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Zaha Hadid Architects Reveal Breathtaking Construction Photos of Beijing Skyscraper
Construction is moving forward with Zaha Hadid Architects‘ mixed-use Leeza Soho tower in Beijing. The firm recently released stunning black and white photographs of the work in progress, as they move toward the late-2018 completion date. The images show the construction of the atrium as the …
Burj Al ArabWhat If Famous Filmmakers Made Instructional Cooking Videos?
A chef’s cooking style can be as unique as an artist’s hand. When thinking about filmmakers like Wes Anderson and Quentin Tarantino—two men who have distinct visual tastes—we know their approaches to making food would be very different from one another. Food artist and commercial director David Ma …
S'MoresDesigner Crafts Stunning Mars Poster By Carefully Rusting a Sheet of Metal
Designer Barry Abrams of PLY Press has taken his work to a new level with this beautiful piece of planetary wall art. Using real rust on metal, he's generated a striking image of Mars. And generously, he's even given step by step instructions on how to create your own version of the Red Planet …
Met100-Million-Year-Old Flowers Discovered Perfectly Preserved in Amber
Myanmar is known for its abundance of amber fossils, everything from dinosaur tail feathers to a 100-million-year-old baby bird have recently been discovered, encased in the fossilized tree resin. And now, thanks to researchers from Oregon State University, we know much more about seven, …
DinosaursFarmer Spends 7 Years Building Incredible Spiral Ramp to His Barn
This beautiful barn in Valldal, Norway is an incredible feat of amateur engineering featuring a stone ramp spiraling out from the hay loft. With the barn completed in 1885, one farmer spent the next seven years constructing the grassy ramp, which gained greater attention when the work was published …
MetNew Needle-Felted Food and Nature Pairs Are Here to Brighten Your Day
Ukraine-based designer and artist Hanna Dovhan is known for skillfully handcrafting adorable pairs of felted food. While her past creations were limited to edible creatures like smiling eggs and cheerful cherries, she has since expanded her collection of woolen works to include nature-inspired …
MetTree-Planting Drones Are Helping Replant Our Forests by Seeding 100,000 Plants a Day
If you thought drones were just for taking pictures, think again. A U.K. startup is hoping to kick start efforts against deforestation by leveraging drone technology. BioCarbon Engineering, whose CEO Lauren Fletcher spent 20 years as a NASA engineer, is pledging to plant 1 billion trees using …
DronesOnline Archive Lets You to Listen and Download 400,000+ Free Classical Musical Scores
Today, many cultural institutions have turned to free online resources in order to engage with the public and excite new audiences. Led by world-renowned museums like the Metropolitan Museum of Art as well as archives like the Library of Congress, this phenomenon typically offers reproductions of …
OrchestrasYayoi Kusama Announces She’s Opening Her Own Museum in Tokyo
Celebrated Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama is set to open her own museum in October 2017. The prolific artist, most well-known for her <i>Mirror Room</i> installations, recently announced without warning that the new Yayoi Kusama museum would open in Tokyo's Shinjuku neighborhood.<p>A website for the museum is …
ArtAmazing Fruit Carving Transforms Watermelon into a Shape-Shifting Lantern
Certain foods lend themselves well to becoming works of art. Watermelons, with their hard rinds, produce incredible edible sculptures that will make you rethink how you look at fruit. Recently, a watermelon carving out of China has blown us away with both its intricate detail and clever engineering.<p>…
BeveragesArtistic Dad Continues to Transform His Sons’ Drawings into Expert-Level Anime
Anime artist and doting dad Thomas Romain continues to create professional illustrations inspired by his young sons' doodles and drawings. Since we last checked in on this ongoing series of father/son art, Romain has created “The Father And Sons Design Workshop,” a creation hub and platform for …
Illustration13,000 Strands of Yarn Cast a Shimmering Rainbow Inside the Mall of America
The mall hardly seems like the place to view incredible creative installations, but artist Eric Rieger, aka HOTTEA, proves us wrong with his stunning work of yarn art at the Mall of America (MOA). Called <i>Hot Lunch</i>, the impressive piece is composed of 13,000 individual strands of yarn in an array of …
ArtHyperrealistic 3D “Paintings” of Elegantly Swimming Fish Created on Layers of Resin
For artists interested in working in three dimensions, sculpture may seem like the most fitting genre to explore. However, as creatives Riusuke Fukahori, Keng Lye have demonstrated, resin paintings have proven to be an alternative, avant-garde approach to traditional 3D art. And now, Chinese artist …
Sculpture91 Vintage Book Covers Brought to Life with Mesmerizing Animations
Digital artist Henning M. Lederer brings vintage book cover design to life through his ambitious ongoing animation project. The endeavor transforms science-themed textbooks from the mid-20th century and sets them into mesmerizing motion. Their imagery is abstract—comprising mostly of bold colors, …
GraphicsIKEA Releases Instructions on How to Turn a Rug into a ‘Game of Thrones’ Cape
The HBO show <i>Game of Thrones</i>, with its beautiful shooting locations and epic battle scenes, must have a massive budget. But even mega-hits like this one have to pinch their pennies somehow. To do this, the show’s costume designer Michele Clapton heads to one of the best places for …
