Lori Zimmer is a freelance writer, curator, art consultant and the creator of Art Nerd New York- part travel guide, part art history, created for the art obsessed, featuring art sites in NYC beyond the obvious and ordinary.
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Diem Chau Carves Pencil Tips Into Incredible Miniature Animal Sculptures!
The artist’s striking tell-tale raven emerges from the whittled, rectangular base of the flat carpenter’s pencil. Standing tall and erect on the white painted stub, Diem has carved the
Portable Snoozebox Shipping Container Hotel Can Be Set Up in Just 48 Hours
Snoozebox’s cozy rooms carry all the comforts of home. The rooms sleep two to four guests comfortably, with double beds and adjacent bunk beds. The adaptable rooms also feature drawers and
The Pop-Up Maddox Beach Club Brings Breezy Relaxation To The London Olympics
As summer heats up and tourists flock to London for the Olympics many in the capital may find themselves seeking an escape from the urban madness; and the Maddox Beach Club, a pop-up beach
Fakro’s Innovative Windows Transform Into Airy Rooftop Balconies!
Designed for skylight windows on a pitched roof, the system works by installing two upward- and downward-opening windows instead of just a single skylight. The bottom window sash opens forward,
Camden Beach is a Sandy Manmade Beach in the Middle of London
Nearly 3,000 square feet of warm sand is spread out in the lot adjacent to the Roundhouse complex, which stretches from the venue’s terrace. Comfy beach chairs, sun umbrellas, and windbreaks
ARTFARMS Buffalo Combines Public Art With Urban Farming to Solve Urban Vacancy
Like the broken windows theory, ARTFARMS was created to turn around the stigma that the vacant land of the East Side of Buffalo gives to potentially interested developers. By creating a citywide
Michael Jantzen’s Solar Eclipse Pavilion is a Public Sculpture that Doubles as a Renewable Energy Source
Michael Jantzen's Solar Eclipse Pavilion is a sprawling steel sculpture designed to create a shady public meeting space. But instead of serving just one function the artistic installation is
Artist Christopher Boffoli Unveils Fantastical New Larger-Than-Life Food Landscapes!
Food photographers have the challenging job of making staged food appear enticing and delicious. Boffoli extends that challenge, magically turning each morsel into landscapes with which his
Lisbon Palace Transformed Into an Affordable and Luxurious Hostel
The palace, once home to Lisbon’s regal set, has been transformed into a welcoming travel destination. Each of the upstairs rooms have been converted to sleep 108 separate beds in thirteen
Paris’ Promenade Plantée Gave Inspiration to New York’s High Line Park
The Vincennes railway line was active through Paris from 1859 to 1969, until it was abandoned when the more modern RER train line was built. As Paris grew, buildings were erected around the
Book Forest: Berlin Turns Fallen Tree Trunks Into a Free Book Exchange!
The book exchange kiosk is set amidst a tree lined block in Prenzlauer Berg, in front of a quaint dessert café. All throughout the day, neighborhood residents young and old busily use the
Dieter Roth’s ‘Gartenskulptur’ Is an Ever-Growing Art Installation Celebrating Recycled and Decaying Materials
Roth’s piece has traveled to museums around the world, portraying the cycle of life and objects to its international visitors. At first the structure looks like a hodge podge of found objects
Visitors Can Bask in the Glow of Anthony McCall’s Light Beam Sculptures
When entering the gallery, visitors are first greeted with two light sculptures projected from the walls. Each visitor can approach and look into the beam, which simulates a vision of an abyss
Absalon’s Cellule Dwellings Provide All the Essentials of Living in Just 26 Square Feet
Named for the smallest unit of life, the artist designed the efficient living structures after spending time living minimally in a hut on a beach. Each of his Cellules are sleek and white, with
Gorgeous Wood-Wrapped Alesia Museum Rises in Burgundy, France
Tschumi’s design has transformed the hilltop site into a suitable tribute to the historic Battle of Alésia. The slatted wooden second skin was created to pay tribute the wooden structures the
Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni Salt Flat is the World’s Largest Mirror
Salar de Uyuni photo from Shutterstock Salt Flat image from Shutterstock Prehistoric lakes once covered Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni near the crest of the Andes. When these lakes dried up
SABAOARCH’s CLOUD Treehouse in Japan is a Relaxing Space Perched High in the Treetops
Each of the oval “rooms” in the treehouse are connected, but designed for separate activities -- one for standing, one for sitting down, and one for sleeping al fresco. Each area is
This Awesome Origami Yoda is Just 7 Centimeters Tall!
Artist Yoyo Ferro's latest work appeals to Star Wars and origami fans alike! Using teeny tiny pieces of paper, the artist has made an origami Yoda, complete with wrinkled green face, orange robe
The Wibit Sports Park is an Amazing Inflatable Adventure Island!
Fully assembled and inflated, the Sports Park 60 takes up a hardly modest 131 feet by 105 feet in the open water, and rises almost 10 feet high. A raft base marks the entrance to your water
Lisa Rodden’s Stunning 3D Sculptures Spring Up From Simple Sheets of Paper
The Australian artist’s pieces range from geometric plays of color and shadow, to representational pieces like birds, feathers and fish. Rodden’s brightly colored underpaintings are
Incredible LEGO Colosseum Made from 200,000 Bricks Unveiled!
Drawing upon his expertise, McNaught accomplished a near-impossible feat: building a giant oval shape out of Lego square bricks. Half of the structure is represented in its original splendor,
Costa Rica’s Pacifica Surf Studios Resort Is an Escape for the Adventurous Eco-Tourist
Pacifica Surf Studios lets guests combine their love of nature and sports amongst an idyllic and serene setting. The surf school covers classes from beginners to experts, giving the unique
Diana Herrera’s Incredibly Lifelike Paper Birds Look Like They Could Take Flight
Trained as an industrial designer, the Bogota based artist has been focusing her design skills to make a body of sculptural paper works, namely a collection of birds. Being that birds are
PHOTOS: We Explore the Overgrown Ruins of Berlin’s Abandoned Kulturpark
After walking through a forested trail on the edge of the Spree River, visitors were greeted by a giant brontosaurus and triceratops, which have survived the years with only a few marks from
Luxury Hotel Made from 35 Recycled Shipping Containers Opens Next Month in China
The uber-industrial China exported over 3.2 million shipping containers last year alone, far too many to repurpose or recycle them all. The ambitious hotel, in a rural region outside of the city
Justin Bieber Pulled Over by Cops for Speeding in his Chrome Fisker Karma
Justin Bieber’s custom-chrome Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid is really hard to miss -- especially when he’s driving it well over the speed limit! The teen heartthrob was pulled over last week
The Sky Hive Is a Towering High Rise for Bees in Downtown Maastricht
Sky Hive’s first prototype has been placed in the heavily foot-trafficked Sphinxpark, where locals and their families congregate daily. In bright yellow with the words “HIVE” painted on
Arup’s Zero-Carbon 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar Showcase Stadium Nominated for WAN Award
The state-of-the-art cooling and climate control technologies in Arup’s design are meant to set the bar for technology across the Qatar's arid climate and similar regions. The design was
IEA Predicts 40 Percent World-Wide Increase of Renewable Energy Usage by 2017
The International Energy Agency (IEA) just published an optimistic prediction for the future of renewable energy, suggesting that world-wide green energy usage will increase by forty percent or
HAO’s Wave-Shaped Apartments in Northern China Connect Residents to the Beach and Sea
A short drive from the city center of Tianjin in Northern China, the Dongjiang Harbor Master Plan sits on the edge of a peninsula which juts into the harbor. A private, picture-perfect beach is
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