Design
September 11, 2019

Futuristic Camper Van Is a Luxury Apartment That Happens to Be on Wheels

Many campers and motorhomes boast that they have all the features of a conventional free-standing home. And they often do, although being inside of them can still feel as though you’re living in a camper. However, a new concept by German manufacturer Hymer comes as close as any vehicle does to creating a space that is a high-end studio apartment that happens to be on wheels.

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News
September 10, 2019

Notre-Dame Updates: What We Know About the Cathedral Five Months After the Fire

On April 15, 2019, a serious fire devastated Paris' world-famous Notre-Dame Cathedral. Just hours after the blaze broke out, some of the destruction was already clear; as the fire rapidly spread, it consumed much of the Medieval building’s lead and oak roof, a large portion of the cathedral’s wooden rib-vaulted ceiling, some stained glass windows, and, most dramatically, the building’s 750-ton spire. In the days and weeks following the fire, more news continued to trickle in.

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Sculpture
September 9, 2019

Fantastical Figures Emerge From Hand-Carved Pieces of Found Driftwood

Artist Debra Bernier scours the natural settings around her home to cultivate her artistic practice. Working in sculpture, the artist transforms the things she finds traversing the nearby shoreline into fanciful figures that evoke the same wonder she experiences when she's outside. “While I walk in the forest, explore tide-pools or beach-comb,” she describes to My Modern Met, “I am in awe of Mother Nature's creations.

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History
September 8, 2019

This Enormous 8th-Century Temple in India Was Carved From One Rock

Formed from a single block of excavated stone, Kailasa temple is considered one of the most impressive cave temples in India. The enormous complex is one of 34 cave temples and monasteries that are collectively known as the Ellora Caves. Located in the western region of Maharashtra, the caves are a UNESCO World Heritage Site and include monuments dating between 600 and 1000 CE.

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