If you’re tired of having to throw out your shampoo in order to comply with the Transportation Security Administration’s crackdown on liquid packables, you may wish to consider these sweet little notes of hygiene. Dissolving paper shampoo sheets (not unlike Listerine breath strips) come in a smart little case and ensure you won’t have to [...]
In northwest Connecticut lies Winvian, a resort of a different variety found in the midst of 113 sylvan acres. For about $1000 / night, you’ll have your choice of unique architecturally designed cottages in which to reside. Cottage themes include “Stone” – a cave built almost entirely from boulders, “Treehouse” – your own game filled [...]
From German glassmaker Eisch comes the first ever, breathable wine glass. When the elixir of your choice is poured into the goblet, a mere 2 to 4 minutes promises the same aeration as if the wine had been decanted for an hour. The nose of the wine is thus enhanced, as is the palette and [...]
British sculptor Ron Mueck began his sculpting career working for a children’s TV show before making extremely realistic, fibreglass resin models for advertisements. It was then a natural progression for him to turn to fine art. The precision and detail of his human figures may astound you, but it’s the scale in which Mueck executes [...]
Perched 4,000 feet above the Colorado River is the new Grand Canyon Skywalk – a cantilevered walkway that extends 70 feet from the rim of this natural world wonder. It was three years and $40 million in the making and many have condemned it as a manmade blight on ground both sacred to the Hualapai [...]
In the tiny Polish village of Szymbark, philanthropist Daniel Czapiewski presents the Upside-Down House. This full scale construction is shown as a complete model, with furniture attached to the ceiling – uh, the floor. Czapiewski wanted to highlight both the injustice of the Communist era and his view of the current state of the world. [...]
english
french