Friday 28 February 2014

Castellfollit de la Roca - A Beautiful Mountain Village in Spain (12 pics)

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Castellfollit de la Roca - A Beautiful Mountain Village in Spain — Castellfollit de la Roca in Spain is one of the smallest towns, towering over the surrounding landscape and being bright natural landmark edge, which is located in the northeastern mountain village. Catalonia location is 50 meters high and to be less than a kilometer long. Formed by the collision of 2 lava flows, with volcanic rock for residents constructed house with excellent material. Castellfollit de la Roca is the most beautiful in entire country because both sides are surrounded by steep rocky cliffs by the river Fluvia and Turunel, besides their banks residents pitched small vegetable gardens which look beautiful. Castellfollit de la Roca is just one long street that ends near the Bell tower of the Church. Houses are just two rows, because the width of a small cliff.

Sunday 23 February 2014

Endless Super-Desk Seats all 125 Employees (10 pics)

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Endless Super-Desk Seats all 125 Employees — The New York based creative agency Barbarian Group has newly designed offices and the amazing, 'Super-Desk' in their office. A desk that we could all share out of 4,400 square feet of plywood, is so large that the entire company of all 125 employees to share and keep ideas flowing. The undulating ‘Endless Table’ in an open work space that stretches across a city block. The table surface is resin coated and finished like a surfboard, with a plywood which was flat-pack shipped from its fabrication center in L.A. to the office in New York. The desk features gorgeous lines, archways and cubbies, and is topped with a single unbroken surface created by a continuous pour of resin. The result was this undulating wavelike structure, which has flat writing space on top and plenty of seating and group work areas underneath.

Tuesday 18 February 2014

Freddy - The Largest Dog of UK (17 pics)

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Freddy - The Largest Dog of UK — Freddy the largest dog of UK may soon be largest dog in the world that is 7feet 4inches tall on his hind legs and weighs 11stone – he is only a puppy. Eighteen months old with more growing to do, this gigantic pup is 41 inches from his paw to his shoulder blade. Freddy may soon become the largest dog in the world, surpassing Zeus, the Great Dane who currently holds the title in the Guinness Book of World Records that beats Freddy by 3 inches. However, Freddy is still the biggest dog in Britain, by far. His owner, 38-year-old Claire Stoneman from Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, says it costs £4,000 a year just to feed Freddy. Despite his size, Freddy is still just an affectionate puppy that loves cuddling and being with his two-legged mother.

Scala dei Turchi - The White Limestone Cliff (17 pics)

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Scala dei Turchi - The White Limestone Cliff — The Scala dei Turchi (Italian for “Stairs of the Turks”) is a brilliantly white limestone cliff, sculpted like a staircase, on the coast of Realmonte, near Porto Empedocle, southern Sicily, Italy. The Scala is formed by marl, a sedimentary rock with a characteristic white color. The name translates as Turkish Steps, and indeed there is a striking resemblance to Pamukkale, Turkey. However the history of the name is that the Scala dei Turchi was the place Arab pirates, locally referred to as 'turks', anchored their boats out of the wind while they pillaged the surrounding area unless beaten by winds and representing a safer landing. Today, it’s a popular tourist attraction due to its unusual white color.

Saturday 15 February 2014

Russian Imperial Architecture by Photographer Frank Herfort's View (30 pics)

01. Grand Park Towers, Moscow
Russian Imperial Architecture by Photographer Frank Herfort's View — The famous photographer based in Berlin, Germany Frank Herfort made a series of photography images dedicated to the post-Soviet architecture. He traveled all over Russia for one reason to find the architecture of the post-Soviet era. These massive colourful structures, often decked out in flashy materials and questionable color schemes, have cropped up in the region's growing cities. The buildings collection of skyscrapers, office towers, and residential high rises seem to adhere to the blanket promise of capitalist and enterprising Russia. After five years’ of Frank's work, 7,000 miles traveled, 20 cities visited, and 150 buildings photographed, He is ready to release the resulting book, Imperial Pomp Post-Soviet Highrise in April 2013.

Wednesday 12 February 2014

Incredible Portraits Recreated with Recycled Objects (8 pics)

Incredible Portraits Recreated with Recycled Objects — British artist Jane Perkins obtains her inspiration in found objects. This set of artworks is composed by some impressive recreations of famous paintings and photographs. She uses anything from toys, shells, buttons, beads, jewelry etc. as material for her re-interpreted contemporary art. She never changes the original color of the objects she uses, so the result is all about her talent and her impressive attention for the detail, that is what really make her artworks so recognizable.

Wednesday 5 February 2014

Unique Cave Resort Located in the Mountains of South Africa (16 pics)

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Unique Cave Resort Located in the Mountains of South Africa — Escape from the pressures of modern life and retreat to Kagga Kamma, a unique cave resort located in untouched heart of the wilderness area close to the majestic beauty of Mountains.

Creative Artist Jodi Gives Old Books a Second Life (16 pics)

Creative Artist Jodi Gives Old Books a Second Life — Artist Jodi Harvey Brown alters old books and gives them a second life by making beautiful sculptures out of their pages. These wonderful 3D sculptures of paper take a whole new look at the idea of a “pop-up” book. Well known fictional characters, sea creatures, monsters, ships and aircraft are brought to life by Jodi’s vivid imagination and her great passion for reading. Jodi began book sculpting after being unable to resist a box of used books at a second hand shop. After folding the pages of one that had been crushed in the bottom of the box, she was hooked. Each sculpture is a little more complicated than the one before it, and at times Jodi includes hand illustrated figures drawing was her first love. Her husband encouraged her to show her work on an artist community and it was there she realized book sculpture is a valid art form.

Tuesday 4 February 2014

UFOgel - The Unusual Mountain House of Austria (23 pics)

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UFOgel - The Unusual Mountain House of Austria — This is a very unusual house, almost entirely made of wood clad is certainly a far cry from tradition. It is set among the mountainous region of East Tyrol, Austria. The house area of 45 square meters are all conditions for comfort and relaxation. Multifunctional space is divided into living and sleeping areas a compact kitchen , toilet and shower stylish. Panoramic windows make the natural environment an integral part of the project , filling the house with daylight and inspiring breathtaking beauty. High-quality wood trim gives a feeling of warmth and security. This house is also called Ufogel and can be rented by couples or small families looking for a unique vacation experience.

Saturday 1 February 2014

How these Fruits, Vegetables & Spices Grow (34 pics)

Know How these Fruits, Vegetables & Spices Grow - We’ve all got a favorite fruit, vegetable or spice, but most of us probably don’t know where they come from or what their plant even looks like. That’s why we’ve compiled a list of delicious fruits, vegetables and spices showing how they’re grown.
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01. Saffron - Saffron crocus grows to 20–30 cm (8–12 in) and bears up to four flowers, each with three vivid crimson stigmas, which are the distal end of a carpel. Together with the styles, or stalks that connect the stigmas to their host plant, the dried stigmas are used mainly in various cuisines as a seasoning and colouring agent. - Wikipedia
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