Arts & Culture Articles

Skyscraper Covered In Hair Harvests Wind Energy

Concept design Strawscraper uses piezoelectric technology to power itself.

Crowdsourced Street Art Stencils New Yorkers’ Ideas On The Ground

Art group collaborate with local citizens to spread positives messages in a one...

Inside Red Bull’s NYC Coworking Art Space [Pics]

Global traveling music festival opens experimental venue in New York that...

Professional Oil Paintings Done Entirely With Fingers [Pics]

A unique technique allows this artist to bring a much greater sense of depth and...

Russia Magazine: Moscow Park Houses Book-Sharing Program In The Trees

Readers can swap books in 'wordboxes' that create an informal knowledge network.

Flaming Junk Food Highlights Americans’ Unhealthy Obsession [Pics]

Photographer Henry Hargreaves’ latest series features a burger, pizza, donut...

E-Travel Guide Organizes Content Into 12 Hour Itineraries

Avid traveller, street style blogger and photographer, Soren Jepsen launches a...

House Designed To Be Consumed By Climbing Vegetation [Pics]

Green Box by Act Romegialli architects is made to fully support garden plants on...

Poetic Public Art Is New Kind Of Graffiti [Pics]

Scottish artist Robert Montgomery creates conceptual displays by installing...

Louis Vuitton’s Shanghai Store Looks Like A Giant Shoe [Pics]

The high fashion brand opens its largest outpost yet in a developing part of the...

Mechanical Wooden Skin Keeps Building Cool

Movable membrane for a student housing project controls ventilation and sunlight...

Brewery Lets Party-Goers Pay For The Subway With Empty Beer Cans [Video]

Instead of buying tickets, tipsy travelers could ride home by scanning empty...

Google Image Search Snag Translates Into Buxom 3D Printed Sculpture [Video]

Matthew Plummer-Fernandez creates his Venus of Google by using an altered...

Movie Theatre To Offer Closed-Captioning Glasses To The Hearing Impaired [Video]

Regal Cinemas plans to distribute Sony Entertainment Access Glasses for movie...

Pop-Up Shop Upcycles Old Movie Film Into Sleek Wallcoverings [Pics]

Designer Robert Kalinkin incorporates vintage reels into the aesthetics of a...

Cardboard Foosball Table With Customizable Players [Pics]

Kartoni is a game made from 100% renewable materials.

Layered Photo Portraits Reveal The Movement Of The Human Face [Pics]

2D photos take on a 3D appearance when taken in succession over a short period...

Abstract Steel Sculptures Cast Exact Shadows [Pics]

Larry Kagan creates pieces that seem to only resemble trash when the lights are...

Robert Cavalli Designs Color-Changing MINI

Iconic car redesigned to help raise money for HIV and AIDS.

Retail Space Explores The Meaning Of Design [Pics]

STORY, the physical retail marketing space presents its tenth iteration, a...

London Bridge Opens Like A Traditional Japanese Fan [Pictures]

Challenging design for a UK walkway brings an Asian aesthetic to the city.

Light Architecture Inspired By Leonardo Da Vinci [Pics]

New exhibition uses rooms as the canvas for these illuminated works.

Temporary Playhouse Designed As Portable Pop-Up Kit [My Ideal City]

Theater On The Fly is a temporary, multi-purpose space that is easily configured...

Cyborg Wants To Advance Human Abilities With Tech

Neil Harbisson's eyeborg allows him to hear the colors he cannot see with his...

Mobile Sidewalk Theater Connects City Dwellers [My Ideal City]

Stairway Cinema is a portable structure that can transforms stoops in to a pop...

Trend: How Pop Up Culture Can Enrich Urban Life [My Ideal City]

Temporary structures highlight locally sourced content and bring variety into...

Wearable Electronic Drum Kit Fastens Like A Vest [Video]

A new way for drummers to be mobile during live performances.

Famous Landmarks Made To Look Like Miniature Models [Pics]

Photographer captures destinations around the world from a unique perspective.

Mother’s Day Campaign Signs Over One Aspect Of Life To Mom

The Momtract by agency Mother New York gives bossing privileges Instead of...

Interactive Tire Swing Plays Music When In Motion [Video]

Listen to changing sounds while having fun with this creative project.