Sculptural Maps Made out of Honeycomb From Beehives
Chinese artist Ren Ri transformed honeycomb from beehives into maps in his 2008 sculpture series Yuansu I: The Origin of Geometry. The beeswax sculptures stem…
How Hummingbirds Hover in Turbulent Winds
In a recently published study, researchers describe how hummingbirds engage in a complex dance in order to hover in turbulent winds. To study how the…
A Map of All the Undersea Telecommunication Cables That Currently Cross the World’s Oceans
The 2015 Submarine Cable Map depicts the 278 undersea communication cables that carry telecommunication signals across the world’s oceans. The map also includes 21 cables…
A Most Unusual Airbnb Apartment Located at the Top of Holmenkollen Ski Jump in Norway
Airbnb is known for having some exotic accommodations listed on its site, included castles and the occasional tree house, but this listing for a loft…
MARS, A LEGO-Inspired Interlocking Modular System for Building Artificial Reefs
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alex Goad / Reef Design Lab (@alexgoad) on Aug 12, 2018 at 12:00pm PDT In an…
‘La Linea’, An Italian Animation Series From the 1970s and 1980s Starring a Man Drawn With a Single Line
La Linea (“The Line”) is an Italian animated series that depicts the adventures of Mr. Linea, a character who is drawn with a single unbroken…
Gorgeous High-Definition, Time-Lapses of Flowers Blooming
An array of flowers bloom in exquisite high-definition time-lapses in the short video “Flowers” by creative director Thomas Blanchard. To create the video, Blanchard shot…
‘Matthew Weiner’s ‘Mad Men”, An Exhibition About the AMC Series at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York City
Matthew Weiner’s Mad Men, an exhibition examining the creative process behind the hit AMC period drama Mad Men, runs through June 14, 2015 at the…
An Abstract Music Video for the Song ‘Jack and the Giant’ by A Love Like Pi Created Using Liquids and Dyes
In the ethereal music video for “Jack and the Giant” by A Love Like Pi, filmmaker Kim Pimmel visualizes a story about childhood with abstract…
A Clever Glass Table That Appears to Be Supported by Floating Balloons
Colorful balloons appear to lift a glass tabletop into the air in the playful UP Balloon Table created by Duffy London (previously). The balloons are…