THE ART AND MYSTERY OF ABANDONED PLACES
If you love urban decay, off the beaten track adventures, crumbling and abandoned places, you’ll love these images. Humans are natural explorers and since most of the world has already been put on the map, the trend is to turn our adventures toward the new decay and ruins of the recent past. Urban Decay has ..read more..
KEEPING YOU POSTED
Who designed the “@ symbol,” what was the very first search engine? If you have ever wondered how the internet came to be, The Big Internet Museum will give you a tasteful interactive tour through the ever-growing existence of the “World Wide Web.” Aside from that it’s a museum like any other, with curators READ MORE ..read more..
LA’S ORIGINAL SUBWAY
Writer Alissa Walker took a tour of L.A’s original subway system – the tunnels are no longer in operation. See and read more HERE.
DUTCH DESIGN IN MILAN
The Salone Internazionale del Mobile (International Furniture Fair) 2012 starts today in Milan. It will be open on Saturday and Sunday to the general public. About 176 Dutch designers are represented during this global event. Thanks to the independent foundation Materiaalfonds, who is celebrating its 40th birthday, a lot of young Dutch designers have the ..read more..
NORDIC HAUTE CUISINE: RESTAURANT NOMA
The “noma” is a Danish two Michelin star restaurant in Copenhagen directed by René Redzepi. The name noma is a combination of the two Danish words nordisk (Nordic country) and mad (food). In 2010 and 2011 it has been labelled as the Best Restaurant in the World by “Restaurant”, a British magazine dedicated to the ..read more..
FREE ONLINE MAD MEN SEASON 5 PREMIERE FOR EUROPE
For a limited time only, you can watch the Mad Men Season 5 Premiere online or on your mobile device via the AMC Mobile app. The AMC app will also give you a sneak peek of next week’s episode, a behind-the-scenes video of the special 2-hour premiere, and the current broadcast schedule for Mad Men. You can download AMC ..read more..
THE SONY +U APP, TO MAKE VOLUNTEERING EASIER AND MORE SOCIAL
Sony is rolling out a new Android mobile app that helps users to volunteer motivating them socially. With the +U title, the app demonstrates that everybody and you in particular can contribute to the volunteering organizations. The app was developed together with the charity YouthNet and has open source code that allows anyone to use or repurpose it ..read more..
MARINA BAY SANDS SKYPARK JUMP, 2012
Marina Bay Sands, Moshe Safdie’s Singaporean casino hotel complex and giant elevated surfboard, has become the de facto symbol of an island state characterized by its zany architecture. The structure soars 57 stories tall and straddles the cluster of shiny, sculptural buildings dwarfed by its three towers. Clearly, there is no better place for base-jumping, ..read more..
