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January 13, 2021

Azulejos: Learn About the Beautiful Art of Portuguese Tiles

If you’ve ever visited or seen pictures of the gorgeous cities of Portugal, you’ve likely noticed the exquisitely painted tiles that adorn the buildings’ façades. These luminous and captivating embellishments are called azulejos, and they are one of the most distinctive features of urban Portuguese architecture and design. Gracing the exterior as well as the interior of many edifices, they serve as both a functional and beautifying addition to each city’s landscape.

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November 30, 2020

Colorful Installation Invites Viewers to an Immersive Collage of Earth’s Biodiversity

Words cannot fully encapsulate the immersive visual feast that is the work of Berlin-based collage artist, Clare Börsch. Densely populated with an expansive variety of flora and fauna from every corner of the earth, her installations envelop the viewer in an otherworldly ecosphere textured by intense color and stark contrasts. Despite the fact that they’re made of paper, the lush jungles that she creates seem almost real.

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September 9, 2020

Artist Carves ‘Terminator’ Pipe and Arnold Schwarzenegger Asks to Buy It

When pipe-carving artist Max (of Radon Weber) began making a Terminator-inspired pipe for Arnold Schwarzenegger’s birthday, he never would have guessed that his creation would actually end up in his icon’s hands. However, that’s exactly what happened. The talented woodworker posted photos of his incredibly intricate pipe on Reddit, where the 73-year-old actor and former Governor of California found it and left a comment, asking to buy it.

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August 18, 2020

‘AnonyMouse’ Street Artists Install Miniature Shops and Restaurants for Mice on City Streets

Inspired by the fantastical stories of Walt Disney, Don Bluth, Beatrix Potter, and Astrid Lindgren, Swedish art collective AnonyMouse crafts miniature worlds fit for mice that look just like little movie sets. The artists began building tiny restaurants, shops, and apothecaries in the winter of 2016 in the coastal city of Malmö in southern Sweden. Today, Anonymouse’s 25 handmade establishments can be found on the streets of Sweden, France, and the Isle of Man.

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