Lavender is a genus of 39 species of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to the Old World and is found from Cape Verde and the Canary Islands, southern Europe across to northern and eastern Africa, the Mediterranean, south west Asia to south east India. Many members of the genus…
Kyle Bean is an incredible young talent, specialising in hand crafted models, set design and art direction. Since graduating in 2009, Kyle has worked for a variety of international clients for a diverse range of projects including installations, window displays, editorial illustration and advertising. Kyle’s work has been recognised by the prestigious Art Directors…
CURIOSITY LANDS ON MARS Photograph by NASA/JPL-Caltech This image taken by NASA’s Curiosity shows what lies ahead for the rover — its main science target, Mount Sharp. The rover’s shadow can be seen in the foreground, and the dark bands beyond are dunes. Rising up in the distance is the highest…
Photograph by Oswaldo Rivas (via NBC News) Located just outside of León, Nicaragua is Cerro Negro (Black Mountain), a volcano in the Cordillera de los Maribios mountain range. Cerro Negro first appeared in April of 1850 and is the ‘youngest’ volcano in Central America. It is quite active and has erupted 23 times…
THE UMBRELLA COVERED WALKWAY IN PORTUGAL Photograph by Patricia Almeida on Flickr Photographer Patricia Almeida took this beautiful photograph of an umbrella-covered walkway in Águeda, Portugal last month. The sunny day lit up the brightly covered umbrellas, as they provided some shade to the pedestrians below. The gentleman’s expression on the…
Currently running at the Hangzhou Peace International Exhibition and Conference Centre is the 2012 Magic Art Special Exhibition in China. The difference between this and most other exhibits is that visitors are encouraged to interact and become part of the artwork. It’s a fun experience, especially for children who get to touch, feel and…
AN OLYMPIC FULL MOON Photograph by REUTERS/Luke MacGrego (via Reuters Olympics on Facebook) On August 3rd, 2012 a full moon graced the London skies. Reuters photographer Luke MacGregor took this incredible shot of the moon rising through the Olympic Rings hanging beneath the Tower Bridge. This was one of eight captures…
Every four years the professional sport of table tennis enters the global psyche under the bright lights of the Summer Olympics. Outside of China (where it’s a national sport and they have won gold and silver in both mens and womens singles this year), table tennis or ‘ping pong’ is tremendously popular as a…
A TOOTHY LANDSCAPE Artwork by Illusion Bangkok In this incredible CGI (computer generated imagery) we are treated to an amazing landscape carved into the surface of a tooth. The artwork was created by Illusion, an award-winning CGI studio in Bangkok. Illusion was founded in 2001 by Surachai Puthikulangkura and they have…
Model builder William Terra from Maine, USA has created an incredible 1:20 replica of the famous German cruiser Admrial Graf Spee which served during World War II. The ‘pocket battleship’ was armed with six 28 cm (11 in) guns in two triple gun turrets, and was designed to outgun any cruiser fast enough…
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