For centuries, art has featured food – from Stone Age caves to beautiful still lifes of the Dutch golden age. Today, some artists have taken step from painting pictures of food to making art out of the food itself, reimagining iconic works of art using fruits, vegetables, pasta and many other types of food.
More and more people are moving to dense metropolises seeking the opportunities found in large cities. But as city populations increase, so does the cost of living, leaving low-income residents with fewer choices for affordable housing. Modern architects design alternative solutions to the outdated architectural typologies of affordable housing complexes, with greater reverence for human scale and connection to the cityscape.
Sound art is an artistic activity in which sound is utilized as a primary medium or material. The artists features in today’s post, however, go beyond this definition seeking to highlight a fusion of nature and technology in generating sound.
In most countries, legislation states that most packaged food must be labeled with “best-before” dates. These dates, as a rule, are estimates of what the worst case temperature scenario will be for the product. However, most of us store food in much better conditions, which leads to over 60 per cent of food waste being wasted in households because of this misinterpretation. Designers featured in this post offer ingenuous alternatives to the standardised expiry date, in a bid ton reduce food waste and save your money.
Architecture that integrates the landscape of its site into the built spaces is not something new, but the homes in this collection do a particularly good job of integrating a tree at the heart of the home. By working with the topography, these architects fosters a deep connection with nature.
With its magical atmosphere and shining lights, Christmas brings us warm and fuzzy feelings. But Christmas comes and goes in the blink of an eye. These Christmas tree shaped design pieces have been created by product designers in the hope that we can live our everyday like a joyful Christmas.
Industrial design and the holiday season combine in these incredible Christmas tree ornaments. Artists and product designers are here to offer you something more design-led and modern than conventional plastic baubles.
Designing a mosque entails challenges for architects who have to consider the strict and detailed century-old requirements. However, modern architects manage to find new ways to blend traditional architectural elements of the rich Islamic artistic heritage with new forms, materials and styles, creating contemporary places of worship.
Known for centuries, aromatherapy is the practice of using essential oils for therapeutic benefit. When inhaled, the scent molecules in oils travel from the olfactory nerves directly to the brain and especially impact the amygdala, the emotional center of the brain. Aromatic oil diffusers have become quite trendy these days, coming in all shapes, sizes, and features but these sophisticated pieces will please not only your smell but also your eyes with their well-balanced aesthetic designs.
A day on the beach will never be dull if you are building a sandcastle to build. All you need to create your masterpiece is sand, water, a few carving tools, and buckets of imagination. Sand castles are typically made by children for fun, but there are also showstopping sand sculptures and site-specific installations that are created by artists to make a statement.
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