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Tree Lungs by Loop.pH

Commissioned by the French cultural arts organization Lille300, London-based design studio Loop.pH created EnergyFutures, a series of installations in the park and design science workshops, for the Fantastic 2012 arts festival.  "Tree Lungs"…

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Studio Roosegaarde’s High-Tech Flower Dome

Studio Roosegaarde presents 'Lotus Dome', an interactive living dome made out of hundreds of high-tech flowers that respond to human behavior. When the giant silver dome senses a presence nearby, it lights up…

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Giant Balloon Bridge at Tatton’s Japanese Garden

Pont de Singe is the latest art installation by French artist Olivier Grossetête created for Tatton Park Biennial (12 May to 30 September 2012), which takes place at one of the UK’s most complete historic estates.  It…

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New Strategy Game Makes You Steal From Players

Interference is a physical game installation consisted of five suspended steel game boards.  Created by Eric Zimmerman and Nathalie Pozzi for a 2012 exhibition at  la Gaite lyrique, Paris, this strategy game is played by…

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Blue Champagne Tower by Joana Vasconcelos

This giant sculptural tower made of Pommery POP Champagne bottles is part of 'Joana Vasconcelos' exhibition in the Palace of Versailles. Titled 'Blue Champagn', it is lit with ultra bright LEDs from the interior…

Installation Made of Japanese Lanterns by Nøne Futbol Club

Installation Made of Japanese Paper Lanterns

'Impression, soleil levant', an Installation by Paris-based design studio Nøne Futbol Club created for the exhibition "Beyond the cliches" (March 23 – May 24, 2012) at the Japanese House.  Using red colored and white colored…

“Reframe” Cube for the Festival of Lively Architecture

“Reframe” Cube for the Festival of Lively Architecture

“Reframe” is a cube made of polycarbonate sheets by architects Adam Scales, Berthelimeau Peter, and Paul Van Den Berg for the 2012 Festival of Lively Architecture in Montpellier, France. The layers of sheets are…

The Never-Ending Grass Pathway in France

The Never Ending Grass Pathway in France

In celebration of the 10th year anniversary of French village Jaujac's art and nature trail programs, visual artist Gaëlle Villedary created a seemingly never-ending green carpet that connects the village to is natural settings….

A High-Tech Fashion Fairy Tale Told by Frank Sorbier

A High-Tech Fashion Fairy Tale Told by Frank Sorbier

During Paris Haute Couture fashion week, French designer Franck Sorbier presented his Fall-Winter 2012-2013 collections in high-tech style.  He used 3D projection mapping on two different dresses to recount  a dark 17th century French…

Levitating Kinetic Installation by David Letellier

Levitating Kinetic Installation by David Letellier

Caten, a name derived from the term catenary, is a site-specific levitating sculpture by Berlin-based artist David Letellier for the Saint Sauveur chapel in Caen, France.  Suspended from two ropes that connected to rotating…

Painting Air by Spencer Finch

Painting Air by Spencer Finch

"Painting Air" (2012), a major site-specific installation by world-renowned artist Spencer Finch.  Inspired by his 2011 visit to Monet’s water garden in Giverny, France, he has created an installation of more than 100…

Tiger on the Loose in Paris

Tiger on the Loose in Paris

A 'Golden Tiger' was on the loose in Paris! Don't fret, it's a street mapping project by French design collective le3paris. If you are intrigued by this type of animal-on-the-loose illusion, don't forget to…

Spectacular Night-Time LED Snowboarding

Spectacular Night-Time LED Snowboarding

This spectacular short film by fashion photographer and filmmaker Jacob Sutton was shot on the slopes of Tignes in the Rhône-Alpes region of south-eastern France.  Featuring Artec pro snowboarder William Hughes, the film captures Hughes flying down the slopes like…

FRICTIONS by Steven Briand

FRICTIONS by Steven Briand

This is filmmaker Steven Briand's graduation short film for EnsAD (École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs of Paris) in France.  FRICTIONS combines live action and stop-motion technique to create an animation that is…

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Marie Coquine by Philippe Starck

French product designer Philippe Starck is probably the best known designer in the New Design style. Unlike most other New Design artists, Starck's work does not concentrate on the creation of provocative and…

Electree by Vivien Muller

Electree by Vivien Muller

Electree by French designer Vivien Muller is a modern sculpture imitating a bonsai, the leaves of which are small photovoltaic panels. It allows to recharge your mobile devices without using any other energy…

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Leviathan by Anish Kapoor

For Monumenta 2011 in Paris, world-renowned sculptor Anish Kapoor has created an incredible large-scale work called Leviathan. Kapoor created a space within the space of the Grand Palais. Visitors are invited to walk…

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Brindille by Suzanne Husky

San Francisco-based French artist Suzanne Husky created shelters made of branches and twigs for the Horizons open air exhibition in France. These green structures look like part of the forest, seemingly growing from ground. One…

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