The SK government has decided to repurpose an abandoned section of highway in their capital district into a 55-foot-high elevated park. Named the Seoul Skygarden, this enormous project will be spearheaded by innovative Dutch studio MVRDV and will include 254 species of trees, shrubs, and…
Andrew Pulsipher will soon be celebrating his 10-year wedding anniversary with his wife and children. He is HIV-positive, and has been since birth. “I know HIV has a negative stigma, but that it doesn’t have to and I want to…
Imagine taking in the best sights of London in the privacy and comfort of your own house and backyard. Well, believe it or not, it’s actually within the realm of possibility. All you need to do is join a contest hosted…
Seattle-based shutterbug Kindra Nikole‘s haunting photo series entitled Dreamscapes looks like it was touched by none other than mother earth herself. Rife with dreamlike imagery, her photos feature models at one with nature, wearing the most intricate dresses made of lavender flowers and petticoats of fern. What’s even…
It’s hard to find a music fan who won’t immediately recognize the iconic photo of a baby swimming after a dollar bill. After all, Nirvana’s Nevermind defined a generation. Little did we know that Kirk Weddle, the guy behind that photo, also captured intimate photos of…
You may be surprised to learn that these gorgeous bowls are made with the fragile skeletons of real maple leaves and some Kozo paper. And then finished with watercolor and Krylon coating. These beautifully delicate leaf bowls were created by Kay Sekimachi,…
These cubes are too perfectly symmetrical to eat. Dutch duo artists Lernert and Sander have created perhaps one of the most alluring displays of raw food. Perfectly cut into 2.5×2.5 centimeter cubes, these pieces are arranged within equal distance from each other.…
In a galaxy far, far away… someone had the hankering to look like Chewbacca, the 7-foot Wookiee hero covered in fur. So he hopped aboard his Millennium Falcon II and went to the planet Earth to purchase this luxuriously furry garment, called the I…
Artist Jen Lewis chooses an interesting medium to create her art. Can you guess what it is? There’s only one thing that’s as deep and red as this: menstrual blood. Lewis, a self-titled “menstrual designer,” is on a mission to break the taboo around menstruation.…
From a young age, women are taught to be vigilant of attacks and sexual assault. And there are solid grounds for this fear, if the daily news reports of rape and abuse are anything to go by. In an effort to protect…
Emily McDowell’s honest and wonderfully awkward greeting cards have made us laugh — and sometimes cringe — on more than one occasion. This time around, she has created a line of empathy cards that are a lot more poignant but just…
Unless you have been living under a rock, you will have heard of the birth of a real-life princess in London, UK over the weekend. Two days later, her name was announced as Charlotte Elizabeth Diana. Now, in the latest instalment of princess…
Can you guess what’s wrong in the these pictures? We’re pretty sure you didn’t see anything wrong because your focus was… elsewhere. So we’ll just tell you instead. It’s their beards. Okay, before you start pointing…
While working on his first book entitled Just Breathe, a photo book about adults with cystic fibrosis (CF), Ontario-based fashion photographer Ian Pettigrew realized that most of the subjects he was shooting were exceptionally attractive women. In his own words, they were all ‘turning out…
Pink lakes, star-filled caves, and blood red beaches… no, these are not otherworldly locations, but rather places right here on our humble planet. We can’t help but swoon over these gorgeous photos of our beautiful world. But before you take a look,…
We invariably spend a lot of time in the bathroom, so why not make it an experience to remember? With these 3D polymer floors, you can feel like you’re right by (or in!) the ocean all-year round. And while you’re at…