The prefabricate Garden Shed Cottage home by Ville Hara and designer Linda Bergroth has the ability to submerse one in almost any setting. Its minimalist and simple nature includes a small shed in the back of the structure for storage and a single rectangular bedroom enclosed by glass walls and roof. Equipped with just enough room for a full size bed and a single light on the only non-glass wall, the garden shed home is the idyllic set up for someone looking to experience the full benefits of the great outdoors with shelter for sleeping and stowing away items....

The Tools You need to arm yourself correctly before you slick your hair, or it will falter and fall apart, leaving you a disheveled mess in a way that isn’t playful or sexy, but sloppy and dreadful. Don’t scrimp and leave yourself with a fright wig. Do it right. Brush (Optional) The common mistake men make is to reach for a heavy-duty brush to shellac down every stray follicle. Too often this leaves you with a helmet of hair that might be cute if you’re Emma Watson, but makes most men look like they’re trying to be a low-rent 30’s mobster....

New scientific studies into the behavior of individuals when confronted with different kinds of buildings is beginning to show that architecture, in fact, seems to have a noticeable and measurable affect on our feelings. This affect is generally universal, altering how all people feel in a specific way. As a result, high crime rates, reports of discontentment, and other major societal factors could be brought about merely by where we live and what we look at on a daily basis....

Everyone would agree that getting dumped is never fun. In fact, it’s pretty awful, especially when the breakup happens out of the blue, with no warning signals at all. But people tend to forget that it can also be difficult for someone who is initiating the breakup. Breaking Up is Hard to Do Breaking up with someone takes courage. You might be the one drawing the line through your romance, but that doesn’t make you immune to the knowledge that you’re hurting someone who was at one point, very important to you....

The Lord of The Rings film trilogy started a trend of television and movie travel destinations by showing people the lush land of New Zealand, which has been riding high on tourists wishing to see The Shire ever since. More than that, the lovely locales that create the backdrop for innumerable television shows and big budget films have also become hotspots for those looking to get away. These living postcards offer a vacation not only far from home, but far from your state of mind....

LEGO Sydney Opera House Gallery title: “Lego Sydney Opera House” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-08” author: “Dana Becknell” LEGO Sydney Architecture Video LEGO Sydney Opera House | Gallery

Using his photo editing skills, Lorenz shows the rest of us what he and his “celebrity besties” would get up to if they really could hang out. So far, the all star case in his hilariously edited photo series includes such names as David Beckham, Jennifer Lawrence, and Kim Kardashian. Rather than just Photoshopping himself into the pictures, though, Valentino creates an illusion of camaraderie between himself and the celebrities by depicting them in comfortable positions or acts of familiarity that one wouldn’t normally experience with some of the biggest stars in Hollywood....

America’s great cities have been explored from every conceivable angle by modern artists, but there is still room for fresh inspiration in photographic art like this. Photographer Michael Shainblum has created a wild new style of urban timelapse photography using a mirrored editing technique. He has produced a collection of kaleidoscopic timelapse cityscapes of cities like Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Las Vegas. He has blended them together into a single timelapse video called “Mirror City”, a piece of video artwork that yields “a plethora of visual stimulation”, in the words of the artist himself....

A visit to FilmFest DC will not only provide an immersion into the latest and greatest of international cinema, but a tour of one of the United States’ most culturally dynamic cities. FilmFest DC is spread across nine theaters in the district, from the Avalon Theater in Chevy Chase, D.C. to the Landmark E-Street Cinema downtown. Our friends at Saab invited us to experience the festival first hand, sitting in on a long list of films from Sweden, Iran, South Korea and more....

Peugeot B1K Bicycle Concept | Since its invention, the bicycle really hasn’t changed much. Its basic components remain the same– a pair of wheels, a crank-driven drivetrain, a frame, a seat and some handlebars. The components themselves have evolved, but the basic song has gone unchanged. The design team at Peugeot Bikes, however, have created a bike concept so alien to our eyes that change may be on the horizion....

The Peugeot Design Laboratory’s newest bicycle, the DL121, is collaboration of form and function designed for the urban commuter. A distinct divide is created between the copper coated front half of the bike and the stark white back. A versatile, thin leather case is a convenient storage component built right into the frame. Traditional spokes reside in the rear wheel while the front wheel maintains an aerodynamic rim design for efficiency and speed....

