Atelier Ruby 2012 Pavillon Collection, Paris | Globe x Beavis and Butt-Head Cruiser Skateboards. The 10 Weirdest Deaths by Technology. The Best 2013 Modern Calendars. It’s that time again – time for a whole new year. A fresh start. A new beginning. Or just more of the same old, same old. Any way you slice it, it’s time for a new calendar. For 2013, we’ve rounded up 25 of our favorite 2013 modern calendars. Which one will grace your wall or desk this coming year? The team from urbnCal is back with their 2013 calendar where they choose a city every year and photograph number plates they see around while on their bikes.
The Cachette 2013 Year Planner is a poster-size wall calendar to help you keep your appointments and important days at a glance. Get your craft on with the Heather Lins Stitch the Stars Calendar Kit where each month you connect the dots with embroidery thread (included) to create that month’s constellation. Add a pop of color to your wall with the help of This Studio’s This Year 2013 wall poster that comes in Pantone Orange 151. The Vertical (get it?) Unravel your calendar much like pulling thread from your sweater – fun! Great Moments In Music - As 8-Bit GIFs - NME Blogs. One of the cutest Tumblrs we've come across lately, Music History In Gifs is the work of musician/photographer Joshua Carrafa. He's selected a bunch of key music moments and rendered them as animations, in the lovably primitive style of old-school video games. Here are a few highlights. 1969 - The Beatles release 'Abbey Road 2006 - The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne debuts the hamster ball 2003 - The White Stripes release 'Elephant' 2001 - The Strokes release 'Is This It' 1997 - Radiohead release 'OK Computer' 1994 - Weezer's groundbreaking 'Buddy Holly' video 1992 - Guns N'Roses' epic 'November Rain' video 1990 - MC Hammer gives the world 'U Can't Touch This' - and parachute pants 1998 - Sonic Youth release 'Daydream Nation' 2008 - Rickrolling triggers an unlikely comeback for Rick Astley 1984 - Talking Heads release 'Stop Making Sense', the ultimate concert movie 1983 - Michael Jackson popularises the moonwalk 1980 - The Cure release their US debut, 'Boys Don't Cry'
DIY Honeycomb Shelves. Sarah and her handy husband Josh recently created this beautiful honeycomb style shelving unit for their home. This project is a little bit more involved because of the tools, but stick with it and you're going to have some amazing shelves. This DIY will make a three-comb shelf, and once you get the hang of it, you'll be able to make more combs to add to it. Supplies needed: A miter saw (or chop saw), wood screws or sheet rock screws at 1 1/4", a drill and drill bit (drill bit should be slightly smaller than the screws you are using), a level, a rotary sander (or sandpaper will work fine), wood glue, a tape measurer, some wall brackets, a pencil for marking measurements, and 3 fencing planks from your hardware or lumber store! *When choosing your wood at the store, check to make sure the wood isn't warped or twisty!
1. 5. 9. 13. Ok! 1. Phew! Sarah and her handy husband Josh recently created this beautiful honeycomb style shelving unit for their home. Ok! An Underwater Bonsai Tree by Makoto Azuma. In his continued forays into experimental botany that blur the lines between art and science, artist Makoto Azuma (previously) has reimagined the bonsai tree, one of the oldest Japanese artforms. This latest work titled Water and Bonsai, began with a dead branch from a juniper tree which was carefully attached to java moss meant to simulate the form of leaves. The entire piece was then submerged into a modified hydroponic environment similar to some of his earlier aquatic plantscapes replete with LEDs, a filtration system, and C02 emissions that encourage photosynthesis.
See more over on Spoon & Tamago. Incredible Shots of the Exotic Peacock Spider. On a walk around the bush in Australia, entomologist Jurgen Otto came across a tiny insect he'd never come in contact with before—the Peacock Spider. The scientist says, "When I came to Sydney I was a bit bored because there wasn't enough to photograph but now I don't want to live anywhere else. I think it's probably the most beautiful spider in the world. " The arachnid, scientifically known as Maratus volans, is a mere 5mm in size and is capable of quickly escaping a scene and jumping erratically.
Yet, what defines the spider best is perhaps its unusual likeness to peacocks. Like male peacocks with their exuberant tail feathers, the male peacock spiders are equipped with beautifully colorful flaps that rise up like a fan, displaying an unbelievable radiance and richness in breathtaking patterns. The males of this species are the only gender with colorful flaps so as to attract the females. Jurgen Otto on Flickr via [Staceythinx] Garbage dumpsters turned into living containers by philipp stingl. Dec 12, 2012 garbage dumpsters turned into living containers by philipp stingl garbage cans turned into ‘living containers’ by philipp stingl as the demographic evolution in germany and other countries becomes more dramatic, social systems will collapse and from the ashes an aging society will rise, marked by crime, sickness and poverty. developed by german designer philipp stingl, these products designed for the homeless and elderly population presents ’house containers’ consisting of disposable trashboxes, drinking water canisters, freighthold and a lockable livingspace with sewage systems. essentially, these ‘living containers’ testify to an active and creative lifestyle for the old age without compromises. container home container bathtub designboom has received this project from our ‘DIY submissions‘ feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their own work for publication. see more project submissions from our readers here.
