Newspaper pencils
Oregon, US based TreeSmart recycles newspapers to create amazing pencils. Apart from the ecological benefits, these pencils creates a new pattern each time it is sharpened. [via]
Flight from Newyork to Berlin
Here is a hilarious visual diary documenting a flight from New York to Berlin (with a layover in London).
Created by illustrator and designer Christoph Niemann, this is amazingly hilarious and it perfectly describes what it’s like to be on a long flight. I have posted only two pictures. Don’t miss the rest of the [...]
Switch Stickers
These cool and funky looking stickers are part of the project called “Vinyl“, created by a London based designer, Ziemowit Maj. Basically the project is about vinyl wall stickers or decals around electricity switches. Really clever!
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Typical meal
Ever wondered what a typical meal is like in different parts of the world?
Cultural geographers Peter Menzel and Faith D’Aluisio visited twenty-five families in twenty-one countries to create a collection of photographs of what people around the world eat in a typical week.
Following are some of the pictures. Check out the complete set [...]
Digital storescapes - Twitter based murals
The Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) has launched an innovative and interactive mural campaign using Twitter. These murals pull content from Twitter to display real-time updates from and about Canada. These are installed on different streets of New York, Chicago and Los Angeles.
The murals feature touchscreen interfaces that centralize tourist buzz by displaying live tweets [...]
Sticky Leafs
Leaf it is an interesting take on sticky notes. Decorate your work space as if planting trees around you. These recyclable notes comes in 2 colors of 20 sheets x 4 leaves (total 80 sheets). Buy for US $6.
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Brussels in bloom
Every year the Grand Palace Square in Brussels, Belgium turns into a carpet of flowers.
Officially started in 1971 and in 2010, this Belgian square will be literally carpeted with close to a million begonias from August 13th to 15th. More details can be found at the official Flower Carpet site. Pictures of the [...]
Super freaky life-like sculptures
Following are some of the incredible life-like sculptures from Life which has the largest and most amazing collection of professional photography on the Internet.
The above sculpture is titled “Mask II”. This was on display ahead of the opening of a 2010 Ron Mueck exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia.
The above sculpture [...]
Google with 884 Photos
A group of employees at Google’s offices in London created a Google logo out of 884 individually printed 4-inch by 6-inch photographs.
Checkout the amazing time-lapse video that documents the creation of the logo, which took about five and a half hours to create. A camera took a shot every seven seconds and the entire [...]
Bamboo pebbles
Bambu uses eco-friendly and renewable materials to create contemporary products for homes and kitchens. Recently they introduced Bamboo Pebbles.
These award winning pebbles are handmade from the excess bamboo material left over from the company’s cutting boards and solid-ware pieces. The bamboo pebbles have the look of smooth, well-worn river rocks and make for beautiful, [...]
