Memorable Memorials: 10 Extraordinary War Monuments
These extraordinary war monuments stand out from the crowd in commemorating those who have fallen while performing their duty in the service of their country. Memorial Day was formerly ...
Year: 2017
Urban Blinds: Skyline Curtains Turn Bright Days into Dark City Nights
Casting pixelated patterns into day-lit rooms, these shades swap boring views (or overly bright days) for iconic scenes of metropolises at night. This particular set by HoleRole ...
Trippy Transformations: Makeup Artist Creates Unreal 3D Illusions
Makeup artist Mimi Choy slices, disjoints, stretches, blurs and otherwise radically transforms her own face in stunningly realistic optical illusions using nothing but makeup. No templates, ...
Hidden Stories: 3D-Printed, Architect-Designed Rings Tell Looping Tales
Most jewelry tells some kind of a story (about its origin if nothing else) but these pieces are a bit more explicit, featuring tales of structures, characters and actions in miniature built ...
Amsterdam Airbnb in a Metro Station Mocks Misleading & Harmful Hotels
Anyplace can be an Airbnb - including vans, sheds, housing that should rightfully be for rent to the city’s residents, and cozy rooms ‘by the metro’ that turn out to actually be in the ...
Bamboo Architecture: 14 Sustainable and Spectacular Organic Structures
Extraordinarily flexible yet strong, the fast-growing grass known as bamboo serves as a versatile medium for architectural projects with sculptural flair, especially when it's bent or woven. ...
Pillars of Green: 85,000 Plants on World’s Largest Vertical Garden Facade
An extensive living facade system in Bogota, Columbia, represents growth in the right direction, away from unrealistic tree-covered skyscrapers toward more sustainable and useful vertical ...
Seoul Skygarden: Elevated Park on an Abandoned Highway Officially Opens
A formerly abandoned 1970s highway in South Korea’s capital city now hosts 24,000 plants as the Seoullo Skygarden, an elevated public park open to all citizens 24 hours a day. That’s a big ...
Murals with a Message: 23 Works of Statement-Making Street Art
Banksy may be the most famous street artist addressing topics like capitalism, war, the refugee crisis and environmental degradation, but he's far from the only one. These political works by a ...
Ferrari Designer Launches World’s Most Luxurious Sleeper Train in Japan
Public transit meets luxury transport in this elegant and open train design with rich interiors as well as copious windows for viewing the passing landscape. The champagne-colored ...
