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Red Green Blue (20 pics)

Our eyes pick up color when light reflects off specific objects. Milan-based collective Carnovsky uses this phenomenon to manipulate what we see in this incredible installation, titled "RGB."



RGB’s technique consists in the overlapping of three different images, each one in a primary color. Through the colored filters (a light or a transparent material), we can… Continue

Added by Eugene on November 28, 2010 at 10:30am — 5 Comments

Playing with the Elements (8 total)

You may remember France-based graphic designer and illustrator Stéphane Massa-Bidal (aka Rétrofuturs or Hulk4598) as the one who cleverly turned some of our favorite websites turned vintage book covers. Looking through his large body of work, you'll find even more… Continue

Added by alice on November 27, 2010 at 11:00am — 2 Comments

The Animals Inside Us (10 photos)

In this beautiful series titled “Bêtes de mode” (or Fashion Animals), French artistic duo Thomas Couderc and Clément Vauchez of Helmo superimposed blue portraits with red animal portraits. These displays were seen Lafayette Galleries's windows on Haussmann Boulevard in Paris. Wonderful execution.…



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Added by thinkpossitive on November 27, 2010 at 8:00am — 7 Comments

Burnout by Romain Laurent (4 photos + video)



French photographer Romain Laurent has this uncanny ability to show us how we feel. Using the tricks up his sleeve, he can make the world feel slightly off balance or demonstrate how we're sometimes living in a bubble. In this…

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Added by alice on November 26, 2010 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Cristiano Ronaldo's Girlfriend - Irina Shayk

24-year-old Russian bombshell Irina Sheikmay is probably best known as Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo's girlfriend. That could all change if she keeps doing photo shoots like this, though..



The steamy spread is not without controversy. Sheikmay is suing GQ Spain for Photoshopping her to be completely nude.



According to the Managing Director of Elite Model Management Spain: "In every image photographed Ms. Shayk was dressed in lingerie in the artistic and…

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Added by Eugene on November 26, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Underwater Ballet (6 pics)

This series of underwater photography by Nadia Moro is highlighted by extravagantly flowing dresses and graceful poses by the women in the photos. “Behind the Surface” shows a cast of characters performing an underwater ballet, captured in still life.…



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Added by Kevin Chung on November 26, 2010 at 2:19pm — No Comments

Breathtaking City Landscapes (8 photos)

Santorini

Here are some great city photos by Andrey Pomyantovskiy. These shots beautifully capture the cities and have a very serene and quiet quality to them.



Santorini

Oia…

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Added by Kevin Chung on November 26, 2010 at 2:00pm — 2 Comments

The Butterfly Effect II (27 pics)

As evident from my previous post, I have a passion for butterflies! More and more, fashion photographers and stylists are inspired by this pretty bug, and are incorporating it in their design. Here are some beautiful examples...…

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Added by Marica on November 26, 2010 at 2:00pm — 3 Comments

Captivating Street Photography (15 photos)

As a longtime fan of Heiko Waechter, I had to get in touch with him to ask him about his street photography. Just how is he able to capture these beautiful yet fleeting moments? What would inspire him to start down this creative path? Read our interview with him, below, to find…

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Added by alice on November 26, 2010 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Forgotten Dreams (23 pics)

Gehard Demetz is a 38- year-old mysterious sculptor. The only thing that we know about him is that he was born in Val Gardena, Italy, and that he lives in the mountains of Selva Gardena (BZ).



His marvelous wooden sculptures of children are eerily impressive. Their sad expressions are accentuated by the porcelain-like look of the wood, and the missing wooden… Continue

Added by Marica on November 26, 2010 at 12:39pm — 5 Comments

Magical See-Through Doorknob (3 pics)

Here's a design that's sure to knock your socks off. Hideyuki Nakayama designed a doorknob that let's you see what's going on in the next room. The coolest thing about it is its simplicity. There is no hidden camera involved. Rather, the glass knob is cleverly designed to reflect the room you’re about to enter, giving it a crystal ball effect.



