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Islands Digitally Composed From Images of Abandoned Sites by Fabio Araujo | Colossal
Brazilian designer Fabio Araujo digitally composes images of abandoned sites to create undesirable islands, small patches of earth ripped up from long neglected corners of civilization. The series, Abandoned Places, exists both as image and video as Araujo animates discrete … Continue reading
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Giant Dabs of Thick Oil Paint Captured as Hyperrealist Colored Pencil Drawings | Colossal
Australian artist Cj Hendry (previously) tricks the eye with her hyper-realistic drawings, works that recreate the appearance of thick swabs of brightly colored paint. To achieve the dimensionality and sheen of fresh oil paint she layers dry pigment atop colored … Continue reading
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DIY Papercraft Light Shades of Aquatic Life by Vasili | Colossal
Taking inspiration from the Dutch seaside, Netherlands-based design studio VasiliLights produces both DIY and fully-assembled paper light shades in the form of aquatic life. The paper shades come in a variety of colors and sizes, you can see more in … Continue reading
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Casa do Penedo: The Portuguese Flintstones house – Walls with Stories
There is a marvellous piece of architecture located in the north of Portugal, in the Parish of Várzea Cova, municipality of Fafe, that goes by the name of Casa do Penedo. It’s name translates as House of the Rock in English. … Continue reading
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The First Annual International Bamboo Architectural Biennale Explores Material’s Use in Contemporary Design | Colossal
Last fall the very first International Bamboo Architecture Biennale premiered in the small village of Baoxi, China, placing eighteen permanent works by twelve international architects within the traditionally agriculture-centered town. The biennale, curated by artist Ge Qiantao and architect George … Continue reading
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Treetop Experience Observation Tower by EFFEKT
Copenhagen-based architectural firm EFFEKT has designed this 600 meter treetop walk connected to a 45 meter tall observation tower located in a preserved forest one hour south of Copenhagen, Denmark. Source: Treetop Experience Observation Tower by EFFEKT
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Artist-Designed Clogs at The De Klompen Show
Organized by Wieden + Kennedy, an advertising agency based in Amsterdam, the De Klompen Show is a public exhibition featuring uniquely designed clogs by a wide variety of artists. Source: Artist-Designed Clogs at The De Klompen Show
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Geometric Desserts by Dinara Kasko
Desserts in the shape of different geometric figures by pastry chef Dinara Kasko from the Ukraine. Source: Geometric Desserts by Dinara Kasko
A Giant Lion Sculpture in China That Took Three Years to Complete
This wood sculpture carved out of a single giant tree trunk by artist Dengding Rui Yao and a team of twenty sculptors in Myanmar took three years to complete. Source: A Giant Lion Sculpture in China That Took Three Years … Continue reading
More Than a Mile of Abstract Neon Lighting Suspended Within Tate Britain | Colossal
Suspended from the ceiling of Tate Britain’s Duveen Galleries is Welsh artist Cerith Wyn Evans’ latest installation, over a mile of bright neon lighting broken into abstract lines and monumental curves. The piece, Forms in Space… by Light (in Time), changes … Continue reading
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