, 2016

Innovative UV Ray Camera Helps You See Where You Still Need Sunscreen

With so much sun left to soak up this summer, don't let your skin be exposed to harmful UV rays. Sure, there is sunscreen, but it's an invisible protector. How do you know if it's working or if you've put on enough? David Cohen and Jon Meyer of Voxelight wondered this exact question, which led them to invent Sunscreenr, a compact UV camera that can detect where sunscreen has been applied to the skin.

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Design
July 27, 2016

Dazzling Crowns Adorned with Seashells Transform Women Into Modern-Day Mermaids

Floral crowns may be a staple for festivals and whimsical parties, but Chelsea Shiels is taking the world by storm with her mermaid-inspired, seashell-encrusted headdresses. The glittering designs are loaded with small conch shells, crystals, and gold accents that will make anyone wearing them feel like Princess Ariel. Shiel beautifully integrates her different findings, mixing and matching colors and textures to create multifaceted, wearable works of art that have a modern, bohemian vibe.

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Art
July 23, 2016

Poetic Origami Bird Lamps Illuminate Their Surroundings When Set in Motion

At first glance, London-based architect and designer Umut Yamac‘s Perch Light series looks like carefully folded pieces of origami art. However, they're fully functional lamps that invite viewers to touch them. The simplicity of the life-size “paper” bird sculptures are, in Yamac's own words, poetry. Turn the lights down low and watch the birds glow from the inside out. This is origami as you've never seen it before.

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