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1 month ago
Design

junya ishigami interview on his zaishui art museum stretching endlessly over a chinese lake

Chinese architecture often appears defensive and isolated from its surroundings
Junya Ishigami aims to create a gentle coexistence between architecture and the natural world
Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
9 months ago
Design

This timber net-zero home is giving low energy homes a new and deeper meaning - Yanko Design

For the past 10 years, PAD Studio has been conducting a study on the true environmental impact of low-energy homes.The studio has been studying the New Forest House for the past decade.The home is located within an 18.5-acre plot, which is situated adjacent to ancient woodland and heath, in the New Forest National Park.
Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
9 months ago
Design

Everything You Need to Know About the Japandi Design Style - Yanko Design

The emerging Japandi design trend melds the Japanese and Scandinavian modern interior design styles.Featuring a brilliant combination of Scandinavian functionality and Japanese minimalism, the design style is deeply rooted in simplicity and comfort.Although Japan and Scandinavia or the Nordic countries of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway are distinctly different in culture and geographically different, they are designed on the same principles.
Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
9 months ago
Design

How to Design a Mindful Home - Yanko Design

Our homes are the epicenter of our lives and determine our emotional and mental well-being.Off late, mindfulness has entered architecture and interior design and aims at creating calm interiors that nurture the body and mind.As we spend more time at home, we must rethink our spaces and create a space that focuses on wellness.
Dezeen
10 months ago
Design

A variety of carpet tiles by Modulyss feature on Dezeen Showroom

Dezeen Showroom: Belgian flooring brand Modulyss has listed a selection of carpet tiles on Dezeen Showroom, including a collection informed by transitions between types of surfaces in the natural world.Created by designer Joris Peutz in collaboration with Modulyss, Artcore flooring takes cues from the gradual fading of one type of landscape into another, such as the way that forests give way to fields and urban areas fade into the countryside.
Design Milk
10 months ago
Design

J. John Priola on the Intersection of Architecture, Portraits & Plants

In artist and educator J. John Priola's new book, Natural Light (Prestel), he presents 12 series of images of trees and plants and the spaces in which they live, created over the span of 20 years, with each section prefaced by an archival image taken by his mother.The breadth and depth of the work speaks to the crucial role the natural world in Priola's art making, and in his life in general.
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London
London On The Inside
3 months ago
London

Life at St-Martin-in-the-Fields

St Martin-in-the-Fields is presenting a new immersive sound and light show called Life
The show celebrates the natural world and highlights the importance of protecting it
London On The Inside
10 months ago
London

WHAT'S ON IN JUNE IN LONDON

Looking for things to do in London in June?You're in plenty of time to book tickets to the best events in London, from theatre shows to art exhibitions, and there are always pop-ups opening across the city, but our handy guide features the best of what's on in London in June so you won't miss a thing.
www.thisislocallondon.co.uk
10 months ago
London

What's on in London this week? by Lily Goodchild, Latymer Upper School

What's on in London this week?by Lily Goodchild, Latymer Upper School With the upcoming coronation, and plenty of Bank Holidays in the foreseeable future, I look at some past and upcoming London events.Firstly, the BBC Earth Experience in The Daikin Centre in Earl's Court is a new immersive gallery featuring images from the BBC Natural History Unit in a display that spans 7 continents.
www.standard.co.uk
10 months ago
London

Claim your very own piece of Coronation history - with Evening Standard NFT

T he Evening Standard is inviting readers to celebrate the Coronation with the chance to collect a free one-off digital artwork.It is based on a painting by artist Trevor Jones which shows St Edward's Crown a solid gold piece of history studded with hundreds of precious stones that has been used to crown our kings and queens since 1661.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
London

Beavers to return to London as part of urban rewilding

Beavers will return to west London for the first time in 400 years after receiving funding from the capital's mayor, Sadiq Khan.A breeding pair of Eurasian beavers could arrive at their new home in Paradise Fields, Ealing, as soon as this autumn.Conservation groups received 40,000 from the mayor of London to create the publicly accessible reintroduction site, the first of its kind in an urban setting in the UK.
www.theresident.co.uk
1 year ago
London

5 Fun Things To Do In London This Week, March 27-April 2

Explore the Science Museum without any school groups or kids getting underfoot at one of the museum's Lates.This particular no-minors-allowed after-hours session looks at how we can draw the line between real and fake in our increasingly digital world.A programme of workshops, tours and talks will cover lots of fascinating stuff, from deep fakes to cryptocurrency, and counterfeits to AI art.
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Books
the Guardian
3 months ago
Books

Tales of the unexpected: inside the thriving world of independent bookshops

Little Toller Books is a small independent publishing house and bookshop in Beaminster, Dorset that focuses on books about the natural world and place writing.
Gracie Cooper, co-founder of Little Toller Books, describes the joy of running a bookshop and the opportunity to connect with customers and provide support and comfort.
www.npr.org
10 months ago
Books

She ripped up her manicured lawn and challenged the norms of gardening stories

Camille Dungy leaves the dead stalks of her sunflowers standing for winter interest and the occasional bird visitor.Mickey Capper for NPR "I love a person who talks kindly to plants," poet Camille Dungy writes in her new contemplative memoir.And for sure, Dungy can be counted among those who do exactly that.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Books