Most Insane Thing You’ll See Today: Russian Teens Capture Death-Defying Images Climbing Moscow’s Tallest Structures. Have they no fear? There is a new trend among the young and brave in Russia called "Skywalking," where groups of teens are climbing to the top of towering structures and buildings to capture heart-racing images from above. Two such daredevils are Vitaly Raskalov and Alexander Remnov, who have created a portfolio of photographs from their vertical ventures.
These two men have scaled some of Moscow's greatest heights, from bridges and water towers to skyscrapers, posing in nail-biting, dangerous positions. Oh, did we mention they do it all without any safety equipment? Gulp! Add To Collection Save this image to a collection While Raskalov and Remnov may be conquering perilous feats, they are also carving out a photographic niche all their own.
Photos: Vitaly Raskalov and Alexander Remnov [via daily mail] The Korowai Tribe's Incredible Tree Houses. Can you imagine living over 100 feet up in the trees? A people known as the Korowai tribe don't need to stretch their imagination at all because their lives have always been spent living in tree houses that soar high above. On the island of New Guinea in the southeastern part of Papua, the isolated tribe is the only group of people in the world that have established their primary residence in tree houses.
It's an intriguing way to live that, to us, appears like a daredevil's lifestyle, though the reason behind the elevated homes in the jungle is actually for safety precautions. The area, which is prone to flooding and populated with buzzing insects, proves to be a life-threatening and troublesome land to live on ground-level. As if creating homes on trees and managing to survive in them wasn't enough, the tribe's diligent process is yet another factor to be in awe of. Images via [Lost At E Minor, George Steinmetz] Fast track - a 170 foot long trampoline by salto architects | designboom. Nov 28, 2012 fast track a 170 foot long trampoline by salto architects ‘fast track’ – a 170 foot long trampoline in russia by salto architects developed for the archstoyanie festival in russia by estonian architecture studio salto, ‘fast track’, the 170 foot long trampoline demonstrates the integral elements of park planning. expressed as a road installation, the project challenges the concept of infrastructure that normally focuses on technical and functional aspects, tending to be ignorant to its surroundings.
‘fast track’ is an attempt to create intelligent interactive spaces that emotionally correspond to its local context, giving the user a different experience of their environment by movement. user jumping during the archstoyanie festival view of the 170 meter trampoline night context location: nikola-lenivets, russia client: festival archstoyaniesize: 51 myear: 2012design team: maarja kask, karli luik, ralf lõoke via rodrigo caula I designboom. Stranded house in the middle of a newly built road in china | designboom. Nov 24, 2012 stranded house in the middle of a newly built road in china ‘stranded house in the middle of a newly built road in china’ wenling, zhejiang provinceimage via a car drives by on the new highwayimage via owner luo baogen looks out onto his new asphalt back yardimage via **update** after having lived in the middle of a highway for over a year, the owner and government finally reached a settlement and the house was demolishedjust this last saturday, december 1st, in front of spectators. it was agreed that the state would pay luo 260,000 yuan (41,782 US dollars) and give himan empty plot of land to build a new home.
‘it was never a final solution for us to live in a lone house in the middle of the road. after the government’s explanations, I finally decided to move,” explains luo. image © jin yunguo image via danny hudson I designboom. Gigantic Flower Sculpture Festival in Netherlands. EmailEmail Holland is already known for its monumental tulip fields, but here’s something even more impressive: the Bloemencorso flower festival in Zundert, a small 20 000 people town north east of Belgium. And by flower festival, we mean gigantic flower sculptures on moving floats, driving down the streets! Held since 1936, the flower festival invites participants to create the floats on voluntary basis, and it is now a competition between different neighborhoods of the town.
The sculptures are made entirely from dahlias, and since they can only stay fresh for so long, putting them on the structure is the last thing people do before the festival. The Bloemencorso is held on the first Sunday of September, which next year will be September 1-2. Save the date! Website: bloemencorsozundert.nl Image credits: Hetty 51 | bloemencorsozundert.nl | Omroep Brabant. Pod fogponic garden system by greenfingers | designboom.
Nov 19, 2012 pod fogponic garden system by greenfingers ‘pod fogponic garden system’ by greenfingers conceived by a group of students at the victoria university of auckland, ‘pod’ provides the opportunity for people without, or limited outdoor gardening space to grow and maintain their own plants, encouraging a healthier lifestyle and adding a dynamic quality to gardening. the fogponic system encourages users to grow their own herbs and vegetables indoors, by making the process so easy and automated. the unit allows several ‘pods’ to be joined together in a modular structure, making it suitable for communal or larger scale use. users are able to remove and exchange the containers with others in the neighbourhood, cultivating a sense of community bonding and social connections. a person is able to grow a plant from seeds, simply by placing them on a mesh basket and turning it on. fog chambers top view rear with power switch plants in the pods process system collaborators: