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Plant Patterns: Living Roots Manipulated Into Nature-Based Art

The intricacies of a plant’s secret life beneath the soil, where its roots grow and change almost constantly, become a true work of art when manipulated into specific patterns. Artist Diana ...

Robot Home Companion: 12 High-Tech Assistants Making Life Easier

They can't quite measure up to R2D2, but a new array of consumer robots offer all sorts of practical advantages, including companionship, soothing babies back to sleep, playing with pets, folding ...

Proto-Pantone: 800-Page Color Palette Guide Book Hand-Drawn in 1600s

This vast volume full of mixed watercolor swatches and other illustrations elaborating explains the art and science of combining waters and colors to create a huge array of tones, tints, shades ...

Telemetry: Tessellated Paper Sculptures Marry Art and Engineering

Abstract geometric paper-based sculpture may seem like an unlikely medium for the expression of scientific principles, but when the artist is also an engineer, there’s an underlying layer of ...

Stepping It Up: 15 Spectacularly Sculptural Modern Staircases

More than just a means of advancing from one level of a building to the next, staircases are an opportunity for drama and sculptural flair, like a permanent art installation built into the ...

Makeup Not War: Soviet Army Monument’s Many Makeovers

In recent years the Monument to the Soviet Army in Sofia, Bulgaria has become a colorful canvas for protesters, much to the chagrin of Russian politicians. The Monument to the ...

Recycling Genius: Shrunken Plastic Bottles Replace Furniture Joints

Assembling furniture DIY-style, without the skills, tools or fasteners used to produce conventional joints, becomes remarkably easy with shrink-wrapped pieces of discarded plastic bottles. While ...

Clone Wars: How Star Architect Frank Lloyd Wright Inspired the Design of Naboo

Much of the magic of the Star Wars films derives from the fantastic landscapes and exotic built environments that serve as backdrops for its intergalactic tales of empires and rebellions. But ...

Prison Reformed: Amsterdam Structure Now Hosts Refugee Center & Art Hub

A structure that once housed thousands of prisoners now hosts up to 1,000 refugees as well as a creative hub, offering space “in a time of fear and division.” Amsterdam’s Bijlmerbajes first ...

Whatever You Need, On Demand: 10 Apps That Streamline Urban Life

If you're that person who's always asking for a ride or help moving, or you're just too crazy busy to go grocery shopping or clean your own house, there's a range of apps that could make your ...

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