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INSA Turns Street Art into Amazing Animated Graffiti GIFs

British artist INSA layers several sheets of paint onto urban walls, documents the different stages and transforms the still images into an animated moving gif.

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Beautifully Engraved and Gilded All-in-One Astronomical Tool

The beauty of science and art are embodied in what’s known as the astronomical compendium, a multipurpose, all-in-one instrument that carries numerous devices for telling the time and performing astronomical calculations. Many astronomical compendia, such as the ones housed at the Museo Galileo in Florence, Italy, were constructed in German lands in the 16th and 17th centuries. Made of materials like silvered and gilt brass, the delicate instruments possess a level of craftsmanship that transform the scientific equipment into intricate works of art, as visually stunning as they are useful.

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Funny Everyday Objects Turned Into Art by Domenic Bahmann

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Funny Everyday Objects Turned Into Art by Domenic Bahmann

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Couple Tired of Living with a Mortgage Build a Tiny 221-Square-Foot House

Andrew and Gabriella Morrison were tired of living with a mortgage, tons of bills, and debt hanging over their heads. So, the couple decided to stop the nonsense and start living a more satisfying life by simplifying. Their most notable transition was the construction of their house, called hOMe, which is a 221-square-foot tiny house on wheels (with an additional 128-square-feet of loft space).

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Not on App Store is a sticker designed to look like the typical “available on the App Store” badges from Apple. The project “Not Available on the App Store” by Caio Andrade, Rafael Ochoa, and Linn Livijn Wexell