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This Sculptural Shelter Is A Place To Enjoy Quiet And Restful Contemplation

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The London-based design studio of Giles Miller, focuses on innovative surfaces, material and sculptural works, and their latest design is named ‘Perspectives’, their first permanent sculptural architecture installation that’s an organic pavilion covered with Cedar shingles. Commission by Surrey Hills Arts and the Mittal Foundation, the installation is located along a scenic route on the Hills of Surrey, south of London. The installation was created as a place to enjoy quiet and restful contemplation, with the shingles providing shelter from the elements, and inside there are benches to enjoy the view. Continue reading »

This Writer’s Shed Was Designed To Be A Quiet Haven In The Big City

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WSD Architecture were commissioned by their client, an author and illustrator, to design and build a backyard shed where they could work, at the end of their property in the London Borough of Hackney. Continue reading »

Photo Series Captures the Quiet Dignity of Search and Rescue Dogs that Served During 9/11

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Abigail. Ojai, CA. (Photo by Charlotte Dumas)

We all know that hundreds of firefighters, police officers and ambulance crews helped out on 9/11 to rescue those trapped in the World Trade Center, but rarely do we hear about the heroic rescue dogs of that fateful day. With the help of FEMA, photographer Charlotte Dumas tracked down 15 dogs who worked to find survivors in the rubble of the twin towers, and fittingly named her photo series Retrieved. Continue reading »

Nature’s Quiet Assassin: Astonishing Pictures Capture Moment Jaguar has Caiman for Lunch

The jaguar is well-known to biologists working near the Cuiaba river in the Pantanal Wetlands of western Brazil. They’ve nicknamed him Mick. Mick stealthily creeps up on his unsuspecting prey (Picture: Justin Black/Barcroft Media). Continue reading »

Say Goodbye to Quiet Life


I don’t know what to say. :-(
Image courtesy – Richard D’Abreu.