GIANT WISTERIA VINES IN JAPAN Photograph by Brian Young This stunning picture of giant Wisteria vines was taken in Ashikaga Flower Park in the Tochigi Prefecture of Japan. Wisteria is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, that includes ten species of woody climbing vines native to the eastern United States and…
Based out of Belgrade, Serbia, bespoke yacht designers Art of Kinetik have created the most beautiful wooden yacht I’ve ever seen. Hedonist is 19 meters (63 feet) of sexy mahogany design. Equipped with Rolls Royce water jets and a top speed of 40 knots, it accommodates up to 12 people and will comfortably sleep 3.…
LEFT BRAIN VS RIGHT BRAIN Does it have to be one or the other? Can’t it be both? Great illustration/print ad for Mercedes Benz. Full credits below: Advertising Agency: Shalmor Avnon Amichay/Y&R Interactive Tel Aviv, Israel Chief Creative Director: Gideon Amichay Executive Creative Director: Tzur Golan Creative Director: Yariv Twig Art Directors: Gil Aviyam, Dror…
In Andrew Myers’ latest series, the California-based sculptor uses up to 10,000 screws to create these jaw-dropping portraits. Indeed, the process is as painstakingly tedious as it looks, with each screw manually placed (at varying lengths) and painted. Andrew doesn’t use computer software to map out his portraits, it’s all by feel, treating each piece…
AWWW YEAH FLOWERS! Photograph by ANDREA ZAMPATTI @ WILDLIGHTS.IT The Hazel Dormouse or Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) is a small mammal and the only living species in the genus Muscardinus. It is 6 to 9 centimetres (2.4 to 3.5 in) long with a tail of 5.7 to 7.5 centimetres (2.2 to 3.0…
DISCOVERY’S FINAL LAUNCH Photograph by AP Photo/Chris O’Meara The space shuttle Discovery lifts off at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. Discovery, the world’s most traveled spaceship, thundered into orbit for the final time Thursday, heading toward the International Space Station with a crew of six on a journey that…
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Without doubt, the Sifter’s favourite sitcom is Seinfeld. Sure the finale was a little disappointing (what finale hasn’t been?), but there were nine seasons and 180 episodes of Gold Jerry! Gold! And one of the writers’ most golden moments were crafting imaginary characters and aliases for the cast. From the wealthy industrialist H.E. Pennypacker to…