Monthly Archives: August 2018

New Miniature Houses on Cork Cliffs Float Inside Handmade Wooden Frames

Designer Rosa de Jong produces micro homes that are built into the side of tiny cliffs constructed out of cork. Her miniature environments are covered in fake moss and dotted with modeling trees, which add an enchanting element to the small homes. Previously she … Continue reading

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Over Fifteen Thousand Paper Kites Create a Two-Toned Cloud Inside New York’s St. Cornelius Chapel

A mass of circular black paper and bamboo kites merges with a collection of identically designed white ones inside Governors Island’s St. Cornelius Chapel in an installation titled The Eclipse. Created by artist Jacob Hashimoto (previously), the paper orbs hang from the … Continue reading

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New Miniature Warning Signs and Other Humorous and Unexpected Interventions by Michael Pederson

Michael Pederson, a.k.a.  Miguel Marquez Outside (previously), installs miniature signs, work sites, and queues in unassuming locations, transforming ordinary plants and objects into moments of intrigue for unsuspecting passersby. In one recent work he tracks the lifespan of a solitary … Continue reading

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How Did Cereal Become a Staple Breakfast Item?

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For Many Fleeing Venezuela’s Chaos, New Trouble in Brazil | National Geographic — The Moderated Media

In desperation, thousands have left their homeland to seek a better life to the south. But at Brazil’s border, more problems await. Source: For Many Fleeing Venezuela’s Chaos, New Trouble in Brazil via For Many Fleeing Venezuela’s Chaos, New Trouble in … Continue reading

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Honey Spider

Originally posted on WOR(L)D SHARING:
The best is probably to start with one of my own stories. I normally tell them while drinking a beer, maybe at the beach, with a guitar, sunset, saltiness. What a romantic! Anyway, sitting…

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A View from the Window

An immersive glimpse of a school day through the eyes of deaf children. Directed by Chris Filippone and Azar Kafaei Shot with the 3rd grade class at the California School for the Deaf

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Lush Greenery Fills Pixelated Openings and a Vertical Landscape in Jean Nouvel’s Tower 25

Tower 25  is a 220-foot-tall structure by French architect Jean Nouvel  that features a range of perforated square openings packed with a variety of lush greenery. The building opened in Nicosia, Cyprus in 2015 and includes a vertical landscape on … Continue reading

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In Pictures: Rich and poor seen from above

Striking drone images from South Africa, Mexico and India show shacks next to affluent suburbs. Source: In Pictures: Rich and poor seen from above

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England’s dreaming – Banksy – this isn’t happiness

England’s dreaming, Banksy Source: nevver

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