Oprah has deemed it “the most shocking thing” she has ever seen. Scientists have estimated it to be twice as big as the entire state of Texas. Indeed, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is today’s biggest threat to our ocean life (and beaches) with confetti-sized pieces of trash outweighing plankton 6 to 1. Even worse? 90% of it is plastic. So how can a single chair slew the Goliath that is the the world’s largest landfill?
Ward 6, a waterfront district in Washington, D.C., is shining a bit brighter today. With the recent mural installation by Hense, an Atlanta-based artist, a once historic church now stands tall – decked out in bold, vibrant colors and painted textures. Hense’s process was astonishingly similar to that of your everyday graffiti artist, slowly and meticulously layering the exterior of a building with spray paint, rollers and brushes. The only difference? It was entirely legal.
Although the earliest known paper dolls originated in Europe in the 1700s (and were created to entertain adults, no less), it wasn’t until the 1930s that “The Golden Age of Paper Dolls” gained steam. Yet with the introduction of Barbie‘s 3D (or should I write 3DD?) dolls in 1959, the pastime slowly faded from the
French designer Mathieu Lehanneur created a porthole-inspired device for palliative hospital patients which projects an image of tomorrow’s weather forecast. Designed to provided hope for the seriously ill, the innovation begs the question: What if the forecast is rainy? Does weather have an effect on our mental state? And is it ethically wrong to project a sunny image to the terminally ill – even if the forecast calls for storms ahead?
We’ve seen fruit-shaped crayons, but what about fruit-tasting crayons? Luxirare blogger Ji Kim has boggled the minds of every DIY-loving mom, creating a series of food bars to be molded and formed in the shape of crayons. The kicker is – they actually draw…
Enamel sign from Best Made Co. // Inspiration from Benjamin Franklin’s schedule One of my favorite days to read the Internet is January 1st. The mornings are quiet, as many self-employed bloggers and freelance writers are nursing champagne headaches or soaking up the last days of holiday hiatus. Yet as the afternoon creeps in, Twitter slowly becomes abuzz
“If you’re having difficulty coming up with new ideas, then slow down. For me, slowing down has been a tremendous source of creativity. It has allowed me to open up — to know that there’s life under the earth and that I have to let it come through me in a new way. Creativity
I have a semi-big announcement this week before I take a break for the holidays, and it only seems fitting to pay homage to a few favorite designers one last time before 2012 passes before us (and before I share some news about this site). More on that later, but for now – a few