Use Sparingly, A Blog Featuring Blunt Translations for Business Jargon
Designer Gena Larson, evidently no stranger to offices, has compiled a collection of rather blunt translations for mealy-mouthed business jargon on her Tumblr blog Use…
Robot Restaurant, A Mindboggling Club in Tokyo That Features a Bizarre Sci-Fi Cabaret Show
The Robot Restaurant is a Tokyo club that has gained notoriety for its mind-boggling sci-fi cabaret show and its garishly illuminated interior. Completed in 2012…
A Fascinating Interactive Feature on Hong Kong’s Kowloon Walled City Enclave
Back in April, The Wall Street Journal posted this fascinating interactive feature on Kowloon Walled City, a notoriously overcrowded enclave in Hong Kong that housed…
A 1949 ‘LIFE’ Magazine Chart of Highbrow and Lowbrow Tastes
The Apr 11th, 1949 issue of LIFE magazine featured a handy chart that offers highbrow and lowbrow examples of everyday tastes. For example, a very…
Luminous, A Video of Artist iNO Creating Glowing Art Using Fluorescent Spray Paint and Ultraviolet Light
In the short video “Luminous,” artist iNO creates glowing spray art using fluorescent spray paint and ultraviolet lighting. The video was created by Helen and…
Oratorical Type, An Alphabet Made out of Carved Books
In their sculpture series “Oratorical Type,” artists Ryuta Iida and Yoshihisa Tanaka of art duo Nerhol have created an alphabet out of carved Japanese books.
Custom Engraved Rolling Pins That Imprint Unique Designs Into Dough
Polish designer Zuzia Kozerska uses a laser engraver to engrave custom designs into wooden rolling pins. In addition to being pleasing to the eye, the…
A Miniature Japanese Rock Garden Made of Candy
Art directors Tomonori Saito and Shohei Sawada collaborated with confectioner Motohiro Inaba to create this adorable Japanese rock garden set out of candy. The “rocks”…
Binaudios, A Giant Binocular-Like Sound Installation in Newcastle That Lets Participants Hear Sounds of the City
photo by Emilia Flockhart “Binaudios” is a giant binocular-like contraption at the Sage Gateshead concert venue in Newcastle that lets participants listen to different sounds…
‘The City’, A Series of Eerie Post-Apocalyptic Dioramas of Destroyed Indoor Spaces by Lori Nix
Artist Lori Nix creates intricate dioramas of indoor spaces which appear to have suffered from some mysterious catastrophe in her series "The City".