To celebrate their World Chef Showcase Weekend, the Sydney International Food Festival has developed this brilliant ad campaign. The participating nations are represented in these images by their flag and cuisine, with their local fare being used to create the image of the flag. Olives and feta cheese make up the cross and bars of the Greek flag, fresh nigiri sushi is used as the sun in the Japanese flag, and the rest are just as creative....
Samsung NX3000 – Compact, Flexible Wifi Camera View in galleryThe newest digital camera with WiFi is also the most accessible in terms of price. The Samsung NX3000, revealed in early May, is a surprisingly powerful device. It’s got all of the bells and whistles that are standard in 2014, including interchangeable lenses, a swivel screen, a hot shoe for flash units and a high-res 20.3MP sensor. All of this functionality is built into a compact camera body, featuring retro style elements like the brushed metal top and leather-ish front end....
The Lily Camera Drone is a compact quadcopter with one of the most impressive industrial design identities we’ve seen yet. Sure, it’s not as intimidating looking as the awesome DJI Inspire One, but it’s styled to be as friendly as its functionality. It’s also not a perfect fit for a pro videographer, it’s built with the adventurer in mind. The Lily Drone is effectively intended to replace the videographer entirely, to follow and film without missing any action....
The McDonald’s pavilion is located on one of Rotterdam’s most well-known avenues, a divided commercial district called Coolsingel. The McDonalds of the Future occupies a space that was once considered to be Rotterdam’s ugliest building, but this new design is an exercise in contrasts. What was once an ugly blight is now a vibrant new structure. It may be a popular consumer brand that operates the space, but it’s a design worthy of celebration for the local citizens....
To explore the looks and lifestyles of Miami, we reached out to veteran street style photographer Phil Oh of StreetPeeper.com. Mr. Street Peeper carries a camera around world fashion districts, capturing some of today’s most fashionable people rocking the trends du jour. Like Bill Cunningham and The Sartorialist before him, Phil Oh’s work shows fashion at its most current and confident moment– in the streets of cities across the world....
The appearance of the East House is virtuous in its own right. It is concrete contemporary at its finest, a natural blend of stone-colored concrete and warm wooden framing. The modular “boxes” of the home collectively form an outer wall, while the intermediate sections are framed with lightweight woods. The home is more of a campus than an individual structure, where boxes form rooms and hallways are built between them....
Why Carry an EDC Flashlight Nearly every smartphone on the market today has a flashlight built right in, and that’s plenty for ordinary use. The trouble with that is ordinary situations aren’t all you encounter, and the light on a phone is limited. Plus, you can’t weight your fist with your phone. It’s cumbersome to wave around when changing a tire or working under a car hood with limited visibility. A phone won’t help you get through a window in an emergency, nor will it run for days, providing light in the more dire of circumstances....
Since NYC is, on some level, everything to everyone, there’s also a lot of wasteful stuff that will suck up your time and money while giving you very little in the way of a true City That Never Sleeps adventure. Though Time Square might look glitzy, take it from a native of Hell’s Kitchen who’s seen the good and the bad and everything in between, these are the 22 worst time sucks in New York....
It’s a Dogs Life If you have a dog, you’ve probably wondered what happens when they shut their eyes. Do they have dreams just like humans, or are their movements while dozing an involuntary twitch? We’re going to answer the questions on your mind, so you can get a better understanding of your puppy and what they think about while catching some Zs. Do Dogs Dream? Scientists believe that dogs have the capability of dreaming just like us humans....
Photographer Julia Galdo understands the subtlety needed to convey emotion in photography. Her “House Wife” photo set is narrative in nature, showing the empty boredom of this hyperbolic housewife in mid-50s fashion. While boredom is the emotion, that doesn’t mean this series isn’t entertaining. That emptiness yields a strong feeling of beauty, one well embodied by the subject of Galdo’s shoot. [via julia galdo on behance] View in gallery View in gallery View in gallery View in gallery...
The new DC65 cleans better than any other vacuum across carpets and hard floors. August Smart Lock As a technology, the lock and key has changed little over the years. It hasn’t needed to– it’s simple, safe and effective. That doesn’t mean it can’t be improved upon, and the people at August Smart Lock have created a pretty amazing system for keeping your house safe and accessible to those you trust....
Ordering meat through the mail means you’re going to pay for it sight unseen. You could easily lose money this way and get an inferior piece of beef that is tainted with disease. To save your dollars and cents, as well as rescue your palette from horrific cuts of gristle and fat, we did the gustatory research to find the 16 best companies for mail order steaks of any size and shape....
Related Reading: Best Never Have I Ever Questions But drinking alone is only fun for a little while. What every serious session of imbibing needs is a game to go along with it – preferably one wherein coordination plays a key role, so that as more alcohol is consumed, the results get ever more strange and humiliating. Since there’s nearly as many drinking games as there are fine rums and wines, it can be hard to find a good one, often leaving you stuck playing Quarters or beer pong for the hundredth time, perhaps even resorting to pool and darts, like a plebeian....
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The metal wallet is ideal for this age of fast action and digital theft protection. This ultra modern accessory is more likely to provide RFID protection. It is typically designed with a minimalist bent, perfect for back pockets and swift removal. It slips easily from hand to pants to bag, and back again, for a multifaceted, go everywhere, do everything, versatility. If you have not yet equipped yourself with one of these little wonders, or you have, but one is just not enough, read on for a selection of the finest metal wallets on the market today....
Guangzhou-based O-Office architects just recently opened up the first exhibition in iD town, an ongoing project, built within an abandoned, decades-old factory. The disused concrete building had been sitting empty for nearly a decade when O-Office moved in, at which point they immediately began renovating. Believe it or not, they’ve actually done relatively little to spice the building up (save, of course, for making sure it won’t suddenly fall down atop everyone’s heads)....
The Adidas miCoach Smart Ball gathers information with internal sensors and sends this data immediately to a connected smartphone via Bluetooth. The app included with the ball allows you to analyze your kicking performance, providing you with tips on how to improve your game. You’ll also have access to a bunch of tutorials and challenges – you can attempt to replicate the kicks of the world’s best soccer players, and save your best kicks each day in order to track your performance....
The Hario Mizudashi For space saving, mess free brewing, the Hario Mizudashi shines. Where others of its ilk brew in one container and then drain into another, the Mizudashi steeps the grounds in an immersion brew cone which lifts free when the concentrate is ready, leaving behind a delicious concoction that can be diluted with water, or drunk straight for those who like their java to put hair where hair did not used to be....
If you’re still drinking automatic, it’s time to junk the drip and get a french press, which will give you smooth, mellow coffee that’s never once been touched by our mechanical overlords. Almost as old as coffee itself, the french press is a magically simple way of making coffee that is easy to clean, easy to use, and requires no more know-how than boiling water. When you’re prepared for superior coffee with less effort and fewer scrubbing sessions with industrial cleansers, you’re ready for the best french press coffeemakers on the market today....