Dylan Thomas prize shortlist includes four debuts

Four debuts have been shortlisted for the 20,000 Swansea University Dylan Thomas prize.The award is for writers aged 39 or under, and is open to all forms of literature.This year's shortlist of six comprises three novels, two short story collections and one book of poetry.Quick GuideShow Thank you for your feedback.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Books

Big books by blokes about battles': why we need the Women's prize for nonfiction

Close your eyes and think of a historian, and most people see an elderly white man, says classicist and author Mary Beard.This stereotypical view of what experts look like means that there is a bit of a big books by blokes about battles syndrome' when it comes to acclaimed nonfiction writing.So, she adds, the newly announced Women's prize for nonfiction will be very useful.
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www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

William pays tribute to Kruger wildlife ranger shot outside his home last year

The Prince of Wales has paid tribute to a ranger who was murdered in front of his family at a film screening about the battle to stop South African rhinos from being poached to extinction.Anton Mzimba was head of ranger services at Timbavati private game reserve in north-east South Africa, near the Kruger National Park, when he was shot outside his home last year.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

William's tribute to King at coronation concert: Pa, we are all so proud of you

The Prince of Wales has paid a touching public tribute to his father the King at the coronation concert, saying: Pa, we are all so proud of you.Heir to throne William also made a sweet reference to his late grandmother Queen Elizabeth II after taking to the stage, adding: I know she's up there, fondly keeping an eye on us.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Archbishop of Canterbury tells Charles we crown a King to serve' during sermon

The Archbishop of Canterbury has told Charles we crown a King to serve during his coronation sermon.Mr Welby spoke of how Jesus Christ was anointed not to be served, but to serve adding: The weight of the task given you today, Your Majesties, is only bearable by the spirit of God.The Archbishop also spoke of the King's priorities as monarch, including the way we nurture and encourage the young, in the conservation of the natural world.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

New regal Robe of Estate made for Camilla to wear at coronation

A brand new Robe of Estate has been made for the Queen Consort to wear at her coronation.The rich purple velvet robe is embroidered in goldwork threads, and intricately decorated with bees, a beetle and a host of flowers drawing on the themes of nature and the environment.It pays tribute to the King by incorporating delphiniums one of his favourite flowers which is also Camilla's birth month flower and in memory of Elizabeth II includes the late Queen's favourite bloom, lily of the valley.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Dippy the Dinosaur unveiled in new Coventry residence

Dippy the Dinosaur has been unveiled in its new Coventry residence.The city's Herbert Art Gallery & Museum will be home to the 26-metre-long installation of the Diplodocus cast for the next three years.The first visitors were able to see the model on Monday, as the free-to-visit Dippy In Coventry: The Nation's Famous Dinosaur exhibition officially opened.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

King Charles's coronation emblem made by Apple design guru revealed

Design guru Sir Jony Ive has created an emblem inspired by the King's love of the planet, nature, and his deep concern for the natural world to mark his coronation.Sir Jony, credited with designing Apple's iPhone one of the best-loved gadgets of the modern age, and his creative collective, LoveFrom, have produced the insignia to celebrate Charles's new reign.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
NYC music

Review: The Philharmonic Journeys From Ocean to Desert

Ostensibly, the New York Philharmonic's final two programs of the season were about the earth.But they served more to illustrate the challenge composers face in translating the climate crisis to music.Last week at David Geffen Hall, Julia Wolfe's new multimedia oratorio, unEarth, took an explicitly activist stance, lashing out at ecological violence and offering a path to recovery.
theconversation.com
9 months ago
Science

Crocodile's Virgin Birth' Is a First for Science's History Books

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research.Stories of virgin births, where young are produced without fertilisation, have been told throughout history.Mars the ancient Roman god, Horus the ancient Egyptian god and Qi from ancient Chinese mythology were all born to virgins.
Brooklyn Paper
10 months ago
Brooklyn

Downtown Brooklyn streets come to life with colorful new asphalt art * Brooklyn Paper

Photo courtesy of Downtown Brooklyn Partnership
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The Downtown Brooklyn Partnership beautified downtown streets by installing colorful, lively art on bustling nabe's asphalt.In partnership with the city's Department of Transportation, the org brought fresh, public asphalt art to pedestrian spaces within the neighborhood's Shared Street network - parts of Hoyt, Elm, Bridge and Jay streets - in an effort to increase pedestrian and cyclist safety and upgrade the asphalt.
www.theguardian.com
10 months ago
UK politics

Imports of ivory from hippos, orcas and walruses to be banned in UK

Ivory imports from hippopotamuses, orcas and walruses will be banned under new legislation to protect the endangered species from poaching.The Ivory Act, passed in 2018, targeted materials from elephants, but a loophole meant that animals other than elephants, including hippos, were being targeted for their ivory.
Food & Beverage Magazine
10 months ago
Food & drink

BACARDI ANNOUNCES NEW MASTER OF BOTANICALS FOR BOMBAY SAPPHIRE AND MARTINI

Family-owned spirits company Bacardi has a new Master of Botanicals for its world-famous BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® gin and MARTINI® vermouth brands, as it announces the promotion of Alessandro Garneri to the prestigious role.Alessandro takes the reins from industry-legend, Ivano Tonutti, who will retire this year following an incredible career at Bacardi spanning more than 33 years.
Dezeen
10 months ago
Design

