Brooklyn’s First Skyscraper
Back in June of 2014, YIMBY reported on new building applications filed by JDS Development for a tower coming to 340 Flatbush Avenue Ext., on the southeastern edge of Downtown Brooklyn. Now, we have the first rendering and actual details for the SHoP-designed tower, which will rise 1,000 feet tall, claiming the title of New York City’s tallest building outside of Manhattan, and giving Brooklyn its first legitimate supertall skyscraper. Building applications called for a 775-foot tall structure spanning 555,734 square feet, and subsequent plans filed with the DOB were even shorter. But the actual design will majorly exceed expectations. […]
Millennium Falcon Bed
This is the $4,000 Millennium Falcon cockpit bed available from Pottery Barn. The bed, which is made from quality hardwood (not particleboard), is handpainted and finished, but sadly only available in twin-size (and $4,000). Cool! “Twin: 45.5″ wide x 108.25″ long x 45.5″ high” Source […]
Straw Dinosaurs
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Charles Pétillon floats London’s Covent Garden With a Cloud of 100,000 Balloons
French artist Charles Pétillon has filled london’s 19th century covent garden market building with 100,000 giant white balloons. Named ‘Heartbeat’ , the work is pétillon’s first public art installation, and his first ever live work outside of his native country. Pétillon elaborates, “The balloon invasions I create are metaphors, their goal is to change the [...]
Star Wars Inspired Lightsaber Engagement Ring
It was created by Etsy seller DTEK Designs $3,400.
T-Rex Got Short Arms
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