WOULD you rather have tomatoes that look good, or taste good

  WOULD you rather have tomatoes that look good, or taste good? Most people, no doubt, would swear that they prefer taste to looks when it comes to buying fruit and vegetables. But that is not how they behave. Years of retailing experience have shown that what actually gets bought is what looks good. And, unfortunately, for tomatoes at least, that is not well correlated with taste. A uniformly red skin – the sort preferred by consumers...

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Animal-human hybrid stickers invading Parisian streets

While marketing and mainstream communications campaigns have derived branding inspiration in the comic-like cartoon style of street art, and the values attached to its culture—freedom, community, transgression—the paradox still exists to see it framed and sold through traditional art channels.We caught up with street artist Rafael Suriani at his recent show, "Collages Urbains", at Cabinet d'amateur gallery in Paris, where he told us more...

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EURO 2012 POSTERS BY DAVID WATSON

Euro 2012 recently began and, for those of you who don’t know, it’s the European football championship. European football is what we Americans call soccer, and it has slowly gained steam over the years, although still not as popular as American football…  Whether you’re into the championship or not (or even sports in general), you’ll probably love these simple, modern posters David Watson ofTrebleseven designed for it. Each...

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AWARE2 gigapixel camera

'AWARE2' gigapixel camera by duke universityabove: 3 increasing zoom levels of footage taken by the camera engineers at duke university have developed a camera able to take photos with up to one billion pixels of resolution. the 'AWARE2' gigapixel camera uses 98 sensors each at 14 megapixels, capable of detecting detail from as far as 1 kilometer away.the current model weighs in at approximately 100 pounds, and only...

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new greek restaurant PHOS, Mykonos

© Vangelis PaterakisArchitects: LM ArchitectsLocation: Mykonos, GreeceDesign Team: Mariza Aggelidi, Lila Galata, Ariadni Kafetzi, Bettina Velliou Proyect Year: 2012Photographs: Vangelis Paterakis © Vangelis PaterakisThe greek light, a source of inspiration in any area of artistic creation, lent its name to the new greek restaurant PHOS, Mykonos(PHOS is the greek word for light).In this project we handled the shaping...

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bastiaan kok has developed a 'porsche bicycle'

'porsche bicycle' by bastiaan kokall images courtesy of bastiaan koklow placed handlebar and integrated bicycle helmet storagenetherland-based bastiaan kok has developed a 'porsche bicycle' which is influenced by the famous 911 series car. the bodywork resembles the classic lines of the sport to the integrated headlight, through to the slightly curved top tube, to the impressive rear wheel fender ending in the taillight. a low...

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Entitled "Cock and Bull," this showpiece by British artist Damien Hirst towers above diners at Tramshed, which only serves chicken and steak.

DAMIEN HIRSTEntitled "Cock and Bull," this showpiece by British artist Damien Hirst towers above diners at Tramshed, which only serves chicken and steak.Internationally renowned British artist Damien Hirst has created an art piece for a London restaurant in which a whole Hereford cow and cockerel are preserved in formaldehyde in a steel and glass tank, smack dab in the middle of the dining room.Called "Cock and Bull," the showpiece towers...

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Edward Burtynsky Photographs Farming in Monegros Spain

© Edward Burtynsky, courtesy Flowers, London Dryland Farming #13, Monegros County, Aragon, Spain, 2010Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky is having a London moment. Not only are his familiar works on the oil crisis on view but he is also exhibiting a new series examining the impact of long-term farming in Monegros, Spain.© Edward Burtynsky, courtesy Flowers, London Dryland Farming #21, Monegros County, Aragon,...

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advertising work from all over the world

AdvertisingWe have new ads from all over the world to share with you this week. First up, we head to the US for this latest film from Google Studio G, which uses the humble banana to help advertise Google Play...Agency: Google Studio G; Writer/director: Jonathan Zames; Production design: Syyn Labs.DDB Paris has turned a series of Mini cars into 'Mini Stores' in Paris, where visitors can 'come in', talk to a salesperson and then test drive the cars....

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Man stranded in desert builds motorcycle out of his broken car

According to Merriam-Webster, ingenuity can be defined as "skill or cleverness in devising or combining" or "cleverness or aptness of design or contrivance." We'd say that's an apt description of a Frenchman named Emile who reportedly found himself stranded in the deserts of Northwest Africa after breaking a frame rail and a suspension swingarm underneath his Citroën 2CV.What to do? Why, disassemble the broken hulk and build yourself...

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Bank of England meets amid talk of £50bn stimulus

Bank of England policymakers meet today to decide whether to change interest rates or to pump in more money into the ailing economy, with leading economist saying they may opt to inject a further £50bn of stimul...

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Europe is on the verge of financial chaos.

Global capital markets, now the most powerful force on earth, are rapidly losing confidence in the financial coherence of the 17-nation euro zone. A market implosion there, like that triggered by Lehman Brothers collapse in 2008, may not be far off. Not only would that dismantle the euro zone, but it could also usher in another global economic slump: in effect, a second leg of the Great Recession, analogous to that of 1937. This risk is evident in the structure of global interest rates. At one level, U.S. Treasury bonds are now carrying the lowest...

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The forgotten dead sat in corroding canisters in an abandoned outbuilding of the Oregon State Hospital for decades.

What’s creepier than an abandoned morgue? Places that have been left vacant to deteriorate and decay are already drenched in a sense of death, standing as reminders that even the inorganic things we build are not immortal. But in actual morgues and mortuaries – where autopsy tables, bone saws and embalming fluid often still litter the tables – push the macabre factor through the roof. These 14 abandoned morgues, mostly located in larger abandoned...

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