Tadao Ando releases visuals of concrete MPavilion for 2023

Geometric concrete forms and a reflective pool will define the 10th MPavilion in Australia, which is being designed by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando.MPavilion 10, which is Japanese architect Ando's first project in Australia, will occupy a site in Queen Victoria Gardens in the centre of Melbourne.
Washingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.
9 months ago
Washington DC

These Best Selling Authors Will Be at the Library of Congress's National Book Festival - Washingtonian

Among the packed list: actor Elliot Page, NFL player R.K. Russell, and Poet Laureate Ada Limón.Get ready to adjust your summer reading list: The Library of Congress announced a packed line-up of prominent authors who will speak at its 23rd National Book Festival on August 12.Each year, tens of thousands of readers flock to the one-day event, which is free, doesn't require tickets, and takes place at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
Washingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.
9 months ago
Washington DC

This Poem Is Traveling to One of Jupiter's Moons on a NASA Spacecraft - Washingtonian

When NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft embarks on its six-year, 1.8 billion mile journey toward one of Jupiter's icy moons in October 2024, it won't only search for conditions suitable for life-it'll also grace the cosmos with the verse of US Poet Laureate Ada Limón.Etched onto the spacecraft will be Limón's latest poem, "In Praise of Mystery," written specifically for the ambitious mission and unveiled at the Library of Congress last night.
Washingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.
1 year ago
Washington DC

A Whole New Perspective on Well-Being - Washingtonian

It's easy to spot the tall cranes and distinctive high rises of The Mather in Tysons, as construction crews build out the interior floors of the Life Plan Community for those age 62 and better, which will open in 2024.What is not apparent to the naked eye is The Mather's unique wellness philosophy, which is literally being built into the community.
GSMArena.com
9 months ago
Mobile UX

Amazfit celebrates World Ocean Day with T-Rex 2 Ocean Blue (Special Edition)

Amazfit launched the T-Rex 2 rugged smartwatch last year in four colors - Ember Black, Astro Black & Gold, Wild Green, and Desert Khaki.These are joined by a blue-colored model called Amazfit T-Rex 2 Ocean Blue (Special Edition).Amazfit has launched the T-Rex 2 Ocean Blue (Special Edition) to celebrate and honor World Ocean Day.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
World politics

Wild Mammals Roamed When Covid Kept Humans Home

When pandemic-related shutdowns kept people at home in early 2020, wild mammals roamed more freely across the landscape, according to a large global study that was published in Science on Thursday.The study is based on data collected by location-tracking tags affixed to 2,300 animals from 43 species, including brown bears in Alaska, giant anteaters in Brazil, reindeer in Norway, lions in Kenya and Asian elephants in Myanmar.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
Dining

Father's Day Gift Guide: Custom Vinyl Art, Elevated Picnic Fare and More

Image Clockwise from top left: John O'Hara's 5' Custom Vinyl in White, $6,800, forsythart.com; the custom vinyl painting in situ; The Gold Vinyl 36, $5,500, forsythart.com;5' Custom Vinyl, $6,800, forsythart.com.Credit...Center: Shannon Dupre.Paintings: Annie Genovese.When the self-taught artist John O'Hara started experimenting with encaustic wax, heating bricks of the material with an electric pancake griddle and then applying it to wood, the glossy, textured surfaces of the resulting works reminded him of a vinyl record.
www.npr.org
9 months ago
Books

NASA is sending an Ada Limon poem to Jupiter's moon Europa and maybe your name too?

1. Ada Limon's poem, "NASA Moon Europa," is a powerful and emotive reflection on the idea of exploration and discovery. 2. The poem reflects on the sense of awe and wonder that comes with exploring the unknown, while also acknowledging the potential dangers of space exploration. 3. Lim
Design Milk
10 months ago
Design

Will Zhang Finds Design Inspiration in Nature, History & His Dogs

Will Zhang's curiosity for design and incredible interiors was established at an early age, eventually leading him to his current position as Director of Design and Product Innovation at Emtek.There he establishes industrial design as a key part of the brand, maximizing the aesthetic and design value of products while continuously searching for new inspiration and ideas.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Chelsea Flower Show sculptor unveils six-tonne tribute to King Charles

A sculptor who built a seven-metre high Welsh dragon artwork in honour of the King's coronation and used over 2,000kg of marine grade, reclaimed stainless steel to reinforce a tree that died in 1933 which his dragon sits atop is showcasing his work at the Chelsea Flower Show he believes it to be the largest driftwood sculpture ever displayed at the event.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Television

Lauren Ambrose Just Wants to Go to French Clown School

What creature is that?Lauren Ambrose asked, craning her neck during a video interview from her home in the Berkshires.I see this, like, crazy hawk sitting on a tree outside my window.It just caught my eye.The setting was fitting, since Ambrose is about to become bonded with, and haunted by, the natural world.
Design Milk
1 year ago
Design

