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Een Maal is the World’s First One-Person Restaurant

Many people are uncomfortable with the prospect or even just the idea of eating alone at a restaurant. I’d like to say that I’m so confident that I can’t relate to this feeling, but I can’t, because I do. There’s just something about eating alone that feels so… lonely. Maybe…

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There’s a Downpour in MoMA’s ‘Rain Room’, But You Won’t Get Wet

You never know what you’ll find or walk into when you’re at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. For example, Random International’s “Rain Room” is currently on display there until July 28th. Being true to its name, you’ll be greeted by a torrent of falling water once…

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Luminogeist 3D iPhone Displays: Prism Power

People love their smartphones, and it’s hard to remember how we actually managed to get anything done in the past with only our dumbphones. Check out this interesting digital art installation from Japan that highlights smartphones.…

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Waterbed Pavement: I Feel the Earth Move Under My Feet

A couple of months ago, we saw people bouncing along to their destinations thanks to design firm Salto’s Fast Track trampoline installation. Pathways are once again getting a redesign, this time of the watery kind, with artist collective Raum’s waterbed-like pavement.…

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See-Through Public Toilet Lets You Do a Number Two While the Rest of the World Passes You By

Having to take a dump in public is the subject of many people’s nightmares. And that nightmare is about to become a reality if you suddenly have the urge to go and the closest toilet you can find is Monica Bonvicini’s public toilet-slash-art installation called ‘Don’t Miss A Sec.’…

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Study of Time Clock: LEDs and Shadows Tell Time

Did you ever think that a modern clock would use shadows to tell the time? This timepiece reminds me of sundials, but it’s definitely the high-tech version, using a plethora of LED lights to showcase the time. rAndom International‘s Study of Time #1 is based on some scenography that they…

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Stormtroopers Invade South Beach

I’m not sure exactly what brought this on, but a bunch of Stormtroopers were recently spotted hanging out at a building in Miami Beach. Why? Why not, I say. Apparently, these wacky hi-jinx are the work of MR. BRAINWASH, known for his entertaining and provocative street art. These particular Stormtroopers…

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905 Ping Pong Balls Turned Into an Interactive Video Screen

This unique art installation uses a canvas of 905 individual ping pong balls as a projection surface for interactive video imagery. For his work titled 905, artist maybites suspended 67 strings of ping pong balls in a cylindrical formation, with each ball acting as a sort of pixel for projecting…

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Digital Clock Needs 48 Analog Hands to Tells Time

It took me a second to figure out what was going on when I first got a look at this table full of analog clocks. But once I stood back from my screen, I realized that none of the clocks have the correct time and the whole thing is a…

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Your Old Pcs Can Become a Beautiful Sunset

OK, so obviously your old PCs can’t become a real sunset, at least not without some serious Harry Potter-style intervention. However, “Mauritian Sunset” is the name of this art installation where they put together a whole wall of old PCs and monitors to approximate a sunset. Artist Sandy Smith is…

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Blow Up: Amplifies Breath Into a Windstorm

This incredible art installation records the tiniest human breathing patterns and magnifies them into a room-filling blast of wind. Created by interactive artist Scott Snibbe, Blow Up is comprised of two main pieces. On one side of the room is an array of 12 small impellers which act as a…

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Een Maal is the World’s First One-Person Restaurant

There’s a Downpour in MoMA’s ‘Rain Room’, But You Won’t Get Wet

Luminogeist 3D iPhone Displays: Prism Power

Waterbed Pavement: I Feel the Earth Move Under My Feet

See-Through Public Toilet Lets You Do a Number Two While the Rest of the World Passes You By

Study of Time Clock: LEDs and Shadows Tell Time

Stormtroopers Invade South Beach

905 Ping Pong Balls Turned Into an Interactive Video Screen

Digital Clock Needs 48 Analog Hands to Tells Time

Your Old Pcs Can Become a Beautiful Sunset

Blow Up: Amplifies Breath Into a Windstorm

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