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In 1731, King Frederick I of Sweden received a lion as a gift from the Bejen of Algiers, but after it died, the pelt and bones were presented to a taxidermist who had never seen a lion. You see the result looks more like a cartoon character than the king of beasts.
At first glance, these appear to be conventional stained-glass windows with a modern design, but the components of the windows are a bit unusual, they contain slices of agate. In 2009, the Grossmünster (one of the three major churches of Zürich) has been enriched with twelve exquisite windows by Sigmar Polke. He has given the western half of the church seven windows where the glass has been impreg
In summer 2010, McDonald's produced this innovative guerrilla marketing campaign during Zurichfest, Switzerland's biggest public festival. During the festival, they turned pedestrian crosswalks in front of their restaurants into giant French fry art.
The “Chrono-Shredder,” designed by Susanna Hertrich, is a hybrid object with functions similar to those of a calendar and a clock, but with the difference that it shreds every single day in realtime. Say goodbye to yesterday. The Creation Gallery in Ginza, Tokyo, has an exhibition at the end of each year where they ask a couple of hundred designers from around the world to design or decorate a pro
Have some of your photos ever been ruined by strangers? Then meet these crazy photobombs that are going to make looking at your albums a lot less painful.
Such a perfect logo for the Rehabilitation Hospital Corporation of America.
`Subway stations are usually designed in a clean and modernistic style in order to make people forget they are traveling deep underground. It is different in the Stockholm subway though, in which several of the deep underground stations are cut into solid rock which were left with cave-like ceilings. Oldnature meets nextnature. The fine ‘cave paintings' make the finishing touch. Munich Public Tran
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Looking for a job? Having one of these creative resumes won't necessary get you one, but it'll surely get a lot of attention; meet ten of the best resumes we've seen. Sabrina Saccocio is a TV, radio print and web producer who has put together this creative resume, looking for a unique and interesting work, a Facebook resume.
In a Photoshop world, we are led to think every photo is digitally modified. Meet some cool pictures that will make you wonder. Dean Potter's most recent solo walk at Taft Point in Yosemite by Photographer Jeff Cunningham.
Perched upon Marpo Ri hill, 130 meters above the Lhasa valley, the Potala Palace rises a further 170 meters and is the greatest monumental structure in all of Tibet. In 637 Emperor Songtsen Gampo decided to build this palace on a hill, and the structure stood until the seventeenth century, when it was incorporated into the foundations of the greater buildings still standing today. Construction of
Promoted by design and architecture expert Andrej Statskij and his partners, the Ooops Design Awards selects some of the ugliest, silliest and most useless product designs of each year. Meet some of the awarded products, plus some other hideous items we found around the web.
Steampunk is a speculative intersection of technology and romance where the future meets the past: Victorian era inventions clash with often dark alternate realities. What started as a literary genre has since evolved into an amazing urban art form which delights in making real-life inventions that are a blend of the modern and anachronistic. From steampunk jewelry to an arcade game and a toilet,
Deportation Possible for Russian After Taking Nude Photo in Bali
All artists use pencils to draw and paint over their canvas, all but one. By the name of GhostPartol, this this australian artist creates beautiful works of art the other way around: using the pencils as canvas!A self-taught illustrator, he moved from the area of stencil art to exhibit his illustration work worldwide. His works of art ranges form fine ink drawings, graffiti, and commissioned mural
Off the shores of Alexandria, the city of Alexander the Great, lies what is believed to be the ruins of the royal quarters of Cleopatra. A team of marine archaeologists led by Frenchman Franck Goddio made excavations on this ancient city from where Cleopatra, the last queen of the Ptolemies, ruled Egypt. Historians believe this site was submerged by earthquakes and tidal waves more than 1,600 year
