California-based designer Phan Thao Dang has created a series of corrugated furnitureobjects from pipes conventionally used to carry waste sewage. The Pipe Collection, which has been shortlisted for a Dezeen Award in furniture design, features a bench and a stool – both constructed from individual sewage pipes. It has a minimalist design, composed of pipes welded together to form hemispherical ridges. […]

A revitalization of Lasipalatsi Square in the middle of Helsinki has given rise to a peculiar set of pimple-like domes protruding from its surface. The undulating public space is certainly eye-catching enough, but beneath hides a contemporary new art museum that it’s hoped will draw a crowd in its own right. The mounds and humps that now dot Lasipalatsi Square […]

Artists Thomas Granseuer and Tomislav Topic of the multidisciplinary German design practice Quintessenz have transformed ancient stone ruins in Kagkatika, Greece into a spectacular work of art that straddles the line between the analog and digital worlds. Commissioned by the Paxos Contemporary Art Project, Quintessenz crafted a large-scale art installation using 120 mesh layers of varying colors. Dubbed Kagkatikas Secret, […]

Art is a hobby and skill dating back to human’s earliest days, which has been demonstrated by simple yet captivating cave paints around the world. On the other hand, technology is a field which, in recent years, has come to dominate human attention throughout the world in numerous ways. In our modern world the two fields have achieved great things, […]

Artist and environmental sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor has just completed his most remarkable work to date, a semi-submerged tidal gallery exhibiting a number of artworks designed to evolve over time as they are colonized by algae and weathered by the environment. The installation is situated in a large coral lagoon on the island resort of Fairmont Sirru Fen Fushi, in […]

Rype has launched the world’s first all-access membership where you can learn 7 of the most popular languages (via 1-on-1 lessons) with just one membership. Gain full access to all of the languages Rype offers. Book Spanish, French, German, Mandarin, English, Russian, Arabic, and Italian lessons with just one membership. Book private lessons everyday with any of our teachers without needing […]

An innovative and quite incredible new attraction has opened its doors in Tokyo, with the Mori Building in the Japanese capital hosting what is described as an unprecedented Digital Art Museum. Inside, visitors can wander freely through awe-inspiring lightworks that invite them to become one with the art. The Mori Building Digital Art Museum is home to around 50 interactive […]

Children today spend just half the time outside that their parents’ generation did. The consequences of our nature-deficit disorder are still largely anecdotal, but obvious: shorter attention spans. Diminished cognition. Lowered creative-thinking skills. Childhood obesity. Meanwhile, some experts have come forward with a shocking new stat: that kids ought to be outside, on average, between three and six hours a […]

International study gives you many professional and personal benefits. Not only will it provide invaluable life skills and experiences, but it will also help you in your professional career by positioning you as someone who is comfortable in an environment that is multicultural. If you’re bilingual or multilingual, that’s another plus. What other benefits are there to studying abroad? Find […]