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March 22, 2010

Creative Design: Wrecking Ball and Crane Lamp (6 pics)

Here are a couple lamps that I would love to have in my bedroom… Designed by Studio Job, the Wrecking Ball Lamp is cast from solid bronze. A bulldozer forms the base of the lamp, while a “wrecking ball” light-bulb brightens up any room. The Crane Lamp is a floor-standing structure also cast from bronze. An enforced cord runs through the core to a hanging light and shade.

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Design
March 16, 2010

Information Overload

Have you ever experienced information overload? Perhaps it was when someone was talking to you and they were talking so fast it felt like your head was going to explode. Or, maybe you were surfing the web a little too long and your brain started feeling mushy. 27-year-old Richard Evans created Information Leak to represent information overload in today's society.

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Sculpture
March 11, 2010

10 Wickedly Cool Sculptures

For today's compilation post, I decided to put together some of my favorite sculptures. These ten have been chosen because they each possess a slightly dark feeling. I call them wickedly cool and though some lean more towards cool than wicked, they're all meant to give you a lasting memory and even, perhaps, a few goosebumps. Crack The Whip by J.

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Art
March 2, 2010

Brilliant Sun Poem by Jiyeon Song

What a clever and beautiful idea! Jiyeon Song created the One Day Poem Pavilion that uses light and shadow to reveal a poem. How does it work? “Using a complex array of perforations, the pavilion’s surface allows light to pass through creating shifting patterns, which–during specific times of the year–transform into the legible text of a poem.

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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.