The Coolest University Dorm that You Can Imagine
Tietgenkollegiet or The Tietgen Residence Hall in Denmark is the coolest dormitory that you can imagine. The circular building has a very modern-looking yet well-thought design perfect both for studying and leisure.
The dormitory has 360 spacious rooms shaped as a pie slices. Their wide end facing the outer side of the building has either a big balcony or a French window. Each room has a toilet and a shower with a heated floor. There are comfy lounges and big kitchens shared by every 12 apartments. Tietgenkollet has a bike park, a large hall, movable bars for parties, quiet rooms for reading and studying and two music rooms with a piano and a drum set. Continue reading »
All My Worldly Possessions
Swedish photographer Sannah Kvist took photos of friends in their twenties with all of their material items stacked together for his project titled “All I Own”. Continue reading »
Old Bus Cab Turned into Awesome Working Place
This is what happens when bus-mania meets creativity. A guy from Hungary built an amazing working place with a computer desk out of a scrapped bus cab. Continue reading »
Abandoned Space Observatory in Puerto Rico
The Arecibo Observatory is a radio telescope near the city of Arecibo in Puerto Rico. You may recognize it from various movies such as GoldenEye or The Losers, TV series like The X-Files or even video games (GoldenEye 007 or Just Cause 2). The observatory’s 305 m (1,000 ft) radio telescope is the largest single-aperture telescope ever constructed. Continue reading »
Chinese Man Builds Himself Bionic Hands from Scrap Metal
Sun Jifa, a 51-year-old Chinese man who lost his hands while he was building a bomb for blast fishing managed to build himself bionic arms after 8 years of planning and creating many prototypes. He couldn’t afford hospital’s prosthetics limbs but still had to work on the family farm, so he decided to build his own, and 8 years later, this is the result. (365JiLin) Continue reading »
Photographer Justin Earsing
Justin Earsing is a photographer and artist who has lived in New York, Hawaii, and currently resides in Providence, Rhode Island. From a young age, he has been interested in the history of asylums and their changing role in American culture. The energy of these now decaying abandoned structures and a curiosity about the mysterious lives of their former inhabitants is what drives him to return time after time. Continue reading »
Photo of the Day: Training Session
Children take part in a gymnastics training session at Bozhou Gymnastics Training Base, China. (Barcroft)
Photo of the Day: New Hope
One of four 3-week-old newborn sand cats, peers from a cave in the Ramat Gan Safari near Tel Aviv. The Safari spokeswoman reported a total of 7 sand cats currently living in captivity in Israel, and said the country’s sand cat population had been completely extinct, mostly due to habitat destruction. (AP)
Stunning, Futuristic Redesign of IBM’s Office Buildings
Let’s have a look at IBM’s new high tech office buildings in Rome, Italy. They’ve been entirely renovated and largely expanded to give this amazing futuristic-like environment full of LEDs. Continue reading »
Bota Bota: The Floating Spa of Montreal
Bota Bota is a mid-century ferryboat resting on the St Lawrence river, Montreal, Canada. It has been restored and converted into a unique spa resort for 10 million dollars. The spa is set on 5 levels for a total surface of 3150m² (33,900 sq. ft.) and has pretty much everything you’d expect from a spa plus the beautiful view! Continue reading »
Michael Phelps Strips Down for Louis Vuitton
Michael Phelps is back in the water, sort of. The Speedo-clad superhero of the U.S. Olympic swim team is taking the world’s fanciest bath in a new Louis Vuitton ad. In a new ad for Louis Vuitton, Phelps can be seen partially submersed in a tub while wearing a suit and a pair of goggles with a duffle bag from the French fashion house sits conveniently beside him on a towel. The campaign was reportedly shot by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz. Continue reading »
Trapped Raccoons Saved from a Waste Container
A guy saw a family of raccoons that couldn’t get out of the trash container… Continue reading »
Two Look Books, Two Countries, Two Minds: Akomplice in Brazil Summer Lookbook
Akomplice presents their Summer 2012 lookbook dubbed “Empty and Whole ”. Shot in the remote backdrop of Florianopolis, Brazil. The collection of photos are a visual portrayal of the human mind devoid of the memories that create: control, patterns, and fear. The outcome is freedom to be one with the moment. The ethos behind the collection, which extends to Akomplice as a brand is that one is not to be governed by the past but by the moment, free from the constraints of past triumphs or traumas. To add authenticity to the lookbook and the sentiment it connotes, it was stated that two of the members involved were coming down from an LSD trip.
