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The miniature folk art of fruit pit carving has been practiced in China for centuries, and is still praised for turning useless fruit stones into valuable works of art. Nut carving (Heidao), which refers to both fruit pit and walnut carving, became popular during the Song Dynasty (960-1279), and by the time of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) it had become one of the most appreciated art forms in mainland China, with royalty and high-ranking officials considering it fashionable to wear carved fruit pit accessories. Even today, intricate nut sculptures like those made in Suzhou, Yangzhou, Weifang in Shandong and Guangdong Province are famous for their level of detail and unique characteristics. Often referred to as “an uncanny work of art “, fruit pit carving requires a series of skills and tools in order to produce a fine piece of art.
Chinese Fruit Pit Carving | Oddity Central - Collecting Oddities - Nightly (Build 20120320043530)
Giant Deep Sea Diver And His Niece - Nightly (Build 20120320043530)
Two giant puppets, a deep sea diver and his niece, roam through the streets of Liverpool, northern England, and April 20–23 looking for each other during the Sea Odyssey festival. The free event, organized by the French company Royal de Luxe is one of a series of events marking the 100th anniversary of the sinking of The Titanic. The liner, registered in Liverpool, sank on its maiden voyage to New York on April 15, 1912. The tragic tale is about a man who went down with the Titanic. His brother, the giant deep sea diver and uncle of the little giant girl, is on a 100-year quest to find his brother on the ocean floor and lay him to rest. Instead he finds a letter to his brother from his niece, that she wrote three days before the cruise liner hit an iceberg and sank.
Spanish designer Maximo Riera likes to design chairs that exhibit animal forms. The designer’s Rhino Chair, Walrus Chair and Octopus Chair, part of the Animal Chair collection, are equally interesting mainly because of the unexpected nature (no pun intended) of the chairs’ forms. The series of three sculptural furniture pieces retain the vitality of the animals which they represent – Riera ensured the animals’ biology and appearances were as realistic as possible. Reira is currently working on additional pieces for his Animal Chair collection. Máximo Riera has been a practicing artist for over thirty years.
CREEPY ANIMAL SHAPED CHAIRS - WHOA - Nightly (Build 20120320043530)
Jim Marshall’s line of amps is arguably amongst the top 5 preferred brands in the music industry, and now Marshall is lending his name and half-stack design to create the Marshall Fridge. The mini fridge features authentic Marshall facing on a 4.4 cu ft. of space, and comes with a high-efficiency freezer and energy-star rating. We think this bad boy would look awesome in a recording studio (obvious) but would be even more awesome in your man-cave in suburbia (unexpected).
SWEET MARSHALL AMP MINI FRIDGE - WHOA - Nightly (Build 20120320043530)
19 AMAZING DOG COSTUMES FOR HALLOWEEN - WHOA - Nightly (Build 20120320043530)
Mercedes-Benz UK has just taken delivery of its most compact, sustainable and lightweight urban runabout yet – the Mercedes-Benz Folding Bike. Available now from all Mercedes-Benz Retailers in “Silver Arrows” silver or cool icy white, it’s an intelligent way to get about town when you choose not to drive. Featuring eight-speed sequential ‘clutchless’ transmission, powerful disc brakes all-round and fully independent front and rear suspension, the ... AN iPAD COVER WITH BUILT-IN SPEAKERS Yet another awesome Kickstarter project for a product that we personally LOVE over here in WHOA-land.Glaciares canadienses Para los inuits, esta zona de la isla de Baffin es "el lugar de los glaciares". A pesar de su apariencia inhóspita, el lugar rebosa de vida: ballenas, narvales y osos polares son algunas de las especies que viven aquí.
Especiales de lainformacion.com - La Tierra - Zoom - Nightly (Build 20120320043530)
Space Shuttle in Extreme Detail: Exclusive New Pictures - Nightly (Build 20120320043530)
Updated 3:20 p.m. ET, April 16, 2012 This week NASA's space shuttle Discovery will fly low over Washington, D.C., atop a jumbo jet and roll into its new permanent home with the Smithsonian Institution. Discovery will touch down at Dulles International Airport on Tuesday, weather permitting, and the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F.
The Invisible Man’s Dragon Camouflage › Illusion – The Most Amazing Creations in Art, Photography, Design, and Video. - Nightly (Build 20120320043530)
Chinese artist Liu Bolin (a.k.a. “The Invisible Man”) will have his most recent and older photographs on display at the NY-based gallery Eli Klein Fine Art . The “Dragon Series Panel(s)” are simply amazing!
This motorcycle seen above is a work of art, the entire frame of the bike has been expertly converted into a human skeleton form. The front forks of the bike are the arms of the skeleton and its hands are the wheel hubs. With no obvious speedometer or lights of any description this bike may not be street legal...but who cares right! Straight out of hell or straight out of Hollywood this bike has a gut busting 2.3 liter Ford engine with a variable flow hydraulic drive, hammer forged 16 gauge cold rolled steel skeleton shell. It Weighs 850 lbs and has a top speed of 90 - 95 mph.
SKELETON MOTORCYCLE - Nightly (Build 20120321031151)
The secret life of Star Wars toys | koikoikoi - Nightly (Build 20120303031033)
Behind every image there is a visual story with a lot of details and humorous message.Cultivating a modern Bonsai style by adding a theme of relationship between human and nature to a Japanese classical Bonsai style.