Tangga House by Guz Architects

Trends Now has images of the Tangga House in Singapore. Created by Guz Architects this stunning home is open to the elements, and features an amazing pool that can be seen into from the outer glass walls and from the lounge of the lower level.

The Art of Charles Ray and Robert Therrien

Phase 1-0 assisted artists Charles Ray and Robert Therrien in creating these absolutely fabulous giant versions of everyday objects. They are currently showing in several US galleries and I expect we'll see more of their work in the future.

Look Listen Feel

This is a lovely music video for the song "Look Listen Feel" by the Maple Mountain Sunburst Triolian Orchestra. The text was written by Laura Archera Huxley, widow of Aldous Huxley, and the elegant narration is by Isabella Rossellini.

Vertical Axis Wind Turbine

Wind Power Ltd. is a UK company that has designed a completely new wind turbine called the Aerogenerator X. The 885-foot-wide structures will be placed offshore and can generate twice the power of previous turbine designs.

A New Transportation Icon for Great Britain

Priestman Goode is a design firm which aims to uphold the legacies of Rolls Royce and the Concorde with its' stunning design for the new double-decker Mercury train. Featuring one of the most extreme extended noses in the world, and light-filled luxurious interiors, this high speed train design hopes to champion British design and engineering.

The Art of Suren Manvelyan

Suren Manvelyan is an Armenian photographer who, aside from being a wonderful photojournalist, takes some amazing macro photographs. His images of human eyes are absolutely amazing, and reveal textures and folds that you never knew existed!

The Art of Karen LaMonte

If It's Hip It's Here has an article about the cast gowns of glass artist Karen LaMonte. She studied at the Rhode Island School of Design, and received a Fullbright Fellowship to study and work in the Czech Republic. Though cast from a seemingly cold material, LaMonte is able to convey the light and diaphanous quality of draped fabric and the subtle beauty of the female form.

The (relentlessly cheerful) Art of James Hance

James Hance is a Muppet and Star Wars fan, and a talented painter. His self proclaimed "Relentlessly Cheerful Art" mixes pop cultural references, classic paintings, and wit which results in images that are sure to make you giggle.

Turkish Ice Cream Seller

This is a funny video of some poor Japanese tourist trying to buy an ice cream cone in Istanbul. The seller is quite the juggler.

The Art of Alvaro Sanchez-Montanes

Alvaro Sanchez-Montanes is a Spanish photographer who has tried to document the ghost towns around the abandoned diamond mines of Namibia. The images of the Namib desert encroaching on disused spaces are eerily post-apocalyptic.

Lagoa Multiphysics Engine

This video is a demonstration of the new Lagoa Multiphysics rendering engine. The computer generated effects of dirt, particles, water, fabric, etc. are jaw dropping and will lead to new computer model studies of erosion etc. I'm sure we can expect some new movie special effects too.

Was our universe born inside a black hole?

io9 has a fascinating article about a new theory by Nikodem Poplawski of Indiana University, who's latest paper attempts to explain the conflict between the expansion of the universe and Einstein's general relativity theory. A very interesting read.

House in Amsterdam by i29

Mocoloco has pictures of a private house in Amsterdam designed by the firm i29. Though all the laser cut wackiness is interesting, it's really the subtle use of materials and the exquisite finish details that make this home so gorgeous. The cutting edge design does not detract for the serenity of the place.

Booze Under a Microscope

Geekologie features these images created by Lester Hutt, who places drops of alcoholic beverages onto slides, lets them dry out until the carbohydrates crystalize into sugars, then photographs them under a microscope. The image above is pina colada.

Apple Store, Opéra

The French Apple site has images of Apple's new store in Paris, and it's their most gorgeous store ever! Foregoing their usual metal and glass interiors, they kept the original bank's interior, which creates a stunning backdrop for their minimalist fixtures. When you get to the site, click the "Plus de photos" button.

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-cell Gullwing

Not Cot has images of the new Mercedes-Benz prototype. The SLS AMG E-cell is an all-electric sports car featuring their classic gull-wing doors. It's slated to be available in 2013.

Cardon Copy

Artist Cardon Webb is doing some very interesting work. He finds handmade flyers and signs, that people have posted on telephone poles etc., redesigns them, then posts them in their original locations. Surely the new versions gain more attention; I wonder if they improve the results?

Marina Skypark by Moshe Safdie

Design Boom has an article about architect Moshe Safdie's skypark that just opened at the Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore. It's an amazing structure that spans the roofs of three towers, and features an "edgeless" pool that allows guests to swim high above the skyline. Zowie!

Catalog Living

Catalog Living is an amusing site where people take the overly staged images from catalogs, and write a caption for it commenting on the lives of the people who supposedly live there. For example: the caption for the above image is "Elaine wasn't about to let some hot flashes get in the way of balancing the checkbook with the abacus.

Have You Seen This Newspaper?

Slash Film has an interesting collection of images from many movies and television shows featuring the same newspaper prop. It's interesting that there is a single royalty free prop that is used whenever a newspaper is needed for a scene. What's more interesting is that someone figured this out and searched for examples!

Speaking of Pencil Art

Crooked Brains has a short blurb on a Brazilian-born artist named Dalton, who spends vast amounts of time carving the lead in pencils into tiny works of art. He may be insane, but the pencil he carved a chain out of the middle is absolutely remarkable!

The Art of Paul Lung

Environmental Graffiti has posted some of the incredible animal drawings of artist Paul Lung. Yes! These are pencil drawings not photographs! Truly amazing skill. If you follow the link to Lung's image collection, you will also see lots of drawings of cats, and lots of portraits of people (which aren't as interesting).

1930's Matches

Entronica has images of someone's flea market find; a collection of lovely matchbooks from the 1930's. The clever details are just wonderful. All promoting nightclubs or product brands.

Wonder What a Solar Flare Sounds Like?

Professor Robertus von Fay-Siebenburgen, of Sheffield University, has converted the magnetic loops, that vibrate on our sun, into sound waves. Click play to hear what a solar flare sounds like.

Cookie Monster VS Coffee Maker

This is some very early Muppetry; Cookie Monster even has teeth and nails! This typically absurd little skit should make you laugh.