Beautiful Handmade Pinhole Cameras

Pinhole cameras could be quickly and cheaply built working with things you already have lying around your house. That is exactly what Korean photographer Kwanghun Hyun does with his Heartbeat cameras. The two cameras put together up to now offer one wicked design solution: each use sophisticated watch movements being an internal timing mechanisms. Kwanghun Hyun's Heartbeat cameras are using watch movements to regulate the length the shutter will be open.

Beautiful Time-Lapse of Plants Growing

Videographer Daniel Csobot has launched an amazingly wonderful macro time-lapse video of seeds developing into plants and beautiful flower blooms unfurling. This impressive video footage has been collected over a four-month interval.

Woodcarver That Makes Amazing Things

Woodcarver John Merrit carves almost everything imaginable out from just one piece of wood. This individual doesn't do the work for cash. It is more like the challenge of making very complicated items as gifts meant for his better half and close friends for him. Couple of his works include a chain crafted from a toothpick and also the amazing "balls inside boxes" that he created out of a single piece of wood.

Cool and Amazing Furniture for Your Garden

As the summer months quickly approach, we are all beginning to breathe a sigh of relief. After having endured what has proven to be a harsh and cold winter, the frigid temperatures have finally relented and we are looking forward to spending some much-needed time in the relaxing bosom of our sunlit gardens.

Although for some of us relaxing may equate to sipping a cold drink in our favourite lawn chair, others have transformed simple garden furniture into some truly unique and amazing structures.

Let us have a brief look at a few of the coolest pieces that are sure to gain much attention in the months ahead.

An All-Weather Outdoor Bed

Many of us enjoy sleeping under the stars on a cool summer's night, and a covered outdoor bed is a perfect solution to feeling cramped indoors and using untold amounts of electricity on air conditioning. The outdoorsy types can enjoy these comfortable beds that are completely covered on the top and yet have two holes in each side to view a rising moon or a setting sun. If we consider that the mattresses are waterproof and mildew-resistant, these beds may indeed by the ideal escape for those sultry summer evenings.

Hidden Chairs

Homeowners enjoy the personality that a well-placed garden sculpture can offer while valuing a comfortable seating area for two. Why not have both? One of the latest trends in outdoor living is to own garden furniture that can double as an artistic centrepiece when not in use. One such example are two chairs and a table. The rounded chairs interlock atop one another while the table is fastened in between the two. The end result is a nearly circular sculpture that can be disassembled and used as a dining area when desired. Thus, not only is this furniture fully functional, but is also a great space-saver for those with smaller gardens.

Expensive Furniture Outdoors?

Although the idea of placing a valuable piece of Victorian furniture outdoors seems utterly unfeasible, we can still achieve the next best thing. Moulded pieces of Victorian-stye furniture are coated with a weather-resistant rubber polymer. So, dinner guests no longer will be forced to sit outdoors on a rusty set of wrought iron chairs. Instead, they can relax in the lap of luxury in posh elegance. With a wide array of colours to choose from, these unique pieces can help make any outdoor garden feel like the courtyard of a mansion.

Stowaway Furniture

Many of us hate the idea of an unsightly pile of tables and chairs in the corner of our deck. With stowaway furniture, this may soon become a thing of the past. Folding tables and chairs pull out of the deck itself; each completely matching the wooden surface. They can be easily removed and used for any occasion, and after the party is over and the guests depart, these amazing designs can simply be folded up and returned to their original places.

These are but a handful of cool and decidedly amazing designs that can help give a bit of spice and flavour to any outdoor garden or deck area.

Byline

If you’re considering improving your garden space with some innovative outdoor furniture, it pays to call in specialist help, especially if you’re considering larger pieces such as retractable or electric awnings. Author Andy Wigglesworth runs S Zone, who specialise in the sale, supply and expert fitting of a wide range of cool garden shading products such as the latest awnings and canopies.

Dining Among The Tree Tops

Tree Pod dining can quickly turn into one of the most creative ways to have a romantic meals among the tree tops ... and this is precisely what visitors at the Six Senses' Soneva Kiri will probably be doing. Situated on the remote Thai island of Kood, Soneva Kiri is actually a luxurious holiday destination. Placed 16 feet off the ground, the dining pod is normally surrounded by lush tree tops as well as landscapes of the surrounding sand beaches. Guests are able to settle back and watch the panorama at the same time their food and beverages will be brought by a "flying" waiter, harnessed to a zip-line.

Giant Gingerbread House

To support raise funding intended for The Great Ormond Street Hospital, architectural agency Alma-nac has been commissioned by The Brunswick Center to make a huge gingerbread house in their gallery. Fully edible, this 10-foot tall house includes an opening front facade along with many interactive and lovely details like a jelly chandelier, popcorn-popping chimney and many more. The outside of the house was shingled in more than 2500 tiles made out of gingerbread, vanilla shortbread and chocolate shortbread. On the inside, all the wall surfaces were covered with Belgian waffles, pink wafers and bourbon biscuits.
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Amazing Miniature Teapot

This miniature teapot is made by a man with an extraordinary talent. Make sure to check his livejournal page for more fully working miniature wonders.
 Materials used:
- The handle of the box (the main part - the case),
- Antenna radio chip,
- Automatic button ballpoint pen,
- Two safety pins with beads on the end,
- Battery,
- Tin,
- Insulation of electrical wiring,
- Wire from packing children's toys,
- Epoxy adhesive,
- Metallic marker.

Gravity As a Paintbrush

Artist Amy Shackleton makes surprisingly detailed works of art while not working with brushes. As an alternative she simply depends on the law of gravity in order to slowly direct the color across the canvas. Look at time-lapse video clip in the bottom of the article, that reveals close to 30 hours of work squeezed into merely two minutes.

Functional Miniature Aircraft Models

Young C Park, a retired dentist coming from Honolulu, Hawaii, usually spends many working hours carefully creating completely functional models of well-known fighter airplanes. Each and every tiny element of Mr. Park's airplanes is really a smaller replica of the original. His 1/16 scale versions include retracting landing gear as well as functioning controls, however the levers happen to be so small you will need tweezers to use them.