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Japan's Gigantic OLED Globe Shows Near-Real Time Displays



If you're headed to Tokyo, Japan, make sure to drop by The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan) to see some state-of-the-art science and technology. Around the middle of last year, the museum unveiled the world's first large-scale spherical OLED screen, measuring over 19 feet in diameter. Called Geo-Cosmos, this isn't any ordinary globe. It shows near real-time displays…

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Added by alice on February 19, 2012 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

Timeless Silhouettes

In this timeless series, beautiful model Alina poses nude with designer watches superimposed over her silhouette. Numéro China commissioned photographer Charles Guo and stylist Shao Jia for the June issue, which features luxury brands Rolex, Dior, Louis Vuitton and Chanel.





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Added by Kevin Chung on July 17, 2011 at 9:30am — 1 Comment

City Collages Scramble Time



Challenging us to think about the way we view time, Pep Ventosa creates photo collages of famous cities around the world that resemble surreal paintings. By assembling dozens to several hundred separate photographs together, he turns life's moments into puzzle pieces. It's as if he reconstructs a whole new reality.



As his website states, "His work is focused on an exploration of the… Continue

Added by alice on June 2, 2011 at 6:00am — 3 Comments

I Love New York Photography (12 photos)

Like Germany-based photographer Jakob Wagner, Vienna, Austria-based Oliver Wutscher knows how to make a city come alive! Growing up in a small town, Wutscher was always fascinated by life in the big city - mile-high skyscrapers, crowded places, neon lights and rushing cars. What better place to capture this than New… Continue

Added by alice on December 21, 2010 at 11:00am — 4 Comments

Photograph Time! by Michael Wesely (5 pics)



This is a cool project by photographer Michael Wesley entitled Open Shutter Projekt was created from exposures over a three year period from 2001-2004. It shows the changes that have taken place in New York and Berlin over that time. Via Who Designed It?…



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Added by Kevin Chung on August 3, 2010 at 5:05pm — 1 Comment

You've Got to Love London

During the final days studying abroad, Alex Silver took 7,757 individual photographs and created this time lapse-video as a tribute to London.



Music: You've Got the Love by Florence and the Machine



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Added by Eugene on June 26, 2010 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Ephemicropolis



Artist Peter Root latest work is ‘Ephemicropolis’, a metropolis made completely from stacks of metal staples. the piece consists of over 100,000 staples that were assembled over a time period of 40 hours.



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Added by Yasmine Zalek on April 26, 2010 at 12:11pm — 1 Comment

Gown Made From Recycled M&M Wrappers



To create the gown, more than 1,800 flowers were individually cut and sewn from 600 Peanut M&M wrappers, a time-consuming process that took over 100 hours of labor.



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Added by Yasmine Zalek on April 18, 2010 at 2:10pm — 3 Comments

The Little Time



The Little Time by Rafael Morgan, a clock with magnifiers for hands!



"Little Time comes with numbers printed so small they're difficult to read except when the hour or minute hand, which are tipped with magnifying lenses, passes over them."…



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Added by Yasmine Zalek on March 23, 2010 at 3:47pm — 2 Comments

theMET's Top 10 Most Popular Posts Ever!

Day after day we scour the web, looking for stories about how people have taken something ordinary and turned it into something extraordinary. These can be everyone from professional photographers like Tim Walker or… Continue

Added by alice on December 23, 2009 at 5:00pm — 4 Comments

The Top 10 Everything of 2009 - Time Magazine

Feeling a bit nostalgic are we? As the year slowly comes to an end, Time take a look back at 2009 with 50 wide-ranging top 10 lists. Remember the highs and lows with The Top 10 Everything of 2009. Man, what a ridiculously crazy…

Added by alice on December 18, 2009 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment

China's National Day in Timelapse (Incredible!)



Since most of us only got to see pictures of China's elaborate parade (thanks, Boston Globe!), here's a very cool timelapse video from Dan Chung that will make us feel like we were right in Tiananmen Square. Dan Chung worked his magic for us, giving us a beautiful, amazing and artistic look at this incredible event.



Slow motion shot on a 7D at… Continue

Added by alice on October 6, 2009 at 12:00pm — 2 Comments

If time is money, this is the place to buy and sell time. The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the Navigator. Bending time ... Time and Space A lot can be sai…

If time is money, this is the place to buy and sell…

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Added by Good Stuff on September 2, 2009 at 3:37am — 1 Comment

QLOCKTWO - A Modern Clock That Spells the Time

Forget having to look at the two hands on and decipher the time. If you prefer to read, check out Biergert & Funk's QLOCKTWO. Sure it'll cost you an arm and a leg (about $1600) but how cool would it be to hang this in your house? Ok, yes, standard digital clocks work fine but this almost feels like your… Continue

Added by alice on August 22, 2009 at 7:30am — No Comments

Time Clock



[Design-Fetish via… Continue

Added by Yasmine Zalek on July 27, 2009 at 11:42am — No Comments

Do You Remember The Time...?

For anyone who grew up listening to Michael on their record player, this drawing is sure to bring back memories.… Continue

Added by alice on June 30, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

CNN T-Shirts Remind of Us of Important Moments in History

I know our site was "Obamafied" yesterday so I promise last past on our President for now. When CNN came out with the idea to put their headlines on t-shirts my gut reaction was "meh." And truth be told most of their headlines really do not belong on shirts. I mean really:



"What will Mrs. Obama Wear to the Balls?" - Who the heck cares? Ok we do but we'll… Continue

Added by alice on January 21, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

THE WEEKEND EXPERIENCE - MOVIES OPENING 8/10

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Ashes of Time Redux

Celebrated director Wong Kar-Wai revisits his 1994 film Ashes of Time, the Hong Kong filmmaker's only entry into the martial arts genre. Based on the novel by Louis Cha, this film follows a lone swordsman (Leslie Cheung) as time passes. Ashes of Time Redux also stars Tony Leung… Continue

Added by Eugene on October 9, 2008 at 9:46am — No Comments

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