OLOMOUC, CZECH REPUBLIC — Radim Kralik, wife Barbora Kralikova, live in a modern concrete box on top of a 1943 grain silo, a stark contrast to the neo-Gothic spires that dominate this small city about 175 miles east of Prague.
The Kinetic Sculpture made from 714 metal spheres, hanging from thin steel wires attached to individually-controlled stepper motors at the BMW Museum in Munich.
Curious how this ancient Chinese table game became such a smash among American Jews that it evolved into a Jewish game. “Project Mah Jongg,” opens at the Museum of Jewish Heritage on May 4 and continuing through December.
I love this map of London from Herb Lester Associates. The map charts the most pleasant and civilized places, around London, for a secret liaison, a sneaky skive or an out-of-the-office very-important business meeting.
Swiss watchmakers Hublot's F1 King. The watch is based on the King Power model, with everything blacked out for a sleek, matte look. Only 500 numbered items will be on offer before Hublot unveils its next Formula 1 edition.
DESIGNING SLOW LIFE Conference 24-25 March 2010 in Lahti brings together international experts of design, service design and wellness to talk and develop services with main theme of better, slower and more meaningful life.
Ever wondered about all the keyboards that didn't make the cut? There were a lot more options than QWERTY, like the 1887 Automatic, 1906 New American, 1893 Blickensderfer and many others.
Uamou is moving studios! To celebrate, she's put on an event with Mori (RxH) and released 4 new fortune cat babies on black sparkle vinyl, tons of Uamous, 4 new heads, Large fortune cats, and a Vinyl Boo.
The giant montane pitcher plant of Borneo has a pitcher the exact same size as a tree shrew's body...could it be that this incredible carnivorous plant evolved to eat tree shrew poo?
who knew plankton could be so cool? check out these great photos and audio slideshow with richard kirby. the photos will feature in an upcoming book and are on display at ZSL.
A Veined Octopus, Amphioctopus marginatus, carrying coconuts in Indonesia. New and controversial 'tool use' by a cephalopod. Tool use or not, it makes a good video!
pretty impressive shadow art by Niloy J. Mitra and Mark Pauly. The film produced "Silhouettes of Jazz" was one of the three nominees for the Best in Show Award of the SIGGRAPH 2009 Computer Animation Festival.
Renovation of the zoological park in Vincennes, France. The zoo’s landscapes are designed by TN PLUS Landscape Architects, its buildings by Parisian architects, Beckmann N’Thepe. Gorgeous!
On Sept. 17 the Steven Kasher Gallery in Chelsea will open its first exhibition of National Geographic pictures — 150 vintage prints from a dozen photographers.
Hollister, left, and Porter Hovey, sisters with an appetite for late 19th-century relics have truly stunning collections. Great slideshow and article from the NYtimes on the New Antiquarians,
"War Horse" is a London production of impressive puppetry using 'horses' made of cane. The play is adapted by Nick Stafford from a novel by Michael Morpurgo and at the New London Theatre.
I spotted one of Luke Jerram's 30 pianos, but was too shy to play. Pianos occur across London as part of an interactive art project to challenge people to come out of their urban insularity and also to provide some summertime music.
Eric W. Sanderson's Mannahatta Project, an exhaustive study and recreation of the Manhattan ecosystem circa 1609 (the year of Henry Hudson's arrival in Mannahatta), as an exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York.
Melbourne's Recital Centre featured previously as #22565, but this gorgeous piece from Ashton Raggatt McDougal (ARM) architects deserves a second look.
