Roaringly Realistic Animal Chairs by Maximo Riera
Jet black and richly detailed, Maximo Riera's sculptural Animal Chair collection consists of an octopus, a rhinoceros, a lion, a whale, a walrus and a beetle. Crafted into dramatic seating, the ...
Tag: Nature
Gone to Seed: 9 Green Plant-Sprouting Product Designs
Once a product's primary function has been served, most of us choose to either throw away or recycle whatever is left. An increasing number of products, though, are meant to be reincarnated as ...
Train Station Infiltrated by the Spontaneous Order of Nature
Throughout human history, one of the most fundamental underlying purposes of urbanity has been to create a sense of control, engineering an escape from the innate danger and chaos of the natural ...
Urban Geodes: Crystal Street Art Hidden in Broken Spaces
Break open even the dullest rock and you may reveal amazing quartz or other crystals in radiant whites, blues, purples and reds. This street art project exposes parallel formations in cracked ...
Suspended Grass Figures Grow Green in Galleries
The figures seem to float on air, hanging in unnatural positions, their limbs dangling. Made of a compacted growing medium, these sculptures by Mathilde Roussel are planted with grass seeds and ...
Marvelous Mystery of Britain’s Money-Making Trees
In certain areas of the United Kingdom, a strange sight awaits those who take a moment to look around. Trees - both living, growing trees and felled trunks - covered in coins dot the landscape. ...
Urban Reuse Goes Underground: Subterranean Community Park
With the recent expansion of the High Line Park and the growing popularity of urban reuse projects, city dwellers have come to appreciate the potential in unused spaces. One of New York City's ...
Rural Underground: City Pops Up Beneath a German Field
Beneath one idyllic meadow field in rural Hamburg, Germany, a slumbering city hides. Its walls barely peek up above the surface of the soil; after dark, gentle light wafts up from the ...
Digging for Secrets: Arty Sandbox Holds Hidden Treasures
Digging in the sand is a timeless and endlessly entertaining activity. Even after we reach adulthood, the possibility of uncovering hidden treasures in the sand is such an intriguing concept that ...
Natural Born Tattoos: 35 Fierce Nature Images In Ink
What better way to show off your harmony with nature than proudly displaying a tattoo with a gorgeous landscape, or fierce growling animal? Some nature tattoos are better than others, but the ...