This banner for the new Smart Brabus cars was placed quite smartly on a bridge. It shows off nicely that that new Smart Brabus has got some extra power. An ad to promote a restaurant named Spar placed artificial clams on the beaches of Mumbai, India. When you open the clams there´s a text inside saying: "Looking for seafood? Spars Seafood festival" To promote the 2004 global-warming film "The Day
Honestly, no Photoshop. Cathie Jung’s tiny waist measures just 15in (38cm), making her figure distinctly hourglass.The Queen of Corsets, as she has aptly named herself, has worn tight-fitting corsets for years to get there, and appears in the body parts section of the Guinness Book of World Records 2007.Whilst she currently holds the record for the smallest waist on a living person, the record for
Antarctica’s Dry Valleys, with their barren gravel-strewn floors, are said to be the most similar place on Earth to Mars. Its fascinating landscape, located within Victoria Land west of McMurdo Sound, get almost no snowfall, and except for a few steep rocks they are the only continental part of Antarctica devoid of ice. The terrain looks like something not of this Earth; the valley’s floor occasio
Not only functional, but also therapeutic, “The Ex” Knife Set and Holder ($69.99)is a five-piece knife set plus holder that makes for the perfect gift and a guaranteed conversation piece.Constructed with heavy-gauge durable stainless steel, each knife offers a razor-sharp precision cutting blade and a hollow, ergonomically designed for comfortable handle. Is desk clutter a pain in the ass? With th
Mondo Pasta Tangled phone lines are a common sight on the streets of Bangkok, so Procter & Gamble decided to take advantage of how they resembled long strands of tangled hair. To promote P&G’s line of Rejoice conditioners, a large green comb was placed on the telephone lines, reading: “Tangles? Switch to Rejoice Conditioners.” A print of a cup of Folgers coffee was placed on top of manhole covers
Jose has one of the most extreme facial tumours ever seen in medical history. The 51-year-old, from Portugal, is in danger of being suffocated by it unless he undergoes drastic surgery. Unemployed, he is blind in one eye as a result of the giant weeping growth that has consumed his features; the tumour has taken over his mouth and tongue, ballooning his lips, twisting his gums and breaking his tee
From Blue Skin to the Werewolf Syndrome, some of the most rare skin diseases and skin conditions ever seen. 1Argyria: Blue Skin, a real-life Smurf A condition caused by the ingestion of silver, the Argyria‘s most dramatic symptom is that the skin becomes blue or bluish-grey colored. On 2008, ABC reporters interviewedPaul Karason, 40 year-old who’s skin turned blue after he used colloidal silver to
For some people it’s castles with their noble history and crumbling towers, for others it’s abandoned factories or lost cities.But for those who enjoy reading, a huge beautiful library is a place of endless pleasure. Meet 20 of the biggest and most beautiful libraries around the globe, as presented by Curious Expeditions. You can find this and more fascinating pictures on Candida Hofer’s Libraries
Some abandoned ghost towns are now tourist attractions, while others might be dangerous or illegal to visit. Meet some of the most fascinating ghost towns from around the world. 1KOLMANSKOP (Namibia): Buried in sand Kolmanskop is a ghost town in southern Namibia, a few kilometres inland from the port of Lüderitz. In 1908, Luederitz was plunged into diamond fever and people rushed into the Namib de
Twelve truly bad photoshop mistakes from magazines and ads.This is what happens when you trust a little too much on your photoshop skills!
By nature or personal choice, they are rich and famous and yet… ugly as hell! Did you really expect anyone else? Michael Jackson used to be a successful black singer, but took it upon himself to destroy his face and reputation. He now looks like an albino alien whose nose appears to change on a daily basis. Just goes to show you what can happen if you are too critical of your looks… you can end up
Tyrannosaurus rex was one of the largest land carnivores of all time, measuring up to 43.3 feet long, and 16.6 ft tall, with an estimated mass that goes up to 7 tons. Like other tyrannosaurids, Tyrannosaurus was a bipedal carnivore with a massive skull balanced by a long, heavy tail. Relative to the large and powerful hindlimbs, Tyrannosaurus forelimbs were small and they retained only two digits.
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