Stunning Illuminated Cracked Log Lamps

Tasmania-based Artist Duncan Meerding illuminates the forest with his Cracked Log Lamp by using only salvaged wood that otherwise would have been burnt. He has turning them into a vessel for light, can bring the outside in, and be reminded of our intrinsic connection with nature. The artist clarifies that being legally blind has motivated his minimalist yet impactful designs. Though being legally blind, this vision of light emanating from the peripheries and the highly tactile nature of my work reflect the alternate sensory world within which I design.

Duncan Fitted with LED lights and then cracked log lamps actually offer the forest with a nice, warm glow, almost as if Mother Nature was illuminating herself at night.  They can also be utilized as a table or stool, measuring around 400mm high and 300mm wide. The lamp price is $600 which is weather resistant lamps is ready to be wired (12 volt) in any setting, and a new rechargeable battery version is in the process of being developed.  Source: Charismatic Planet

World’s First Ocean Cleaning System Will Be Launched in Japan

Boyan Slat, a 20-year-old creative mind Dutch guy has a lot on his plate, when he’s set out to do nothing less than rid the oceans of the millions of tons of plastic garbage that circle along their currents. He’s leading one of the most aspiring ocean cleanup efforts ever: to halve the amount of plastic debris floating in the Pacific within a decade. He’s judging by the backing that has rallied behind his innovative approach to the problem, there’s a good opportunity that he just might succeed.

The gigantic rotating currents in the world’s oceans make amassing or even monitoring garbage problematic, but he’s Ocean Cleanup Foundation is emerging a way to use those currents to its advantage. 

He envisages long-distance arrays of floats that’d skim garbage from the surface while letting aquatic life and the currents themselves to pass by beneath. The company estimations that a 100km stationary cleanup array could eliminate 42% of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch over ten years, total representing a 70,320,000kg of plastic waste. For that purpose now, they’re installing a 2,000m trial system in Japan, which will become the longest floating structure in the world when it’ll complete. Slat leads a team of hundred oceanographers, naval engineers, translators, designers, and several others. He’s also getting support from vital political figures, like the mayor of Tsushima and the mayor of Los Angeles. Moreover, there’re some technical issues with the plan, which were brought up in a review. However, we’re optimism that Slat works the kinks out of his plan and succeeds his visionary goals!

Boyan Slat, founder and CEO of The Ocean Cleanup says, well, taking care of the world’s ocean garbage problem is one of the largest environmental challenges mankind faces today. Not only will this first cleanup array contribute to cleaner waters and coasts but it simultaneously is a vital step towards our goal of cleaning up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. This deployment will allow us to study the system’s efficiency and durability over time.

Thousands of Giant Jellyfish Appears in Swarms off Britain’s Coast

The marvelously large groups of giant barrel Jellyfish are appearing in the water of coast of Britain. The jellyfish are appearing in this area, which are five feet in length.  The countless jellyfish are just everywhere, and never seen anything like it. Phtogorapher Steve Trewhella spotted the jellyfishes swarms when he was taking his grandson out for a trip on his dive boat. Fortunately, the creature's sting is inoffensive and can only cause a rash, so the diver was able to take pictures and even swim with them. Although, Barrel Jellyfish are famous for being harmless giants, since they’ve only feed on minuscule prey such as plankton. It is extremely rare instance for these stunningly colored aquatic animals to swim close to the coast, which is why current sightings have made headlines. Moreover, if the jellies stick around during the summer and autumn, their swarms will end up growing even bigger, since they breed in warm water at a remarkable rate. Source: My Modernmet

Marvelous Translucent Glass Sculptures That Beautifully Fragment Color and Light

An artist “Jiyong Lee” has created remarkable glass sculptures mainly inspired by his fascination with call division. The glass sculptures represent this scientific process, when the light plays of the glass, transforming the works of art into marvelous new forms. Well, as onlookers move around Lee's incredible creations, the surface, the sculptor's Segmentation series looks both simple and complex, representing the contrary relationship between clarity and intricacy. 

Moreover, the similar connection can be found within living beings, which adds a symbolic quality to these biologically-inspired glass structures. Therefore, in transforming solid glass by cutting, laminating, carving, and refining, Jiyong Lee invests an unbelievable amount of thought into his expressive work.  He says; I love to work with glass that has transparency and translucency, having two qualities that serve as flawless metaphors for what is recognized and unidentified about life science. Thus, the segmented, geometrical forms of my work represent cells, embryos, biological and molecular structures and each symbolizing the building blocks of life as well as the starting point of life. 

The exclusively refined translucent glass surfaces recommend the enigmatic qualities of cells and, on a larger scale, the cloudiness of their futures. The Segmentation series is delicate and quiet yet structurally complex. Here’s below you can see Lee’s marvelous work out. We’re sure; you’d love his work with great applause.  Source: My Modernmet and
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