Fashion designer Charlotte Olympia commissioned artist Boyarde Messenger to re-create famous paintings onto her Dolly pumps. One hundred hand-painted pairs of shoes were created for Neiman Marcus and Art Basel Miami.
To swim the length of the world's largest outdoor swimming pool, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, you would need to swim more than three fifths of a mile (20 Olympic-size swimming pools), The pool, which started construction in December of 2006, holds more than 66 million gallons, goes up to 115ft deep, and cost around £1billion to make. You can even go kayaking and sail boats in it!
Mehndi is the application of henna as a temporary skin decoration. It is practiced in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and the Maldives and is applied during special occasions like weddings and religious festivals. Mehndi art is often referred to as henna tattoos even though the the pigments applied are temporary.
You can see some beautiful lines, shapes and patterns used in the mehndi art below.
Deviant Art user Mygrapefruit has done a fantastic job colorizing historical photos. She has become so good at it that she has created her own business doing it!
The text that accompanied this image on Jeremy Fall's Tumblr:
I close my eyes and breathe as the world starts crumbling behind me. Every step I take brings me closer to the end, every thought I make kills my fix of ammunition and every time I think of looking back, it tears the gauze apart. What do I do if the world’s destruction becomes my own? Where do I go if the tripwire does detonate? I look straight, straight into my self-created Eden. A garden far away where I can only pray that the distance is temporary. I stop to think. It’s my turn. Is this all just a game or am I truly walking barefoot on a pile glass holding a ticking bomb that’s ready to ignite?
This may be the coolest yet least usable axe ever created. Maskull Lasserre's project Secret Carpentry features a spine carved into the handle of the axe, making it too beautiful to use.
This beautiful set combines Gokhun Guneyhan's beautiful photographs with thoughtful graphic/typography design. Each photo is adorned with a different typography style that really brings out the personality of the city/country. He uses them as covers for his photography sets, which you can check out here.