A Nest For Humans And Other Amazing Photos From This Week
By Colin Lecher, Popular Science, 14 December 2012.
By Colin Lecher, Popular Science, 14 December 2012.
Including surreal pictures of food, a rarely seen "singing" dog, and more…
1. A Nest For Humans
Photo: Studio 1984 via Co.Design
Studio 1984 designed this human "nest" for a competition where the challenge was to create a dwelling made from natural components. Various types of wood were used, but the most important parts were carefully placed bales of straw. [More info from Co.Design]
2. Reflective Bike
Photo: Josh Zisson via designboom
It looks a little menacing in the photo, but this bike is here to help you out. A frame coating makes it super-reflective, and a dynamo-powered LED in the front lights the way. [More info from designboom]
3. Composite Portraits
Photo: Grégoire Cheneau via American Photo
Does something seem a little off about this portrait? It should. It was actually made from different photos stitched together to form one (semi-) cohesive image. See more of the work from French photographer Grégoire Cheneau over at American Photo.
4. Food Cavern
Photo: Nadege Meriau via It's Nice That
No, it's not a surreal painting. Nadege Meriau takes photos of the inside of foods, and the results look like bizarre landscapes. We're not sure what, exactly, this is: a pumpkin, maybe? [More info from It's Nice That]
5. Singing Dog
Photo: Tom Hewitt, Adventure Alternative Borneo via National Geographic
The New Guinea singing dog (a relative of the Australian dingo) was thought to be extinct in its natural habitat, but a photographer recently snapped this rare photo in the remote Mandala Mountain of Indonesia. [More info from National Geographic]
6. Laser-Cut Christmas Book
Photo: Yusuke Oono via Design Taxi
This is a laser-cut Christmas book created by Japanese designer Yusuke Oono. It stretches out into a full circle and forms a holiday diorama when opened. [More info from Design Taxi]
7. iPhone Knife
Photo: Task One via Indiegogo
Task One is a Swiss army knife in an iPhone case. Need a screw tightened? A steak cut? No more will you have to go and find a completely different object than your phone. It's right there. (Although, you know, plan your steak dinner more appropriately?) [More info from Indiegogo]
8. Two And A Half Years On-Screen
Artist/programmer/designer Marcin Ignac created this infographic showing his computer use over 2.5 years. Each line is a day, and each colour represents a different application. The black section is the time he wasn't on. Read more about it here.
9. The Colour Room
Photo: Carlos Cruz Diez via It's Nice That
For the installation Chromosaturation, artist Carlos Cruz-Diez created a room with varying colours glowing down. When visitors walk through different rooms, they see their clothes and body change colours, too. [More info from It's Nice That]
10. News From Mariner 2
Fifty years ago today we received information from the Mariner 2 spacecraft as it flew past Venus. Although it only came within 21,600 miles, it offered the first nearby study of another planet.
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