Creative Products
March 5, 2021

Independent Designers Turn Minerals and Hand-Poured Concrete Into Beautiful Geode Planters

What started out as the creative pursuit of a husband and wife duo has now blossomed into a booming business with multiple storefronts. A Black-owned business based out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Tal & Bert fuses raw minerals in the form of geode crystals with industrial concrete to create beautifully minimal and modern candle holders and planters—perfect for succulents or any of your other plant babies.

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Food Art
March 4, 2021

Artist Tosses Colorful Rice To Create 3D Portraits of Pop Culture Characters in Mid-Air

There’s lots of weird and wonderful art out there, with many talented creatives using all sorts of materials to create visual masterpieces. There’s one art form that’s new to us, though—tossed rice art. Minnesota-based mom and artist Maria Lynn is the woman behind it. She creates portraits of pop culture characters using colored grains of rice, laid out on a wooden board.

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Architecture
March 4, 2021

15+ Frank Lloyd Wright-Inspired Gifts for Architects and Architecture Lovers

Legendary American architect Frank Lloyd Wright is one of the most famous architects who ever lived. Many of his surviving buildings are now listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites and many more of his iconic designs have been immortalized in gifts for designers and modernists who appreciate the incredible influence his work had on the world. This does not always mean a picture of his famous Fallingwater or Unity Temple on a t-shirt.

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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.