Tag: London - Page 8
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Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei Encages a Cactus in Latest Work
It's only a cactus and a crab but it carries a pot load of meaning.
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New Cable Car to Be Built Across the Thames for Olympics
You may be able to take a cable car to the Olympics this summer, if it is ready in time.
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Olympic Torch Wins Design of the Year From London's Design Museum
It's always exciting to see who has won the Design Awards, and the Olympics are getting Golds.
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Giant Rings Unveiled to Herald 100 Days Until Olympic Games
Giant Olympic rings around the country mark 100 days to go until London's 2012 Olympics begin.
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Gorgeous Garden Office by Office Sian Uses Structure as Shelving
The studs that hold up your roof can also hold up your books.
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New Campaign to Vote for the Worst Corporate Sponsor of London's 2012 Olympics
You can vote for the Greenwash Gold--the worst corporate sponsor of London's 2012 Olympics.
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Lost in London is a Magazine about the Beauty of London and Its Trees
This lovely London magazine is about finding the country in the city.
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A Picture Is Worth.... Cycle Paths vs Psychopaths
A graphic example of the increasing divide between cyclists and drivers.
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London "Suffers" Through Drought Restrictions
They call it a hosepipe ban, we call it no watering your lawn.
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Artists Celebrate the Basic Elements of Eating and Drinking
Artists are celebrating our favourite thing: eating and drinking.
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London Exhibit Explores the Mysterious Human Brain, With Samples From Geniuses and Body Snatchers (Photos)
"Brains: The Mind as Matter" at the Wellcome Collection features 150 objects including real brains, anatomical models and artworks, and more.
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Book Review: London 2012 Sustainable Design, Delivering a Games Legacy
This book has to be the definitive guide to sustainability at London's 2012 Olympic Games.
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The Week in Pictures: Kite Skiing Across Antarctica, "Spaghetti with Balls," and More
Two men broke three world recorlds on a kite skiing trip across Antarctica, cheeky recipes from a vegan cookbook, microfarms pop up in NYC, and more.
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Whirling Kinetic LED Chandeliers Transform Light and Space (Video)
Suspended in the atrium of a London department store, these energy-efficient chandeliers of LEDs spin geometric lightforms in space.
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Interactive "Caterpillar" Seating Harnesses Energy From Sitters (Video)
This prototypical set of seating actually responds to the people who sit on them.
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Designer Makes Chairs out of Drinking Straws, Wire and Wood
Scott Jarvie is a designer with a passion for chairs.
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London Museum Blooms With 10,000 Clay Flowers
What a way to celebrate spring: 10,000 clay flowers blooming in a London square.
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Artist Uses Public Billboards and Recycled Sunlight to Declare Views to the World
Robert Montgomery uses the sun to light up his thoughts on life, capitalism, Occupy London and spending in London's east end.
