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March 11, 2012

Exceptionally Lit LED Animals

“Horse with No Shadow” and “The Blue Bird” are amazing LED light installations by Makoto Tojiki. The Japanese artist is interested in the relationship between light and shadows and how they can be manipulated. He breaks down figures to capture the essence of them in a fleeting image. Tojiki ellaborates, “Through my work, I seek to stimulate how people see objects.

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Art
March 9, 2012

Celebrating Life with Giant Dessert Sculptures

Who's not getting just a little bit hungry while looking at these images? Peter Anton creates large scale sculptures of some of our favorite desserts like ice cream and chocolate, using plaster, wood, metal, resin, clay and acrylic. His artworks look so incredibly realistic, they'll almost make you salivate right on the spot. Personally, I love the box of donuts with gooey bits of jelly and cream left behind.

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March 7, 2012

Impressively Complex Wire Trees

Sculptor Kevin Iris has been making these tree sculptures for more than 23 years and he is quite the expert! The staggering beauty of these trees is the result of hundreds of hours spent bending and twisting aluminum alloy wire combined with loads of patience. He starts with many feet of the wire and, for long-lasting value, Iris does not add any glue, coatings, or foreign substances to his work.

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Furniture
March 5, 2012

Win $250 to Decorate Your Home With Furniture on Chairish

If you're constantly on the look out for the perfect furniture pieces for your home, look no further than Chairish. This website is a fun shopping site that has lots of modern and mid-century modern furniture at huge discounts. The vintage items are pre-owned and sold from people in major cities like San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles.Want to sell something?

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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.