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Brazilian Expats Launch Project That Is Going To Change The Face Of Tourism In Berlin

In addition to observing the German city from a totally different and unique point of view, people soon will be able to show the world their hometowns through this new look.

Nicole Plauto and Ligia Fascioni have joined their talents and expertise to found wesen.berlin, a company that will offer a very different way of bringing home a souvenir from the German capital. The project brings together storytelling, illustration, photography, culture, social media, tourism and history, as well as appreciation and respect for diversity. Continue reading »

Photographer Catches Up With The Kids Who Helped Launch Her Career

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Photographer Anne Geddes found a lot of success in the industry in the 1990s thanks to some creative portraits of newborn babies. The pictures have been appearing on greeting cards, calendars and more for 20 years, and Anne recently caught up with the kids she photographed to see what they look like now that they’re all grown up. Continue reading »

Giant Hedgehog Marks Launch Of Sir David Attenborough Series ‘Natural Curiosities’

The beast emerged from two months of hibernation at a workshop – where a team of sculptors crafted him from 2,000 soft wood spikes and fake fur consisting of a willow and coconut fibre-mix – to help Sir David launch his new 10-part series Natural Curiosities.


Bodhi, three, looks up at a model of a hedgehog, measuring 12 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 7 feet tall, on Clapham Common in south London to mark the launch of the second series of David AttenboroughÕs Natural Curiosities on UKTVÕs Watch channel. (Photo: PA) Continue reading »

The Rubber Band Machine Gun is Ready to Launch on Kickstarter!

Alexander Shpetniy, a young designer from Ukraine, is proud to announce the launch of the kickstarter for his project the Rubber Band Machine Gun (hereinafter the RBMG). The plan is to raise $ 5,000 by January 17, to run a serial production of the RBMGs. Launching is appointed on Monday, December 16. The project rewards set includes a machine gun in three versions of color: light wood (standard version), black colored and burnt wood color. In addition to the basic RBMG unit there is a special fast charger add-on, which will be very practical for those who prefer speed up the process of the gun charging. Continue reading »

Balloonists Take To The Skies To Launch The Bristol

Hot air balloons take to the skies over Bristol city centre on August 6, 2012 in Bristol, England. The early morning flight of over twenty balloons over the city was organised as a curtain raiser for the four-day Bristol International Balloon Fiesta which starts on Thursday. Now in its 34th year, the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta is Europe’s largest annual hot air balloon event in the city that is seen by many balloonists as the home of modern ballooning. (Photo by Matt Cardy) Continue reading »

eBay And Jonathan Adler Launch The Inspiration Shop In NYC

A general view of the eBay and Jonathan Adler Inspiration Shop on Park Avenue on October 20, 2011 in New York City. (Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images North America) Continue reading »

China Prepares to Launch Its First Space Laboratory Module Tiangong-1

A Long March 2F rocket carrying Tiangong-1, China’s first unmanned space module, stands at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on September 28, 2011 in Jiuquan, Gansu Province of China. Tiangong-1,a small unmanned space lab, will be launched at 21:19 (Beijing time) on September 29, 2011, and will attempt a docking procedure with a Shenzhou 8 spacecraft later in the mission. (Lintao Zhang/Getty Images AsiaPac) Continue reading »

Sotheby’s Launch Their Sculpture Exhibition At Chatsworth House

The never before seen Legend by Damien Hirst is part of the Beyond Limits exhibition of modern and contemporary sculpture displayed in the gardens of Chatsworth, England by Sotherby’s until October 30. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) Continue reading »

Russian Students Launch Lanterns to Mark ‘Day of Knowledge’

Russian students launch paper lanterns during a flashmob action marking ‘Day of Knowledge’ in St. Petersburg, Russia, September 1. The Day of Knowledge marks the beginning of every school year in Russia. (Anatoly Maltsev / EPA) Continue reading »

The ILOVENY cup launch: The world-famous logo, on a ceramic cup that looks like it’s made of paper!

Exceptionlab Inc, company founded by Graham Hill, has just launched the ILOVENY cup: The world-famous logo, on a ceramic cup that looks like it’s made of paper! Continue reading »