Travel
March 26, 2025

$8 Billion Tunnel Will Connect Denmark and Germany, Cutting Travel Time in Half

Despite being bordering countries, there aren’t many direct routes between Denmark and Germany. To ameliorate this, the two countries have embarked upon an ambitious collaboration: the Fehmarnbelt tunnel. This tunnel will dramatically reduce travel times between major cities like Copenhagen and Hamburg, and will serve not only as Denmark’s largest infrastructure project but also the world’s longest immersed tunnel at 11 miles.

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Watercolor Painting
March 26, 2025

Watercolor Artist Creates Stunning Large-Scale Canvases Filled With Lifelike Flowers

It’s not often you see watercolor paintings on a grand scale, yet Ukrainian artist Janet Pulcho masterfully uses these versatile pigments to create larger-than-life flower paintings. Each petal, stem, and leaf is incredibly detailed. Her work feels almost alive, as if you could reach out and feel the texture of each bloom. Now based in Florence, Italy, Pulcho draws endless inspiration from the region’s stunning natural beauty and rich art history.

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Furniture
March 25, 2025

Innovative Table Embodies the Timeless Relationship Between Sand, Glass, and Water

At last year’s Downtown Design Fair in Dubai, Karim Tamerji and Elias El Hage, the duo behind the UAE-based studio Karim+Elias, debuted an unexpected coffee table. Perched atop three large pebbles, a glass sheet delicately bends to accommodate the ridges below it. The table, aptly named Desert Drop, conjures a specific image not only in name but in form: iridescent water droplets couched in desert sand.

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