If you’re a big interior buff, prepare to be amazed and get (at least) a few unusual coffee table ideas for your living room. Surely, your guests will love your extravagant sense of style. Let’s go!

Mario Botta’s Mountain Church is now known worldwide and is a must-visit for those traveling in the Maggia Valley. Small but impossibly beautiful, it only seats about 15 people, but again proves that you can find unbelievably cool things in the most unexpected places! Don’t forget to add it to your must-visit list if you going to be visiting Switzerland.

“I know but one freedom and that is the freedom of the mind,” Antoine de Saint-Exupery once famously declared. This maxim from the author of a tender, poetic and humanist tale about the Little Prince perfectly describes Okuda San Miguel’s panoramic mural he created in an abandoned Moroccan church. Titled “11 Mirages to Freedom,” it explores the meaning of being free in a playful yet stunning manner.

The legendary Hanging Garden of Babylon has been recognized as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the idea of constructing a building that incorporates lush greenery into its design has always excited architects since then. This is why it comes as no surprise that Switzerland – a country celebrated for its design traditions – is planning to build an over-100-meter-tall residential tower that would demonstrate the symbiosis of architecture and nature. Its façade will feature about 100 cedar trees, 6,000 shrubs, and 18,000 plants on projecting terraces.

We all hate the rain, right? When the nasty, wet weather hits your clean sneakers, all that mess around and gloomy days – yuk!
But here’s a thing, South Korean designers want to paint streets with incredible pictures. The Monsoon Project is created to bright-out Seoul’s rainy season, which can last several weeks. All these street art paintings are invisible until it gets wet.

The idea of living peacefully in nature while having a hi-tech roof over your head doesn’t seem like a sci-fi dream anymore. From now on, down-shifters and nature-lovers must be on cloud nine thanks to a solution that makes it possible to live in reasonable comfort both in Alaska and on the wild beach. An egg-shaped sensation designed by a Slovakian studio called Nice Architects marries compactness and energy efficiency, and offers literally off-the-grid and off-the-pipe dwelling in any location that lacks cozy or cheap accommodations.

When you first see a shipping container, you’re probably not going to be impressed. You probably also won’t think that it looks like a decent home. It won’t make you want to pack your stuff, take your family and move into one immediately. However, if...

People all over the world are craving more adventure in their lives. This is why thrill-based structures – both natural and handmade – lure more and more tourists. However, if you feel terrified when exposed to heights, a mere picture of a new Chinese engineering...

  Have you ever dreamed of flying over city streets like Superman? Some lucky Londoners will soon have a chance to have such an experience. There is only one tiny difference – instead of wearing a superman costume, they will have to put on a...

These hundred-and-fifty-foot-tall pylon figures may look like props left behind by a science fiction crew at an abandoned movie set, but can you guess the practical purpose behind them? If you noticed the lines connecting these figures, you are right: these are power lines, and...

Every visitor of Barcelona notices an indelible imprint of creativity and enigmatic wizardtry. Antoni Gaudi is responsible for the unique, defining architectural style of the capital of Catalonia. Gaudi’s Barcelona sparkles like a fairy tale, embodied in his architecture. If feels strange knowing that the...

Thailand is a country of temples. Some of them are similar to each other, but White Themple is absolutely unique, unbelievable and frankly, just miraculous construction. Here’s 15 facts about Wat Rong Khun that you will find intriguing, facts that will enhance your knowledge before...

If you’re a fan of elves, fairies and other mysteries from the woods you definitely will like these outstanding sculptures which were created by talented sculpturist Robin Wight. A UK Based artist Wight has a fascinating and unique talent as a metal sculptor. By using...