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May 5, 2011

Impenetrable Fortress Home

If you're a spy and your life is constantly in danger, you need to get a home like this! Designed by architecture firm KWK Promes, the “Safe House” is a two-level fortress that provides a high level of security for its owners. Located in Warsaw, Poland, the 6,100 sq. ft. home features movable concrete walls that can literally be opened or closed according to the needs of its residents.

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Art
May 2, 2011

The Super-Talented Armless Painter

Huang Guofu is an inspiration to us all. At the young age of 4, he lost his arms in a terrible electric shock accident. That didn't stop him from following his dreams, however, and at age 12, he began painting with his feet. At age 18, Huang's father became very ill, so the teenager needed to make money for his father's treatments.

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Art
April 29, 2011

Psychedelic Room that Swallows Human Beings

Japanese artist Yosuke Goda creates living, breathing rooms that swallow human beings. Armed with black markers, Goda has no mercy for the surrounding white walls, floor, and ceiling. A pychedelic organism is born, with a body that looks similar to the roots and vines of an old, tall tree. The monster appears to constantly grow, as if it has no self-control and needs to furiously feed itself..

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Art
April 26, 2011

The Most Beautiful Origami Art

Sipho Mabona is a professional origami artist based in Lucerne, Switzerland who was born with a natural gift. At the young age of five, he folded his first paper airplane. In 2000, after having folded planes for fifteen years, destiny called. Mabona ran out of paper airplane designs so he turned to origami in hopes that it would inspire him to come up with something more original. As they say, the rest is history.

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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.