The Italian design firm Pininfarina is responsible for the design of some of history’s most beautiful automobiles. In the last 80 years, Pininfarina has crafted the designs of many cars for brands like Ferrari, Maserati, Rolls-Royce, Alfa Romeo and more. While Pininfarina have dabbled a bit outside of the realm of the sports car, the Bovet Ottana Tourbillon is Pininfarina’s latest foray into the world of timepieces. The Pininfarina Bovet Ottana Tourbillon watch is a black-and-bold timepiece, held on a chain or around the wrist, with a busy, gravity-defying interior just like the automobiles of their past....

If you absolutely must use a Bluetooth headset, this is the one to own. The Plantronics Discovery 975 Bluetooth Headset does it’s best to shed the negative connotations associated with Bluetooth headsets by adopting sleek, progressive styling elements. That leather-lined carrying case is also rechargeable, giving your headset twice the battery capacity of most stand-alone units. While we suggest that you don’t use one of these unless you absolutely need it, you will not find a better looking headset than the Plantronics Discovery 975....

High in the mountains of Croatia rests a stunning natural landscape lush with waterfalls, mammoth stone walls and mossy caverns. The Plitvice Lakes National Park of Croatia is amongst the country’s most popular tourist locales, providing its visitors an experience of how beautiful the alpine countryside of Croatia can be. In 1979, Plitvice Lakes became a UNESCO World Heritage Site for “outstanding natural beauty, and the undisturbed production of travertine (tuff) through chemical and biological action”....

Why so pricey? Hand-made HiFi systems usually are. This system is considered to be an advancement in audio technology by Poet Audio, a system that presents “entire symmetry” of sound throughout a wide listening sphere. It does so with evenly-distributed ports on all sides, plus a four-driver speaker combination within. It uses a 7-inch kevlar sub, a pair of three-inch mids, and one neodymium tweeter for the high end. Those four are powered by a 170-watt amp and the delivery spans the full 20Hz to 20kHz spectrum....

Well, welcome to the shades of gray. On-ear headphones are precisely built for those occasions when you want something a little more impressive than your earbuds, but don’t feel like lugging around a huge set of delicate, $300 buns. On-ear headphones are made to be the grout that holds the tiles together, and should be used for niche listening, when earbuds aren’t enough, bulky over-ears are too much, and you can’t use a speaker....

The Cuban-born artist duo Guerro De La Paz have created a series of sculptural art works out of discarded, recycled clothing. These figures of sculptural iconography are made from t-shirts, shoes, boots, socks and more, many of which have been dug out of secondhand stores in Little Haiti, Miami. The message Guerro De La Paz conveys with their recycled clothing art is about the consume-and-discard nature of our mass-produced lifestyles....

Paul F. Hirzel’s River Place faces several challenges from the local environment. Summer temperatures can climb toward 110 degrees Fahrenheit, the river often floods during heavy rain periods, and poisonous rattlesnakes inhabit this part of the state. To provide a cool space for the occupants and the wine they produce, Hirzel’s design cantilevers directly over the river on large concrete piers. This provides enough lift over the water’s edge that it can sustain 300- and 500-year flood levels....

The luxury focus at Saffire Freycinet is priced accordingly, with suites starting at $1650 USD nightly. Each suite features a picturesque view of the water and mountains beyond, enjoyed from comfortable furnishings inspired by Tasmanian living. Signature suites and private pavilions are also available, with the latter including a kitchenette and a private pool to be enjoyed over a bottle of complimentary French champagne. If Tasmania is on your itinerary and money is no object, it’s hard to beat the Saffire Freycinet Hotel....

Heading to Greece any time soon? If you’re Athens-bound, do not miss Scala Vinoteca, an exquisite new entry into the world of fine Mediterranean cuisine. Scala Vinoteca is a Spanish-style wine bar with over 100 bottles to choose from, paired with fresh food from recipes across the Mediterranean sea. This fashionable restaurant was designed by architects Andreas Kurkulas and Maria Kokkinou, with a focus on minimal sensibility but plenty of culture and attitude....