Design En Rogue Architecture Turns Bauhaus Influences to Pattern

The new Design En Rogue Architecture collection from S. Harris, part of Fabricut since 1954, translates a story many modern design lovers can appreciate - that of the Bauhaus school - into pattern and texture on fabric.We got a sneak peek at the new designs that will be launching later this spring.Known as a place as well as a method of teaching in pre-war Germany, the avant-garde Bauhaus brought together beauty and function, mass production and artistic vision, and disciplines from art to architecture.
www.standard.co.uk
1 year ago
London

Oliver Beer, Albion Waves at the London Mithraeum Bloomberg Space review: pots of magic

P ick up that empty mug perched next to your laptop on the kitchen table.Feels nice doesn't it?Decent weight, you've always liked that pattern.But what does it sound like?This modestly magical installation by the artist Oliver Beer starts with the perfectly true but also slightly mind-bending principle that every vessel, be it a casserole dish or a vase, kettle or cow-creamer, has a note a musical note, which, unless the vessel is broken, will never change, even if it survives for centuries.
Dezeen
9 months ago
Design

Ten accessory designers presented at Look Book by WantedDesign

Promotion: as part of Look Book, a networking event that took place at WantedDesign Manhattan, 10 design studios that specialise in homeware and accessories were presented.Look Book has occurred annually since 2018 and acts as a networking platform for North American designers and design studios to showcase their products to a broad audience of architects and interior designers.
Dezeen
10 months ago
Design

Five architecture group projects by students at YACademy

Dezeen School Shows: a display case informed by the designs of Carlo Scarpa and a box that uses mirrors to help visitors explore architectural ruins are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at YACademy.Also featured is an integrated lighting and ceiling system to support plants in a retail space and the design of a wilderness lookout structure to shelter users during breaks from hiking.
Redfin | Real Estate Tips for Home Buying, Selling & More
1 year ago
Real estate

What is Charlotte, NC Known For? Discover the Best of Queen City

Known as the "Queen City," Charlotte is known for its perfect blend of Southern charm and modern sophistication, with a growing skyline, bustling streets, and a dynamic arts and culture scene.But what else is Charlotte known for?From the city's culinary scene to its beautiful parks and nature trails, world-class sports teams, and rich history, there's so much more that's waiting to be explored in the Queen City.
The Mercury News
1 year ago
Silicon Valley food

A great day trip to Uptown Oakland, with art, beer, coffee, music and food

Day trips that take you away from the city are great, but some of us crave the feeling that our urban centers offer.The Uptown region of Oakland, just north of downtown, is known for iconic art deco architecture and live music venues.This highly walkable and consumable destination unveils surprising gems around every corner, from high-end fashion to tiny boutiques, restaurants of all kinds, murals and breweries galore.
Eater Portland
9 months ago
Portland food

Woodlawn's Newly Open Lobby Bar Brings New Life to a Former Silent Movie Theater

In the Dekum triangle, at the heart of the Woodlawn neighborhood, touches of Portland history live on in new ways, from a wood-fired Italian American restaurant located inside a former fire station to a historic ballroom and public house originally built in 1909.Now, Jessica and Kirk Kelley have given another piece of the neighborhood - an old silent movie theater - a new purpose.
Ars Technica
10 months ago
OMG science

The lessons of a wildfire that destroyed a town and burned for 15 months

1. Climate change is causing more extreme and unpredictable wildfires, which can have major impacts on ecosystems and human lives.
2. Fire management strategies should be adapted to the changing environment to minimize the damage caused by wildfires.
3. Fire is a natural part of many ecosystems and can be beneficial in
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Europe news

Orcas Sank 3 Boats in Southern Europe in the Last Year, Scientists Say

Hours into a journey to Portugal from Morocco, the crew of a 46-foot sailing cruiser noticed something was wrong with the rudder.Then, someone shouted what they saw slicing through the choppy waves: Orcas!Orcas!The orcas kept pace with the boat, slamming into its side and chewing at the rudder, according to its skipper, a photographer onboard and video of the encounter.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Girls

They Overcame Hazards and Doubters to Make Botanical History

BRAVE THE WILD RIVER: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon, by Melissa L. Sevigny Let's start this story on a sun-blistered evening in August 1938.A small band of adventurers had just concluded a 43-day journey from Utah to Nevada although perhaps journey is too tame a description for a trip that had required weeks of small wooden boats tumbling down more than 600 miles of rock-strewn rivers.
www.cnn.com
3 years ago
Health

Understanding how mosquitoes smell humans could save thousands of human lives

Of the more than 3,000 species of mosquitoes in the world, just a small number have evolved to specialize in sucking human blood.How human-biting mosquitoes track us down so effectively isn't currently known, but it matters, since they don't just make us itch.They also carry dangerous diseases such as Zika, dengue, West Nile virus and malaria that can be deadly.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
Health

Flaco the owl continues to capture the hearts of New Yorkers | CNN

Sign up for CNN's Wonder Theory science newsletter.Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.New Yorkers' beloved owl, Flaco, escaped from his Central Park Zoo enclosure a month ago.After eluding various rescue attempts, Flaco has settled in quite nicely to his new expansive home and he might just be there to stay.
Washington Post
10 months ago
DC food

Review | 'Ellsworth Kelly at 100': Sensational in more ways than one

Ellsworth Kelly's "Yellow Curve" (1990) is on view in the exhibition "Ellsworth Kelly at 100" at Glenstone.(Ron Amstutz/Glenstone Museum)When I close my eyes, I can still see the lemon sherbet hue of "Yellow Curve," an eye-popping floor painting by Ellsworth Kelly.With any luck, I'll see it in my dreams.
Washington Post
10 months ago
DC food

