Artists like Micaël Reynaud are elevating the animated gif art form to new levels. Reynaud, a freelance designer and stop-motion animation professional, describes his work as ‘hypnotic very short films’ [Source]. The high quality of these animated gifs draw striking parallels to our previous post on Cinemagraphs which are definitely worth checking out as…
Photograph via Tokyo-Hotaru.jp On May 5, 2012, 100,000 blue LED spheres floated down the Sumida River in central Tokyo to kick off the inaugural two day Tokyo Hotaru Festival. The LED’s dubbed prayer stars were provided by Panasonic, who stated the spheres were 100% solar powered and designed to be large enough so…
Alex Eylar is an incredible LEGO artist hailing from Oakland, California. Yesterday, Alex posted a wonderful gallery to Reddit from his amazing Lego Movie Scenes series. In the gallery below you can see how he has faithfully recreated some of cinema’s most iconic films and scenes. The detail of the sets and backgrounds are…
In this chilling WMD retrospective by photographer Martin Miller, we are confronted with beautifully shot images of menacing doomsday devices. These haunting black and white photographs will stir the emotions of many, as the incredible composition and tones contrast the stark reality of the subject matter. In Martin’s own words: Although the term, WMD,…
Gregory Euclide is an artist and teacher living in the Minnesota River Valley. His reverence for the natural world originates from his childhood in rural Wisconsin, where he developed an appreciation for experience in the land. The interconnectedness of the environment and culture has led Euclide to an exploration of how landscape (a way…
Photograph by Ross Aldershoff Completed in 2007 by Merkx + Girod Architecten, the Selexyz Dominicanen Bookstore in Maastricht in the Netherlands is an incredible church conversion that was originally consecrated in 1294. Located between Maastricht’s two major squares (the Markt and the Vrijthof), the bookstore is run by a large Dutch chain in…
Located at 3481 Washington Street in the affluent neighbourhood of Presidio Heights in San Francisco, this stunning Edwardian home has been completely overhauled with an open-concept design with modern finishings. Listed by Teed Haze for $7.495 million, this gorgeous three or four bedroom home (depending on configuration) is just shy of 5,000 square feet.…
Photograph via jennyleighb on Reddit Using Lego pieces and PVC piping, a Redditor’s roommate has recreated a portion of the iconic first level of Super Mario Bros. The classic Nintendo game is restored wonderfully in this DIY project, and the detailed backdrop complete with clouds (which are the same as bushes you know…),…
Photograph via Soneva Gili by Six Senses Soneva Gili by Six Senses is located in one of the largest lagoons in the Maldives, with jetties threading across crystal clear water out to spacious over-sized villas, providing spectacular water views of the ocean from every room. Set on the private tropical island of Lankanfushi…
The Twelve Apostles is a collection of limestone stacks off the shore of the Port Campbell National Park, by the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia. Their proximity to one another has made the site a popular tourist attraction. The Apostles are a collection of miocene limestone rock stacks jutting from the water in…