Balkan Tango was established in 2004 in Budapest to come up with useful and pretty fashion accessories for town dwellers. Behind this brand there is Turkish designer Füsun Ipek the founder and designer of BalkanTango. But how did he come…
Grégoire de Lafforest created this gorgeous birdcage table he called Cage Archibird, which he explains was designed to break convention. It creates a theatrical aspect to the traditional table, as an homage to curiosity cabinets. The bird cages are designed…
In what may be the best news for chocoholics since scientists at the University of Cambridge found that higher chocolate consumption was associated with a significant reduction in cardiovascular disease, diabetes and stroke, researchers at the University of Granada are…
The United Nations urged Japan to make workplace sexual harassment illegal, a move reportedly spurred by the four-year legal saga of Prada ex-employee Rina Bovrisse, who was routed in Tokyo court and now faces a countersuit for alleged defamation. In…
Hundreds of millions of people live in informal settlements worldwide. Many of these chockablock dwellings lack windows or adequate daylighting, and in tropical locales are often made darker by extended roofing favored for protection from rain and hot sun. Residents…
A book titled “Biocentrism: How Life and Consciousness Are the Keys to Understanding the Nature of the Universe“ has stirred up the Internet, because it contained a notion that life does not end when the body dies, and it can…
“Stay at my home” is a series of objects which enables the host to set up a comfortable overnight stay for his guest. The series is designed for hosts who do not have a specific guestroom available. The furniture, which…
Known to his many fans and friends as ‘The Dude’, Neal Unger is perhaps the oldest skateboarder in the world. In the past, videos of his boarding adventures have gone viral online and he is well known in the Los…
This past week, I bought 4,000 new followers on Twitter for the price of a cup of coffee. I picked up 4,000 friends on Facebook for the same $5 and, for a few dollars more, had half of them like…
The Blue Pond (青い池, Aoiike) outside the hot spring town of Shirogane Onsen is named after is deep blue color which it owes to natural minerals dissolved in the water. Not promoted as a tourist spot until recent years, the…
Lifestyle photographer Grace Chon recently turned the camera on her 10-month-old Chinese-Korean baby Jasper and their 7-year-old rescue dog Zoey, putting them side by side in the most adorable portraits you'll see today. What led her to start a series?…
The Hungarian tribes, arriving in the territory of present-day Hungary in 895 A.D., were received with a fair amount of antipathy by European public opinion. Not only were they non-Christians, but they harassed their neighbors with their marauding expeditions. Though…
Serious seamstresses must usually invest in both a large machine for home use and a portable “handy-stitch” style one for everywhere else. Why not combine both? The Bermina sewing machine is both stationary and portable thanks to its clever docking…
Andrew B. Myers presents snapshots of a high quality very well thought and and often funny. With successful compositions and quirky look, Canadian artist reveals the extent of his talent with images. Here below you can see a short 5election.…
Back in 1967, California-based Gyro Transport Systems built a prototype vehicle known as the Gyro-X. The automobile had just two wheels, one in front and one in the back and, as the car’s name implies, it utilized a built-in gyroscope…
For the past four years, 16-year-old artist Shania McDonagh has participated in the Texaco Children’s Art Competition, an art contest for children in Ireland held every year since 1955. Just looking at the astounding portrait above, it may come as…
Japanese Atelier Tekuto has mastered the small, modern space. Reflection of Mineral House in Tokyo, Japan is a small but sweet residence, measuring it at just 480 sq. ft. Designed by architect Yasuhiro Yamashita, the house appears as though it…
We use to write that “Italians do it better” several times. Seems that this is really true. Just watch this innovative bike created by the Italian student Gianluca Sada. This gay was selected among the “200 talents of Italy”, so…
The memoir of iconic tattoo artist Ed Hardy from his beginnings in 1960s California, to leading the tattoo renaissance and building his name into a hugely lucrative international brand “Ed Hardy” is emblazoned on everything from t-shirts and hats to…
If you'd like to live off-grid but still retain access to power when you need it, then New York-based company Pedal Power might have you covered – providing you don't mind putting in the legwork, that is. The firm has…