Review | Natural History Museum's 'Lights Out' ponders a world without stars

"Lights Out: Recovering Our Night Sky," an exhibit at the National Museum of Natural History, explores the impact of light pollution on different organisms.(Avalon.red/AlamyStock Photo)One of the darkest places in daytime Washington at the moment is a tribute to the night sky.The notably low-lit exhibition "Lights Out: Recovering Our Night Sky" is the National Museum of Natural History's effort to illustrate what's been lost as artificial illumination bleaches out the heavens.
Washington Post
1 year ago
DC food

Review | 'Godland': A gorgeous but inert tale of 19th-century Iceland

Elliott Crosset Hove in "Godland."(Janus Films)StarOutline (2.5 stars) "Godland" is a motion picture, but it's keyed to seven still photographs made with the wet-plate process developed in the mid-19th century.According to an on-screen title early in this austere Danish-Icelandic drama, the recently discovered pictures were made by a Danish priest and are the first photographic images ever captured of Iceland's southeast coast.
iRunFar
10 months ago
Running

'Shining Mountains' Digs Deep into Glaciers, But Keeps it Light

It's only human to feel a little heartbreak at the thought of chasing a thing in retreat.We're not good with endings, generally speaking.Breakups, funerals, the death of a pet.It's a lot easier to process continuity than The End - we want to be here forever.So you'd think that a film about a few mountain runners hunting the last vestiges of Glacier National Park's namesake natural features would strike a melancholy chord.
iRunFar
1 year ago
Running

The Curative Power of Nature

In a study released last week by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, researchers found that visiting nature three to four times a week was associated with 36% lower odds of needing blood pressure pills, 33% lower odds of needing mental health medications, and 26% lower odds of needing asthma medications.
Chicago Tribune
10 months ago
Chicago

Brookfield Zoo black rhino is euthanized at age 33

Nakili, an eastern black rhinoceros at the Brookfield Zoo, was euthanized Wednesday, the zoo said.The 33-year-old rhinoceros was the oldest male of his species living in an accredited North American zoo.He had been recently diagnosed with kidney disease that was no longer treatable, the Brookfield Zoo said Wednesday in announcing his death.
EcoLogicStudio turns algae into air-purifying biopolymer "tree"
Dezeen
10 months ago
Design

EcoLogicStudio turns algae into air-purifying biopolymer "tree"

Algae-focused design practice EcoLogicStudio has turned its subject into a biodegradable biopolymer, from which it has "grown" a 3D-printed, 10-metre-tall tree that carries out photosynthesis.Titled Tree One, the massive, self-supporting tree sculpture was shown at two exhibitions presented by car brand Hyundai at its studios in Korea - first Habitat One in Busan and then Habitat One: Sustainable Shelter in Seoul.
time.com
10 months ago
OMG science

Scientists Are Using Sound To Unlock Our Planet's Secrets

Waves crash.Tree branches vibrate.Mosquitoes hum.These phenomena take place every day but not everyone necessarily hears them.Indeed, some sounds happen in places that are hard for humans to access or below the level of what we can perceive.But more and more, scientists are listening in.From a root system up to 90 feet underground, to balloons floating 70,000 feet above earth, a series of recent audible insights are being showcased this week by experts gathering at the annual Acoustical Society of America conference.
Chicago Tribune
10 months ago
Chicago

Allen Young: Insects are essential to the everyday fabric of life, yet many species face extinction

As spring gives way to summer, nature's treasure chest awakens.Earth's biological wealth sprouts, blooms and clamors.These contents once blanketed the landscape with a thin, life-sustaining fabric, the biosphere.But human activity has contributed to the shrinking of the chest.A major slice of the treasure is insects and the roles they play in structuring food chains, communities and ecosystems linking them to plants, fungi, microorganisms and other animals.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Government has failed to prepare UK for climate crisis, say advisers

The Conservative government has presided over a lost decade and failed to adequately prepare the nation for the impacts of climate change, its own advisers have said.A new report from the Climate Change Committee (CCC) concluded that The UK is strikingly unprepared for climate-related threats condemning the lack of planning and failure to implement adaptation policies risks.
www.standard.co.uk
1 year ago
London

Greta Thunberg coming to the Southbank... with a forest of 300 trees

The arts centre, which is unveiling a permanent pocket forest of 300 new trees, has also commissioned new work by artists including Cornelia Parker.Thunberg, 20, who became the face of a new generation of environmental protesters when she started a school strike in her native Sweden aged 15, will be joined in conversation by fellow campaigners including Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai.
www.standard.co.uk
1 year ago
London

Beavers being reintroduced to London as part of rewilding project

A second attempt to reintroduce beavers to London is to be made under plans to rewild the capital.Conservation groups have received funding from City Hall to create a habitat for beavers in Paradise Fields in Perivale.Beavers were hunted to extinction across the UK 400 years ago.Now the charismatic large rodents, famed for their dam building, are thought to be able to ease flooding brought on by climate change.
Dezeen
1 year ago
Design