Furthermore, Akomplice co-founder Mike Smalls had recently returned from 10 days in Abadiania, Brazil where he meditated for 5-10 hours daily. The models, male and female are wearing Akomplice Mens apparel including a range of woven shirts, lightweight jackets, twill patterned shorts, contrast t-shirts and tanks which are juxtaposed against the Brazilian sand dunes. Models were also outfitted in a collection of accessories including premium leather belts, 5 panel hats and card holders. The entire collection is now available at Akomplice retailers worldwide. Continue reading »
Two Look Books, Two Countries, Two Minds: Akomplice in Colombia Summer Lookbook
For the 2012 Summer lookbook, Akomplice co-founder Patrick Liberty set sail for South America to capture a background befitting of the collection. The setting was the Poblado section of Medellin, Colombia which reflects the raw thematic direction of the Summer line. The 2012 Summer offering from Akomplice is expressed by its unique material selections, and diverse offering of hats, contrast pocket tees, and button ups that naturally appeal to the skate, bike, and tattoo communities. Those cultures are precisely who was tapped into for the shoot.
With the help of the locally heralded streetwear and skate sanctuary, Poisen, Patrick assembled an authentic group of brand protagonists to document the lookbook over the course of 5 days. Shot by a local Colombian photographer and inspired by the disposition of the people of Medellin, the 2012 Summer lookbook captures the evolution of Akomplice. The lookbook puts the curated collection on display and depicts it in the germane environment of Medellin that has adopted Akomplice as its own. Continue reading »
Photo of the Day: Seeng Double
Rare double rainbows are seen in the in the sky in Tekes, China. (Barcroft)
Anne Vyalitsyna for Numero #135
Russian supermodel Anne Vyalitsyna for Numero #135, in photograps by Warren Du Preez and Nick Thornton Jones. Continue reading »
Zoe Saldana for Malibu Magazine
Zoe Saldana, the co-star of Avatar for Malibu Magazine, in photographs by Mark Squires. Continue reading »
Palais Namaskar: Luxury Hotel & Spa in Marrakech
There are some places that are not easily described. Just as there are some experiences that are not easily compared. The luxury Palais Namaskar Marrakech hotel is both. Proudly standing amongst the gems of the Oetker Collection – a one-of-a-kind collection of masterpiece hotels – Palais Namaskar is also a member of the esteemed Leading Hotels of the World. Continue reading »
Japan Odaiba Water Illumination
An image of an elephant is projected on a screen created by a water fountain during the Odaiba water illumination show in Tokyo. The show projects images of whales, sharks, tropical fish and Easter Island statues on a water screen 23 meters tall and 60 meters wide. Continue reading »
Bar Refaeli – Passionata Spring/Summer 2012
Bar Refaeli shows her hot curves in the Passionata Spring / Summer 2012 collection.
Leonardo DiCaprio’s ex is one of the most busy model in the world. These really beautiful pin up pictures is a result of long-standing collaboration between fashion group and model. Continue reading »
Insectes Photography by Laurent Seroussi
Laurent Seroussi is a tremendously talented French photographer who have worked with most of Frensch superstars as well as made a lot of advertising campaigns. His multifaceted imagery brings together his background in both graphic design and moving imagery. His immediate work stretches the imagination with playful visual tricks and postproduction wizardry. Continue reading »
The “Suburban House” Project
Homes 25-feet under the sea are a real life Octopus’s Garden. Like the famous Beatle’s song the modern and suburban houses have been created by British artist Jason de Claires-Taylor as homes for all the fish, lobsters and octopuses that would normally live in the reef. (Barcroft) Continue reading »
Photo of the Day: Photo Finish
What is believed to be the first ever town-centre sheep racing competition in Scotland. Moffat staged the event on the high street in what organisers hope will become an annual competition. (Rex)
Digital Loveliness
Video games have come a long way. From black and white blocks and balls over a pixelated plumber with aversions against turtles to Spartan generals, who slaughter whole families and gods. In Japan and the United States games established themselves as an integral part of pop culture and also in Europe they are slowly released from the stuffy image of socially excluded basement children, mentally unstable egocentrics and shady arcades.
How much beauty, grace and artistic aspects of games may have, show these pictures of the almost four years old “Fallout 3″, a role playing game about the nuclear end of the world and many Americans who still haven’t noticed that. A tale of isolation, destruction and the eternal will to not give up, but to see and exploit opportunities. Continue reading »
Behind the Scenes: A ‘Kill Bill’ Bloodbath
From the grotesque, to the sublime, to the downright bizarre, here they are. Continue reading »
