Art
February 28, 2012

Gargantuan Stainless Steel Sculptures by Kevin Stone

Chilliwack, British Columbia-based Kevin Stone specializes in creating gargantuan, one-of-a-kind stainless steel sculptures. His towering bald eagle, called “Power and Authority,” stands an astounding 20 ft high and has a massive 31 ft wingspan. He also completed an 85 feet long mirror polished stainless steel sculpture, the “Imperial Water Dragon.” For almost two years, working seven days a week, he designed and created this 6,000-pound, 12-feet-high, 14-feet-wide and 35-feet-long dragon with two massive coils.

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Art
February 27, 2012

London 2012-Inspired Typographic Art

Athens, Greece-based designer Charis Tsevis just put out a new set called Chariots of Color 2012 that's inspired by the upcoming London Olympics. I love his choice of colors and how the type is placed so that it gives the illusion that there's motion in each piece. Over the years, we've featured Charis' fantastic work many times here on My Modern Met (see here and here).

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Architecture
February 22, 2012

Mumbai’s Floating Balcony Pools

Cyber architect James Law designed an unbelievable skyscraping residential complex for real estate company Wadhwa Group in Mumbai, India. One of the most outstanding and eye-popping features of the facility includes a series of swimming pools placed within each balcony. These pools appear like floating gelatinous molds extending at the edge of each apartment's balcony.

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