Jony Ive designs coronation emblem with "gentle modesty" for King Charles III

Buckingham Palace has recruited former Apple designer Jony Ive to create the logo for the coronation of King Charles III, depicting a crown formed from the national flowers of the United Kingdom's four nations.Created by Ive and his design studio LoveFrom, the official emblem is set to feature across banners, bunting and merchandise during the coronation service at London's Westminster Abbey in May, as well as at street parties and community gatherings across the country.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Stella McCartney to perform conservation-focused speech at Coronation Concert

Stella McCartney will deliver a spoken word performance with a conservation theme at the Coronation Concert to celebrate the crowning of the King and Queen.The speech by the fashion designer, who has championed a vegan lifestyle and sustainable design throughout her career, will reflect her and the King's shared passion for environmental sustainability, the BBC has said.
Dezeen
1 year ago
Design

Running brand On models London trainer store on "shoppable science museum"

Swiss brand On has opened its first UK shop on London's Regent Street, complete with steel fixtures and a robotic arm.For its debut outpost in the United Kingdom, On aimed to showcase the science and technology behind its running shoes and clothing."Our concept was a shoppable science museum in the sense that one of the main things we want to share is that what we do is science-based," said On's head of brand environments Nicholas Martin.
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Toronto

Ontario girl, 9, sets three Guinness World Records in hula hooping | CBC News

Mamathi Vinoth would spend hours practising hula hooping after school every day to perfect her technique.Spinning, hopping and twirling, the nine-year-old worked on her strength, stamina and consistency.The hard work paid off a few weeks ago when the Grade 4 student from Mississauga, Ont., set three Guinness World Records for hula hooping, although she kept the achievement a secret from her classmates at first.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Anti-monarchy protesters voice disapproval as King visits Milton Keynes

The King faced anti-monarchy protesters during a visit celebrating Milton Keynes being awarded city status but chants of God save the King drowned out the demonstrators.Charles had travelled alone to Milton Keynes after it was announced on Monday the Queen Consort had tested positive for Covid and he told one well-wisher She's getting better.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Passer-by asks Sunak for '20 quid for heating bill' during Morecambe walkabout

The seaside resort of Morecambe welcomed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak following a funding announcement, but a request from one resident for help with his heating bill went unanswered.Mr Sunak was joined by Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove for a walk around the seafront in the Lancashire town to see the proposed site of the Eden Project North, after announcing 50 million of funding for the project from the Government's levelling up fund.
Dezeen
11 months ago
Design

Van Gogh flooring by Karndean Designflooring

Dezeen Showroom: UK company Karndean Designflooring has expanded its Van Gogh flooring collection to include new designs informed by the natural world.Karndean Designflooring has added 24 designs to its Van Gogh collection, including stone and wood flooring designed to seamlessly blend into commercial and residential settings.
Dezeen
1 year ago
Design

Offcut wall sconce by Nightworks among 13 new products on Dezeen Showroom

Dezeen Showroom: a wall light with a back panel made from angular offcuts of naturally quarried stone is among 13 new products featured on Dezeen Showroom.Offcut wall sconce by NightworksNew Zealand-based lighting brand Nightworks Studio has created a series of wall lights that combine a glass lightbulb with fragments of stone sourced from local suppliers.
Dezeen
1 year ago
Design

Artcore flooring by Modulyss

Dezeen Showroom: Belgian flooring brand Modulyss has introduced the Artcore carpet tile created by designer Joris Peutz, which has a gradient effect reminiscent of transitions in nature.Artcore is informed by natural transitions such as the way a forest turns into a meadow and the city gives way to country - patterns that Peutz says "quiet the mind" and "create a sort of sanctuary".
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Artificial intelligence

Ai Weiwei's Lego re-imagining of Monet's water lilies to go on show in London

Claude Monet's monumental triptych Water Lilies 1914 -26, which depicts nature's tranquil beauty as part of the French impressionist's world-famous series, will take on new meaning in a giant recreation by artist and activist Ai Weiwei in his new London exhibition.Monet's brushstrokes in his water and reflection landscapes are replaced by about 650,000 studs of Lego bricks, in 22 vivid colours, in the 15-metre-long work at the centre of Weiwei's biggest UK show in eight years, opening next month.
https://www.rogerebert.com/
1 year ago
Film

SXSW 2023: Blackberry, Problemista, The Long Game | Festivals & Awards | Roger Ebert

A very different story of a man fighting against a broken system came to SXSW in the form of Julio Torres' funny, sweet, and smart "Problemista," a movie I suspect A24 will get to a very satisfied audience later this year.It won't make the waves of A24's 2022 SXSW film (" Everything Everywhere All at Once"), but I think it will strike a similar joyous note of representation in that Torres has made a film in which people can see themselves.
https://www.rogerebert.com/
1 year ago
Film

Reluctant Traveler Offers New Destination for Comedy Star Eugene Levy | TV/Streaming | Roger Ebert

"A great philosopher once said, 'the world is a book and those who don't travel read only one page.'Well, I've got to say I've read a few pages and I'm not crazy about the book."That's the opening line of every episode of "The Reluctant Traveler," which sends the Christopher Guest alum on his own to wildly difficult locations around the world.
https://www.rogerebert.com/
1 year ago
Film

