Hotel for Chicken Opens Up in Cornwall
I’ve read and written about a some pretty unusual hotels, in the past, but this is the first chicken hotel I’ve ever heard of. The Chicken Hotel created by 31-year-old David Roberts, from Boskenwyn, Helston, is almost just like any other hotel out there, with one big difference – instead of people, it offers accommodations […]
Giant Porcelain Rabbit Is Made from 30,000 Plates
The people of Jingdezhen City, China have found an original way to celebrate the Chinese Year of the Rabbit – they’ve built a giant statue of a rabbit from 30,000 porcelain plates. Ever since the Song dynasty, 1,700 years ago, Jingdezhen has been known as the “porcelain city” because of its porcelain-making history, so it […]
Designer Creates Functional Sofa Out of 8,000 Chopsticks
Sofa_XXXX is the creation of German designer Yuya Ushida, is a unique expandable sofa made from 8,000 wooden chopsticks. Showcased during the Designers Fair at the IMM Cologne 2011 exhibition, Sofa_XXXX attracted a lot of attention because of the unusual medium Ushida used, and its ingenious folding mechanism. The expandable and retractable sofa was created […]
World’s Tallest Optimus Prime Statue Unveiled in China
An 11-meters-high, 21-ton heavy statue of Autobots leader Optimus Prime has recently been unveiled in one of the squares of Shenyang City, China. According to Chinese sources, this is the biggest Transformers replica ever created, beating the previous record (also set by China) by only one meter. Just like all the other Optimus Prime statues […]
Russian Couple Tie the Knot at -30 Degrees Celsius
The unusual event took place last Saturday, when Sergei Kaunov and his fiancee Irina Kuzmenko got married in the ice-cold waters of the Enisei River, in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, at a temperature of -30 degrees Celsius. Sergei, also known as “The Walrus”, is a member of the local ice-swimming club, always dreamed of […]
The Eco-Friendly Junk Mail Portraits of Sandhi Schimmel Gold
Using a technique she calls Acrylic Mosaic Fusion, artist Sandhi Schimmel Gold takes junk mail and other paper waste and turns it into beautiful portraits. Phoenix-based Sandhi Schimmel Gold has been fascinated by art for as long as she can remember. In her youth, she spent most of her days sitting quietly in the bedroom, […]
Colombian Chef Creates Edible Wedding Dresses
Juan Manuel Barrientos, a talented young chef from Colombia, has created two fully edible wedding gowns and showcased them during the Colombiatex fashion show in Medellin. Barrieto admits he didn’t know much about fashion, let alone edible fashion, until someone asked him about clothes that you could eat. He started doing some research on the […]
Genghis Khan Named Greenest Invader in History
Let’s hear it for Genghis Khan everyone, his bloody conquests just earned him the title of greenest invader in the history of man. ‘It’s a common misconception that the human impact on climate began with the large-scale burning of coal and oil in the industrial era. Actually, humans started to influence the environment thousands of […]
Italy Inaugurates World’s First Sauna Tram
Public transportation is considered one of the most stressful things in the world, but the designers of Italian public transport company QC Termemilano set out to prove public transportation can also be relaxing. They managed to create an ordinary tram cart into the world’s first tram sauna, complete with hot coals, wooden benches, and thanks […]
The Wonderful World of Japanese Manhole Cover Art
Found across nearly 95% of Japan’s 1,780 municipalities, custom manhole covers have become an important part of national culture. The history of manhole cover art can be traced back to the 1980s, when cities began making custom covers with designs inspired by the region’s cultural identity (mythology, history, culture, etc.). Every one of the over […]
The Bottle Cap Portraits of Molly B. Right
Molly B. Right is a brilliant self-taught artist, from Charleston, South Carolina, who uses discarded bottle caps to create incredible portraits. She began creating bottle cap portraits back in 1993, when she started pondering the phrase “Jesus Saves”. Saves what? – Molly asked – Does he just save souls, or if he had the time, […]
The Giant Talking Lamp of Malmö
One of the most popular tourist attractions in the Swedish city of Malmö, the giant lamp of Lilla Torg square seems like something taken out of Alice in Wonderland. First installed in 2006, the 5.8 meters high lamp quickly became a favorite spot for both locals and tourists. Featuring a foot that also acts as […]
New York Apartment Is Decorated with 25,000 Ping Pong Balls
Known as the “Box Box Project”, this 90-square-meter apartment designed by Snarkitecture is decorated with 25,000 ping pong balls. Daniel Arsham’s apartment in Brooklyn is unlike anything you’ve ever seen. The first time you walk through the door, its walls look like large gray pixelated screens that fade to white towards the ceiling, but as […]
Artist Makes Stomach Turning Art Out of Marzipan
In an attempt to show the world things can look unattractive on the outside but be sweet on the inside, artist Helga Petrau-Heinzel has created a series of disgusting sculptures out of delicious marzipan. It all began when the artist saw a picture of Dame Barbara Cartland, a romantic fiction author, and was fascinated by […]
Cars Dream Restaurant Really Is a Car Lover’s Dream Come True
The Cars Dream Restaurant, in the city of Surabaya, Indonesia, features ten vintage cars converted into furniture, making it the ideal place to dine if you’re into cars. Bobby Handojo Gunawan, owner of the Cars Dream Restaurant, says he has been dreaming about opening an automotive-themed restaurant for 15 years, and since he’s always been […]