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Zoo’s Visitor Sees Monkey Sharpening A Rock, Later It Uses It To Shatter Its Glass Enclosure

Fri, 30 Aug 2019 14:59:09 +0300

They said that Planet of the Apes was fiction. They were wrong! Some of us have always had an inkling that monkeys are far smarter than they let on. And now they’ve figured out what they have to do to escape zoos! Well, at least one monkey has that information. But I’m pretty sure others will soon follow suit.

This Jacket That’s Made From 2 Billion Glass Spheres Reflects Every Color In The Visible Spectrum

Mon, 19 Aug 2019 20:39:49 +0300

Drawing inspiration from nature, the brand known for its innovative approach to clothing – Vollebak – recently crafted a new futuristic jacket inspired by the adaptive camouflage of the black squid. To design the jacket, the team at Vollebak used lasers and embedded more than 2 billion microscopic glass spheres into resin on the jacket’s surface.

Airbnb Is Offering The Chance To Spend A Night In The Louvre Glass Pyramid

Fri, 05 Apr 2019 13:09:31 +0300

Have you ever wondered what would you do if you had all of the money in the world and anything was possible? Would you buy apartments in the biggest cities around the world with breathtaking views from your windows? All of these things and more are possible with the right amount of money, but there is one luxurious experience that no amount of money can buy – a night at the Pyramid du Louvre

Nature In Glass

Thu, 12 Feb 2015 12:51:07 +0300

Simone Crestani is a glass maker! He started blowing glass when he was 15 years old and immediately became very fond of it. He can say that he has two big passions so far in his life – glass and nature. Therefore, in his works he tries to combine both of them – he gives his sculptures natural shapes.

Shayna Leib’s Art

Tue, 02 Dec 2014 13:05:01 +0300

Meet Shayna Leib, an American glassblowing artist, whose magical art can make your heart stop in amazement. She works with different materials but prefers glass “not for its mimetic qualities to capture the look of other materials, but for it’s ability to express flow, freeze a moment in time, and manipulate optics.”

New Glass Flooring Across Tower Bridge's High-Level

Thu, 13 Nov 2014 13:37:48 +0300

Daniella Marchesi walks across the 11 meter by 1.8 meter wide newly installed glass floor 138 feet above the River Thames at Tower Bridge, London, on November 10, 2014, after a £1 million improvement. The floor will allow visitors a view of the bridge lifts and is the most significant change since the Tower bridge Experience opening in 1982.

Mesmerizing Kaleidoscopic Glass Installations by Olafur Eliasson

Thu, 23 Oct 2014 10:49:40 +0400

Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson may be best known for his expansive installations that encompass entire rooms, but his smaller-scale works are just as compelling. The artist, who is based in Copenhagen and Berlin, often uses mirrors, tinted glass, stainless steel frames, and lightbulbs to create spectacular kaleidoscopic works that transform spaces into illuminated, multicolored realms of beauty. Lit from within, Eliasson's geometric lamps project dazzling hues and patterns on the surrounding walls, ceiling and floor, immersing the viewer in a light-filled world as celestial and fantastical as the vast universe.

Artist "Knits" With Glass To Create Incredible Sculptures

Mon, 20 Oct 2014 12:42:48 +0400

Believe it or not, these images of knitting needles and yarn are actually made of glass. Sculptor Carol Milne manages to manipulate the glass into intricately woven sculptures through a lengthy process.

Glass Portraits Are Sliced Incredibly Like a Loaf of Bread

Wed, 11 Jun 2014 14:19:37 +0400

Self-taught, California-based artist Loren Stump makes a variety of beautiful glass works, but he is best known for his incredible skill at murrine (also known as murrina or murrini), a 4,000-year-old Mideast technique where colored patterns or images made in a glass cane are revealed when cut in cross-sections. Murrine are designed by layering different colors of molten glass around a core, then heating and stretching it into a rod. When cool, the rod is sliced like a loaf of bread, revealing the same elaborate details in each piece.

With over 40 years of experience, Stump has perfected his murrine technique to the point where he can now layer amazingly detailed paintings in glass, manipulating two-dimensional murrine slices into three-dimensional forms. His most complex work to date is a unique interpretation of Leonardo da Vinci's painting Virgin on the Rocks. Stump used hundreds of glass rods to create each detail, building the portrait one component at a time. The result is a stunning glass masterpiece that sold for $5,000 per slice.

Amazing Room's Glass Floor Reveals Underwater Wonders

Tue, 03 Jun 2014 13:44:36 +0400

This bedroom may be one of the most unique sleeping quarters ever. Part of the Udang House (or Shrimp House) at the Bambu Indah hotel in Ubud, Bali, the one-of-a-kind room has tempered glass floor panels that reveal a stunning underwater panorama of the fresh shrimp pond that the house is situated above. From the comfort of their own bed, guests can spend hours gazing at the vibrant blue waters of the pond, enjoying the rare opportunity to see numerous crustaceans swimming around in a flurry of underwater activity.

Willis Tower's 103rd floor glass viewing platform CRACKED

Fri, 30 May 2014 11:11:50 +0400

Family evacuated from Willis Tower 1,353ft above the streets of Chicago. Glass floor of tourist attraction The Ledge appeared to shatter beneath them. Transparent viewing deck opened in 2009 on 103rd floor and the three-inch thick glass is meant to withstand 5-tons