Sundance 2023: All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt, Fancy Dance, The Starling Girl | Festivals & Awards | Roger Ebert

Festivals & Awards


Jackson moves through the life of a young woman in the rural South at different phases of her life, allowing for a sort of poetic logic from one sequence to the next.She sets the tone with a lengthy scene of two sisters fishing with their father, the camera settling on hands far more than faces-a hand holding a rod, touching a fish, pushing into the riverbed, etc.
Happiful Magazine
1 year ago
Mental health

10 enriching things to try in April to benefit your wellbeing

From a nature-inspired journaling workbook to an activity that will help you rediscover your inner-child nature, try something new with our enriching suggestions
1. Page-turners
The Wildflower's Workbook: A Journal for Self-Discovery in Nature by Katie Daisy If you're someone who loves to journal equally as much as spending time outdoors, this wonderful workbook is for you.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Mental health

Exercise, avoid bangs and invent fairy stories': Henry Marsh's guide to keeping brains healthy

As a neurosurgeon, Henry Marsh has spent several decades making people's brain's better (and occasionally, as his memoirs document with breathtaking honesty, making them worse).But that job involved removing tumours and patching up the aftermath of serious head traumas.Keeping a brain in perfect health is an altogether different matter, not least because we understand so little about it.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Mental health

He passed the bee baton on to me': people who inherit hobbies

It's fair to say Alasdair Friend didn't always picture himself as a beekeeper.But when a diagnosis of motor neurone disease meant his father was no longer able to tend to his hives, Friend resolved to carry on his passion.He was not without doubts at first: I remember driving back with this actively buzzing box of 40,000 bees and thinking, what have I signed up for?
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Mental health

Birdsong boosts mental wellbeing for 90% of people, UK poll finds

Watching birds and hearing birdsong have a positive impact on wellbeing for more than nine in 10 people, according to a survey to mark the largest garden wildlife count in the world.People are being urged to boost their mental health and help scientists by spending an hour this weekend counting the birds in their garden or local park for the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch.
www.theresident.co.uk
1 year ago
London

Fab Ways To Entertain The Kids & Family Things To Do Over The Easter Holidays

This year's fair will be compared by comedian Jasmin Gleeson, who will also host the Easter bonnet parade.There's plenty of family and Easter fun to be had, including badge-making, Lindy hop workshop, giant Jenga, face-painting, live music and spring trail where you follow clues to find flags hidden across the gardens to win a prize there's lots of fun stuff.
KQED
1 year ago
California

California's First Asian American Poet Laureate Wants to Bridge Social Justice and Poetry | KQED

I would try to find poetry that is fun and speaks to the child's sense of the world.There are poems about sports or superheroes or science.Let the young person explore on their own terms, (and) discover the music and the language.Poetry can be about anything that the child might be interested in or might discover a love for.
Dezeen
1 year ago
Design

Johnson Fain designs curvilinear First Americans Museum in Oklahoma

Curved buildings and a massive earthen mound feature at a museum in Oklahoma that was designed by architecture studio Johnson Fain over two decades ago and is finally complete.The First Americans Museum (FAM) aims to educate the public on the cultures and histories of the 39 Native American tribes that exist in Oklahoma today.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
NYC music

Opinion | The Tao of Rick Rubin

Produced by The Ezra Klein Show' Reading Rick Rubin's production discography is like taking a tour through the commanding heights of American music over the past few decades.Jay-Z.Run-DMC.Beastie Boys.Slayer.The Red Hot Chili Peppers.Johnny Cash.Kanye West.Neil Diamond.Brandi Carlile.Eminem.Adele.And it's not just his production credits: Rubin co-founded Def Jam Recordings and was a co-chairman of Columbia Records.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Arts

Here are new and noteworthy podcasts from public media to check out now

CPR; KUER; WBEZ; WHYY; WUSF; KUOW and Northwest News Network It's a new year and with it new podcasts are here!The NPR One team has gathered a few returning favorites as well as some new shows from across public media to add to your playlist.Ghost Herd KUOW/Northwest News Network It started as an American success story.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Arts

New and noteworthy public media podcasts to check out this January

CPR; KUER; WBEZ; WHYY; WUSF; KUOW and Northwest News Network It's a new year and with it new podcasts are here!The NPR One team has gathered a few returning favorites as well as some new shows from across public media to add to your playlist.Ghost Herd KUOW/Northwest News Network It started as an American success story.
KQED
1 year ago
Arts

California's First Asian American Poet Laureate Wants to Bridge Social Justice and Poetry | KQED

I would try to find poetry that is fun and speaks to the child's sense of the world.There are poems about sports or superheroes or science.Let the young person explore on their own terms, (and) discover the music and the language.Poetry can be about anything that the child might be interested in or might discover a love for.
CreativeApplications.Net
1 year ago
Design

Plastic Sarira- A virtual ecosystem of microplastics and artificial life

Plastic Sarira is a web-based media art project that presents a virtual ecosystem in which computer-programmed life forms and 3D-scanned plastic marine debris coexist in symbiosis.Audiences can participate in this simulation as an avatar and interact with various organisms and microplastics.However, these interactions leaves traces on the participants through the transmission (inhalation, consumption) of microplastics, which accumulate and cluster inside their body as a 'sarira'.
Dezeen
1 year ago
Design

