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Anatomical Fish Zip Bags by Japanese Designer Keiko Otsuhata | Colossal

Japanese designer Keiko Otsuhata has brought a new dimension to the popularity of fish as food by turning the sea creature into a functional-out-of-water zip bag. In Japan, fried fish (especially mackerel) is often seen on bar menus, and is prepared by … Continue reading

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Lockheed Martin unveils reusable water-powered Mars lander

A reusable, water-powered Mars lander that will allow humans to explore the Red Planet from an orbiting ‘base camp’ as early as the 2030s was unveiled Friday by US defence giant Lockheed Martin. Source: Lockheed Martin unveils reusable water-powered Mars … Continue reading

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Coffee producers feel the heat – Climate News NetworkClimate News Network

29 September, 2017 – Global warming threatens to greatly reduce the amount of land suitable for coffee-growing by 2050, but bees could fly to the rescue. Source: Coffee producers feel the heat – Climate News NetworkClimate News Network

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A “Living” Chandelier Filled with Algae by Julian Melchiorri | Colossal

London-based designer and engineer Julian Melchiorri has designed an elegant new lighting solution that is part chandelier and part living organism. Titled Exhale, the piece is comprised of 70 glass petals of varying shape that contain a solution of green … Continue reading

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Steel Wire Fairy Sculptures by Robin Wight

Enchanting fairy sculptures made from stainless steel wire by UK-based artist Robin Wight. The idea to do these types of sculptures came to him while mending a fence in early 2010 and was inspired by an inexplicable real life encounter. … Continue reading

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Aerial Images of Vibrant Landscapes by Photographer Niaz Uddin | Colossal

Niaz Uddin is a photographer, director, and filmmaker that explores a variety of natural landscapes from high above. His color-saturated photographs explore crowded beaches and remote tide pools, capturing each of the scenic environments from a bird’s eye view. One … Continue reading

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Drawing With Shadows: Illustrator Guy Larsen Creates Portraits From the Shadows of Crumpled Paper | Colossal

In this brief video, London-based illustrator Guy Larsen finds inspiration in the shadow lines cast by a crumpled up ball of paper which he uses to draw a variety of distorted portraits. Being a talented artist makes this look easy, … Continue reading

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A Wind-Up Bamboo Passenger Pigeon by Haptic Lab | Colossal

The Flying Martha Ornithopter is a mechanical toy that when wound, flaps its wings through the air just like a real bird. The simple invention is built entirely from bamboo and Mulberry paper, and released just like a paper airplane. … Continue reading

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An Historic Cape Town Grain Silo Converted into 80 Cylindrical Art Galleries | Colossal

Housed in what was once Cape Town’s tallest building is the newly unveiled Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA), created by London-based architect Thomas Heatherwick. The institution’s 80 gallery spaces were converted from 42 historic grain silos, storage … Continue reading

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