Architecture & Interior

Imaginative DIY garden fences: the fence as a painting canvas

"Good fences make good neighbors," the American poet Robert Frost once said. Does this mean that you can become better neighbors if you have a nicer fence? Maybe. Garden fences are intended to protect privacy and mark the property. "Clear borders, good neighbors", to paraphrase the popular wisdom "Clean accounts, good friends". But fences can be much more than a border and protection. We present to you the most imaginative DIY garden fences that will impress even the most demanding outdoor designer.

London is getting the longest roller coaster in the world!

London is getting the longest slide in the world, which will be as long as 178 meters, and during this time you will go down as many as 15 floors! It will be "hosted" by the ArcelorMittal Orbit observation tower, which grew for the 2012 Summer Olympics and has been a real magnet for tourists ever since. The longest slide in the world will open its doors or pipe opened on June 24, 2016, and you can already get tickets. Expect a line as long as the slide itself!

Architecture & Interior Healthy food

A plate that drains excess fat for a healthier meal

Many foods are prepared with oil. Unnecessary fats, which we take with us to the plate and eat, lead to obesity, that is why the advertising agency BBDO Bangkok and the Thai foundation Health Promotion Foundation have created the innovative AbsorbPlate plate, which drains the excess fat in which the food is soaked.

Architecture & Interior

The beach – as an art project

As part of the collaboration between the French artists Céleste Boursier-Mougenot and Smarin, the beach was created - as an art project. In fact, it is a set of modular and hybrid floating parts, whose appearance resembles groups of raw concrete blocks, which are otherwise surprisingly soft to the touch.

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A Rolls-Royce with a collection of luggage that costs as much as a sedan!

If you own a Rolls-Royce model Wraith, a car worth hundreds of thousands of euros, it probably won't be difficult for you to shell out money for a set of luggage that costs 40 thousand euros! At least that's what they reckon with this British luxury car brand, which has prepared the perfect companion for long journeys with this prestigious model. For this, ordinary mortals get a limousine with additional equipment, and the owner of a Rolls Royce a set of five suitcases and bags without additional equipment.

Architecture & Interior

Indoor pools with the most beautiful view in the world

Until yesterday, when winter visited us again in a very short time, it seemed that we were on the threshold of summer. Well, now that the warmer weather has settled in for a few days, it's time to indulge in indoor pools again. Especially in those that hide enviable views of green landscapes, mountains and waters. These are our favorite indoor pools with the best views in the world.

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Klafs S1 – the world's first collapsible sauna

The Klafs S1 is the world's first collapsible sauna, which (folded) is barely bigger than a bookcase. With one push of a button, it expands and after 21 seconds offers as much space and comfort as conventional saunas, which many people cannot afford due to lack of space. With this German-Finnish sauna, that is now changing. Folded to a depth of only 60 centimeters, in the extended version it "inflates" up to 1.6 meters.

Architecture & Interior

Crystal Houses: Chanel's boutique made of translucent bricks

The company Crystal Houses has built an attractive boutique for the fashion brand Chanel in Amsterdam, which is made of completely transparent bricks. It is the first transparent facade of its kind, for which architects, engineers and builders put their heads together, who in the process also had to invent a transparent binder that will replace mortar.

Architecture & Interior

A soccer cup that allows free kicks to be taken

The European Football Championship is approaching, so it's high time to start warming up. Fun cups with a goal and a place for the ball, which in this case is cereal, toast, marshmallow, fruit, candy, snack or anything else that would otherwise end up in a cup with milk, soup, ice cream, will also provide for the football spirit. , yogurt, etc. You play with your hand, without the risk of a red card.

Architecture & Interior

Stolžek or The Woodieful Chair: a Slovenian piece of furniture for unlimited possibilities of use

Slovenian flags are flying again on Kickstarter! That is where the Slovenian piece of furniture Stolžek or The Woodieful Chair is, which offers the user endless possibilities of use and is based on the idea that wood expresses the elegance of nature. The stand is characterized by sustainable functionality and timeless design.

Architecture & Interior

New Camp Nou: FC Barcelona is getting an even grander stadium

FC Barcelona has unveiled plans for the new Camp Nou, the famous football stadium, which will now be called Nou Camp Nou. It is a megalomaniac project, the stages of which you can watch in the presentation video. The new stadium will accommodate as many as 105,000 spectators and will increase its leap ahead of other football stadiums in Europe. The facility will be almost completely transparent and will have a special section dedicated to Barcelona legend Johann Cruyff. The machines in the stadium and its surroundings will hum in 2017 and fall silent in 2021, but despite the works, it will never accommodate less than 95 thousand spectators!

Architecture & Interior

A soap bubble instead of a light bulb

If you love soap bubbles and still have a child inside of you, the lamp from the Swedish studio Front is perfect for you. The Surface Tension is a "one-day" lamp, as its bulb is actually a soap bubble. But in the style of saying "The king is dead, long live the place", when one bursts, a new one is already inflating. A lamp you could stare into all day!

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