Kaya chairs by Morgan Furniture | Dezeen Showroom

Dezeen Showroom: British brand Morgan Furniture has released the Kaya collection of dining and lounge chairs, which combine precision-cut solid wood with soft upholstery.The Kaya collection was designed to provide a feeling of "relaxed luxury", according to Morgan Furniture, and is said to evoke a sense of "komorebi" - the Japanese word for sunshine filtered through leaves.
Dezeen
1 year ago
Design

Kunokaiku urns designed to allow "remembering through ritual"

LA-based travel photographer Marianna Jamadi has collaborated with Mexico City-based ceramic practice Menat Studio to create a collection of commemorative urns.Jamadi wanted the urns to be objects that could fit seamlessly within the modern home after she struggled to find suitable urns for her parents' ashes.
Dezeen
1 year ago
Design

Artcore flooring by Modulyss

Dezeen Showroom: Belgian flooring brand Modulyss has introduced the Artcore carpet tile created by designer Joris Peutz, which has a gradient effect reminiscent of transitions in nature.Artcore is informed by natural transitions such as the way a forest turns into a meadow and the city gives way to country - patterns that Peutz says "quiet the mind" and "create a sort of sanctuary".
Design Milk
1 year ago
Design

Balcony + Terrazza Glass Planters Feature Staggered Silhouettes

As spring inches ever closer I can't stop thinking about and planning what I'll be putting into the ground this year.London-based LSA International's new Balcony and Terrazza collections also have me dreaming up what I'll be adding to my empty planters - and maybe a few new ones.Inspired by biophilia - our affinity to engage with the natural world - Balcony and Terrazza's designs are sculptural and purposeful.
Dezeen
1 year ago
Design

Wild animal heads decorate gowns at Schiaparelli couture show

French haute couture fashion house Schiaparelli has presented its latest collection at Paris Couture Week, which saw faux taxidermied lion, wolf and leopard heads hand-crafted into three gowns.The Schiaparelli show, which took place at the Petit Palais on 23 January, kicked off Paris Couture Week and was informed by the poem Inferno - the first part of the three-book poem Divine Comedy by the 13th-century Italian poet Dante Alighieri.
Podcasternews
1 year ago
Podcast

Colorado Public Radio Announces 'Terra Firma' Podcast

Colorado Public Radio announced a new short-form podcast pairing reflections on nature with soundscapes gathered in wild places.Terra Firma will feature the stories of CMarie Furhman, a Colorado-born, Indigenous poet and writer, with outdoor sounds collected on public lands by sound recordist Jacob Job.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Sir David Attenborough: Internal BBC politics' took my career abroad

Sir David Attenborough has said internal BBC politics resulted in him spending much of his career documenting wildlife abroad rather than in the British Isles.The broadcaster and naturalist, 96, said that when he joined the corporation in 1952 he was soon offered Africa as his area of specialism, which suited him down to the ground.
Creative Bloq
1 year ago
Graphic design

These optical illusions are out of this world

In nature, things often aren't what they seem.And if you want a mind-bending optical illusion, you don't necessarily have to look for moving animations or complicated Photoshop trickery.Sometimes, the good stuff is right in front of you.And that's the case with the optical illusions we've gathered here, which all involve some element of the natural world.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Photography

Opinion | You're Pointing Your Camera the Wrong Way

NASHVILLE Not quite halfway through the new season of HBO's The White Lotus, a young woman, Portia, breaks into tears at breakfast.She is staying at a luxury resort in Sicily as the personal assistant of one of the wealthy guests.While her tablemate, a true vacationer, takes smiling selfies with the shining Ionian Sea in the background, Portia glances across the terrace at her despairing employer.
Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

"Forest Bathing" Will Be 2023's Hottest Health Trend - Let's Dive Into It

First things first, shinrin-yoku does not involve stripping down and diving into a pile of leaves.If that's your thing, more power to you, but the official practice of forest bathing is about using the senses to connect to nature (while fully clothed).This intentional practice has a ton of mental and physical health benefits including the lowering of blood pressure, pulse rate, and anxiety levels compared to a normal walk around the block.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Environment

Greenland temperatures hottest in 1,000 years: Study

A new study of Greenland's ice cores indicates that rising temperatures bear the clear signature of global warming'.New data has revealed that temperatures in Greenland are the warmest they have been in 1,000 years, underscoring the growing impact of human-driven climate change on the natural world.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Science

Maryland girl finds ancient tooth from a 50-foot-long megalodon in the Chesapeake Bay

Part of Molly Sampson's shark tooth collection including the tooth of a megalodon from some 15 million years ago (left) sits on display on Jan. 11.Her collection contains over 400 teeth.Alicia Sampson Molly Sampson's favorite Christmas present was the one she went out and got for herself that morning: a 5-inch-long Otodus megalodon tooth from a shark that lived millions of years ago.
Consequence
1 year ago
Music

Peter Gabriel returns with comeback single "Panopticom" featuring Brian Eno

Peter Gabriel has returned with a new song called "Panopticom."It serves as the lead single to i/o, his upcoming first new album of original material in 21 years."Panopticom" features contributions from Brian Eno (synth), David Rhodes (guitar), Tony Levin (bass), and Manu Katché (drums).
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