Nature
November 21, 2025

Biologists Overcome With Emotion After Finding Rare Flower Blooming in Indonesian Rainforest

It was a moment when a dream came true. After a long trek through a tiger-patrolled Sumatran rainforest (an island in Indonesia), Dr. Chris Thorogood and his team found Rafflesia hasseltii, a plant that’s been “seen by more tigers than people.” And even luckier for them, the rare plant, nicknamed the “Tiger-faced Mushroom,” was in the midst of blooming—something that takes up to nine months to develop and is only open for a few days.

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Installation
November 21, 2025

Robert Therrien’s Monumental Installations Are Landing at the Broad in L.A.

In the 1960s and 70s, conceptual and minimalist art was having a moment. Across the United States, artists like Carl Andre, Jo Baer, Dan Flavin, Eva Hesse, and Sol LeWitt were leaning into intense abstraction, radical simplicity, geometric shapes, and pared-back materials, rejecting convention in favor of a more theoretical approach to art. But, even amid these developments, Robert Therrien veered toward something entirely different.

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Style
November 20, 2025

Malaysian Fashion Designers Turn LEGO’s Botanical Collection Into Wearable Art

From a kaleidoscope to a Colosseum cat bed, the LEGO brick’s versatility seems endless. But it’s the company’s Botanical Collection that has truly captured the imagination of nature lovers, inspiring everything from vibrant garden installations to eye-catching NYC stoops—and now, even fashion. Designers at a fashion show in Centre Court, Pavilion Kuala Lumpur recently showcased how LEGO’s brick-built stems, leaves and petals can be transformed into wearable art.

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Furniture
November 20, 2025

Aluminum Ping Pong Table “Sings” Meditative Tunes Each Time a Ball Hits Its Surface

Last month, Los Angeles-based artist James de Wulf showcased something unexpected at Design Miami.Paris. Planted in the design fair’s outdoor garden was an aluminum ping pong table, its edges jagged and its metallic surface shimmering in the sun. At first glance, the structure seemed unassuming; but, upon being hit by a ping pong ball, its conceit quickly became apparent. Aptly titled Resonating Ping Pong Table, Song No.

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My Modern Met

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