We have all seen the chalk art illusions (or at least photos of them) but this is the first landscaped illusion I have seen of this kind.
This giant globe was created by artist François Abelanet and sits in the middle of Paris’ City Hall. The illusion took 90 gardeners 5 days to create and covers an area of 1500 square meters.
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The World’s first undersea restaurant opened at the Conrad Maldives Rangali Island resort on 14th April 2005 and sits 5m below the Indian Ocean. The 12 seater restaurant named ‘Ithaa’ meaning ‘pearl’ offers dinner for US $320 per person. The glass in the restaurant is 125mm thick and gives a 180° view of the sea around.
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For a long time I have been fascinated in finding faces in objects, whether it be buildings, house hold items or in nature. This goofy character was found around the back of a hotel in Guernsey. The eyes were given pupils by the hotel logo while the saggy curtain produced his buck teeth. Read more
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Vertigo can be a debilitating affliction but for this video I think it heads into the realm of extreme acrophobia, I certainly felt uncomfortable watching it but for the workmen and many like them this is a daily occurrence. This is their office. Read more
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Pylons draping their power-lines across the landscape is not something we have to worry about in Guernsey, but if we did I’d want ours to look like these. Still at the conceptual stage I’m not sure they’ll ever get made — there must be a lot of structural and performance considerations — but I think someone should try.
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I found these interesting shots of Ixtapaluca in Mexico city. Unfortunately I could not understand what the website was saying, but think the images speak for themselves. Imagine trying to find your house.
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Lego Group’s Development Department in Billund, Denmark, are lucky enough to work in this incredible office designed by Bosch & Fjord.
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I have recently become the proud owner of a build-your-own orangutan. I am now of the opinion that my world could have be been built and put together out of individual crafted shapes. I’ve since been unable to avoid, as is often the case, the 3D puzzle like designs, which include furniture design, building structures, toys etc. The flat-pack designs aren’t limited to small scale items. In its most extreme form prefab architecture, such as the Huf house, have proven very popular. These are some of the examples demonstrating the possibilities of flat-pack design.
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