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    Minimalist Outdoor Gym Inspired by a Mountain in Sweden

    Inspired by Kebnekaise, Sweden’s tallest mountain, Johan Kauppi and Nina Kauppi designed a minimalist outdoor gym for Nola that lands somewhere between sculpture, public furniture, and landscape architecture. Kebne consists of five individual, peak-like structures built for various types of exercise, strength training, and stretching, ...
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    The Slow Hotel [Bali]

    Tropical brutalist meets fashion, art, food and a laid back vibe that pervades the town of Canggu in Bali. Canggu has provided a welcome escape from the hustle of Kuta and Seminyak. Driving through impossibly narrow roads bordered by rice ...
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    Santani Wellness Resort

    Sri Lanka’s long civil war literally interrupted the travel plans of an entire generation of intrepid travellers. Happily, in the eight years or so since the end of that unfortunate conflict, the country is once more back on the itinerary, ...
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    This Temporary Bubble-like Structure Was Built For A Dutch Festival

    Plastique Fantastique designed this mobile bubble-like structure that was created for the LOUD SHADOWS project at the Oerol Festival in The Netherlands. Created as a joint project of between Kate Moore, The Stolz, LeineRoebana and Plastique Fantastique, the mostly transparent structure is in direct contact with the surrounding environment ...
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    Ian Schrager Launches a 21st-Century Iteration of the Hotel Concept he Pioneered 25 Years Ago.

    Occupying the bottom half of his newly built 15 Chrystie Street tower, designed by Herzog & de Meuron, the 370-room property is Schrager’s 21st-century iteration of the boutique hotel concept he pioneered 25 years ago. This time, he has smartly ...
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    This Gigantic Floating Manta Ray could Naturally Purify Seoul’s River

    What if our city infrastructure could also repair the damage we’ve done to nature? Vincent Callebaut’sManta Ray is an experimental landscape design that aims to sustainably restore the natural environment in Seoul. Developed for an international competition, Manta Ray is a floating ...
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    The 7th Room

    As you near the seventh room from below and look up at the sky, the entire underside of the building is covered by a life size photograph of the treetops as they looked before the room was put in place. ...
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    Disease-Detecting Patches

    The answer to all your medical problems may just be in your sweat. Scientists at Northwestern University have developed a tiny, flexible skin patch that has the capability of detecting diseases. Human sweat contains many of the same bio-markers that ...
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    OmniBall 360-Degree Strength Trainers

    OmniBalls make ’em better. Pushups. Planks. Pilates. Kegels. Well…at 4 pounds and, like, 6″ in diameter each, OK. Maybe not Kegels, ladies. But incorporate the 360-degree rolling strength trainers into hundreds of other exercises and creator FEWDM says you’ll experience ...