Game of ThronesNew MoviePass Lets You Watch Unlimited Movies in Theaters for Just $10 a Month
In the age of subscription services, it pays to wait for a movie to come out on demand. Some theaters charge upwards of $20 to view a single showing one time—when you could easily watch it again and again for a low monthly price. But now, there’s a compelling reason to return to the cinema, and …
MoviesIllustrator Perfectly Captures the Overlooked Joys of Living Alone
Known for her beautiful background paintings, Los Angeles-based artist Yaoyao Ma Van As boasts an impressive professional portfolio. In addition to her collection of commissioned work, the painter, illustrator, and “occasional animator” also creates charming personal pieces that explore the …
IllustrationArtist Carves Rubber Stamps to Illustrate the Infinite Beauty of the Natural World
For many years, art director and illustrator Viktoria Åström has worked extensively as a freelance animator, but as she proves, it never hurts to have a creative side hustle. Going from the digital screen to analog art, Åström has returned to her roots as someone who has always loved to draw and …
IllustrationDelicate Hand-Sewn Lace Figures are Harmoniously Fused to Real Pieces of Found Wood
Hungarian artist Ágnes Herczeg combines delicate lace art with the knotty branches of found wood to create scenes depicting the contemplative beauty of humanity. The intricate portraits showcase women as they recline, sleep, and gaze into an infinite abyss. Often, the wood is an anchor for their …
Art5 Ideas for Creative Side Hustles You Can Start Today
It’s a given that many of us wish we made more money. Maybe you want pay off some pesky debt or boost your savings. If that’s the case, then a side hustle can help—a second job that brings in some income but has the flexibility to work around your full-time gig.<p>Why start a side hustle?<p>You might …
Creative‘Game of Thrones’ Fans Go on a Quest to Match Scenes with Their Real-Life Filming Locations
For years, travel bloggers and entertainment enthusiasts Tiia Ohman and Satu Walden—the founders of Finnish website Fangirl Quest—have documented their visits to various filming locations across the globe. While the Finnish duo has explored and presented locations from a range of movies and …
Game of Thrones12 of the World’s Most Scenic Train Trips
To many people, travel is all about reaching a destination. With this mindset, they may be tempted to hop on a plane or pack up the car, oblivious to the spectacular sights they'll miss as they zoom toward their target. Hoping to open jet-setters' eyes to alternative ways of traveling, <i>National</i> …
TrainsTrees with “Crown Shyness” Mysteriously Avoid Touching Each Other
If you look up toward certain types of towering trees—including eucalyptus, Sitka spruce, and Japanese larch—you may notice a unique phenomenon: the uppermost branches don't touch. Known as “crown shyness,” this natural occurrence results in rupture-like patterns in the forest canopy that seem to …
NatureThis Vacation Rentals Site Is Like Airbnb for People Who Love Architecture
Vacation planning offers a welcome escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Services like Airbnb help to foster these getaways by letting you live like a local in an area home. And sometimes, these accommodations are the best part of the trip. Building on this idea is PlansMatter, a …
ArchitecturePhotographer with Insomnia Spends Nights Wandering the Empty, Neon-Lit Streets
In <i>Ultraviolet Break of Day</i>, London-based photographer Marcus Wendt showcases the lonely luminescence and dreamlike atmosphere of streets at night. The striking series of nightscape photography is set in popular and densely populated Asian metropolises like Hong Kong and Seoul. Each mesmerizing …
PhotographyArtist with Synesthesia Paints Music as Gorgeous Splashes of Color
This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase, My Modern Met may earn an affiliate commission. Please read our disclosure for more info.<p>Missouri-based artist Melissa McCracken paints music. As a synesthete, the sounds that she hears every day—whether it's someone's name or a song on …
Artists15 Most Famous Sculptures You Need to Know
Working in three dimensions, throughout history sculptors have worked to shape marble, bronze, wood, and other materials into incredible forms. And from our earliest times, sculpture has been an important way to understand culture and society, whether from portrait busts of great leaders or …
Ancient HistoryWatch Gorillas Play From This Rustic Forest Retreat off a Rwandan Volcano
Residing anywhere near a volcano might seem like a crazy proposition, but as the 103-acre Bistae Lodge in northern Rwanda shows, it’s not as scary as it sounds. Developed by eco-tourism group Wilderness Safaris, they’ve created six forest villas that are nestled into an eroded volcanic cone on the …
Central AmericaSee the Most Beautiful Scenic Views on a Train Ride Across Canada for Only $397
If you've been searching for the perfect getaway to wrap up your summer, look no further than The Canadian, an affordable adventure offered by Via Rail Canada. Sprawled over nearly 3,000 miles between Toronto and Vancouver, the cross-country journey showcases Canada's most captivating sites.<p>With …
TrainsHusband and Wife Collaborate on Intricate Lace Tattoos That Delicately Drape Over the Skin
Tattoos are often a collaboration between client and artist as they both decide what the body art will look like and where it will be placed. Less often, imagery is the work of a husband and wife team—but such is the case of Italian tattoo artist Marco Manzo and his wife Francesca Boni. Their …
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