Although… Continue

Added by Eugene on November 26, 2010 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

Clever T-Shirt Packaging for Foodies (5 pics)

Love this cute idea by Prompt Design, a Thailand-based agency. The t-shirts are packaged very cleverly - they're individually folded inside vacuum packs, paper bags, plastic wrappers or disposable cups, turning them into wonderful (and almost edible looking) works of art! Called Here! Sod, these t-shirts would make great gifts for your foodie friends!…



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Added by Wen Duan on November 25, 2010 at 5:30pm — 5 Comments

Streets Morph Into Running Track (7 pics)

In an effort to attract visitors, Austrian architects Sandra Janser and Elisabeth Koller painted the streets of Graz, Austria to resemble a running track. The bright red track with separating gray lines has successfully generated a buzz in the area, which has helped surrounding businesses. The 750m-long installation, titled "Ready. Steady. Go!", won first prize in the… Continue

Added by Eugene on November 25, 2010 at 11:00am — 3 Comments

Teaching Design for Change: TED

I was really moved by this TED Talk by designer Emily Pilloton. It's intriguing to hear how design can be used to teach different subjects at school and how that could lead to rebuilding a whole city.



Pilloton moved to rural Bertie County, in North Carolina, to engage in a bold experiment of design-led community transformation. She's teaching a design-build class called Studio H that engages high schoolers' minds and bodies while bringing smart design and… Continue

Added by Eugene on November 25, 2010 at 10:26am — No Comments

A Big Thank You from My Modern Met

Though it may be a little cliché to send out a thank you on this day, I would be remiss if I didn't express my gratitude. It's been over 2 1/2 years since we first launched this website. Like anyone, I had my doubts, would my brother (Eugene, yes - he's my brother) and I be able to survive, to weather a down economy, to learn and grow My Modern Met to what it could… Continue

Added by alice on November 25, 2010 at 9:00am — 3 Comments

Ghosts of Amsterdam

Though there's no doubt in my mind that historical consultant Jo Teeuwisse was inspired by Russian photographer Sergey Larenkov's World War II photos, we can still appreciate her own spin. After discovering some negatives at a flea market and scanning them onto her computer, Teeuwisse then went to each of…

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Added by alice on November 25, 2010 at 8:00am — 8 Comments

H&M's Surreal Projection Mapping

A little present arrived in my inbox this morning from MUSE, the digital agency who helped Samsung bring their 3D LED TV's to life. (Watch it if you haven't seen it already, it's still one of our all-time faves.) This time, they worked with H&M.…



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Added by alice on November 25, 2010 at 7:00am — 3 Comments

Beautifully Lit Spiral Staircase (6 pics)

Speirs + Major designed this magnificent cylindrical chandelier to provide light for a new spiral staircase in Edinburgh's Usher Hall - one of Scotland's historic art venues. The cylindrical, concrete walls meant it was almost impossible to fix lighting in a way that would appear architecturally integrated. Their solution was to create a 45 foot (13.8 meter) long suspended… Continue

Added by Eugene on November 24, 2010 at 5:00pm — 1 Comment

Human Dragons (8 photos)

Paris-based photographer Thomas Ciszewski summons our inner pyromaniacs and creates human dragons in this set he titles "Hot Spot." The contrast between fire and the dark background is striking. One has to wonder how hot the scenes get and what type of flammable liquid they're spewing out. Ciszewski currently works as a creative director at a digital agency in… Continue

Added by Eugene on November 24, 2010 at 3:30pm — 2 Comments

Strange Dreams and Haunting Nightmares (14 photos)

If you haven't heard the name Anthony Goicolea, you probably will soon. The Brooklyn-based Cuban-American artist was recently plucked by designer Calvin Klein to create some artistic window displays. Called "one of the most extensive collaborations between an artist and a designer company," the short film Golcolea has created will serve as the anchor piece in Calvin… Continue

Added by alice on November 24, 2010 at 2:30pm — 6 Comments

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