DESIGN BABBLE: Sweet Type - Spain

Edible sugar and gelatin letters created by m-inspira graphic designers Aranxa Ezteve and Lucis Rallo from Valencia, Spain. YUM!

ART BABBLE: The Obliteration Room - Yayoi Kusama

stark white room + thousands of stickers + thousands of kids = one amazing fantasy land.

Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama painted an entire room white for this December installation in Australia's Queensland Gallery of Modern Art. Thousands of children were then invited to go mad with multi colored dot stickers throughout this giant white domestic setup, serving as a blank "canvas", complete with couches, tables, chairs, and a piano. This was the result.

This installation is 100% true to Yayoi's own personal style - colorfully dotted.
Check out her work here. Or rather get the full effect with Google image.

TRAVEL BABBLE: Treehotel - Sweden

We love a good tree hotel! And we love a good tree hotel in SWEDEN!

Located in the northern village of Harads, with a mere 600 inhabitants, the simply named Treehotel has become quite the popular tourist attraction with its stunning views of serene natural forest. Owned by Britta and Kent Lindvall and designed by several leading Scandinavian architects, the hotel consists of five tree "houses" (nineteen more on their way with the aim of making a minimal ecological footprint) all beautifully designed inside and out. The rooms themselves vary in size, each with a different name and theme-- The Mirrorcube, The Cabin, The Bird's Nest, The UFO, and the Blue Cone (which is indeed painted red).

Take a peak at the interior of each here.

MUSIC BABBLE: Grimes - Oblivion

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TRAVEL BABBLE: Bella Sky Comwell - Copenhagen

With its 23 floors, 816 designer rooms and 30 conference rooms, the hotel is not only the largest hotel in Scandinavia but also includes a pair of towers that lean at 15-degree angles. Kim Herforth, founder, didn't set out to make a leaning building. He was inspired by origami which naturally led to the curvature. The angular hotel conjures up that of the paper-folded creations with upturned corners and downward slopes resembling a bird neck and wings. Or even geometric flowers rising toward the sun. Either way, we love origami. We love Denmark. Why not?

Check out the site here.

ART BABBLE: Yinka Shonibare - England

British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare has erected the largest ship in a bottle to date for the Fourth Plinth commission in Trafalgar Square, London. The five-meter-long glass bottle is based on the most iconic vehicle of the British empire, the naval ship. A trademark of Shonibare's work has been his exploration of the colonial relationship between Europe and Africa, especially through the use of African fabrics. The ships 37 sails are made from batik fabric, introduced to Europe by Dutch sailors. So pretttttty.

ART BABBLE: Here Comes The Neighborhood - Miami

HERE COMES THE NEIGHBORHOOD, a short series documenting the street art evolution of the Wynwood Walls in Miami, explores what was once a rundown neighborhood transitioning into a progressive urban revitalization. An array of over thirty acclaimed street artists, including many whom have never shown their works in the US, have curated a district that has grown into one of the largest concentrations of commissioned murals in the world.

Checkk it.


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