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The world’s smallest aquarium?

February 26, 2011 by Yein Jee

Russian artist Anatoly Konenko [Rs], who specializes in micro-miniature art, has created possibly the world’s smallest aquarium.


The tank measures just 30 x 24 x 14 mm and holds only 10 ml of water (about two teaspoons) – enough to hold three miniature plants, several stones, real fish, and a fully working air pump. Info via Gotweird.

Filed Under: Offbeat Tagged With: Amazing and cool, Design & Art, Microminiature Art, Russian Federation, World records

Chocolate World Heritage

January 22, 2011 by Yein Jee

A selection of chocolate sculptures, replicas of some World Heritage Sites, are currently in display at a shopping complex in Hong Kong. The sculptures are handcrafted by renowned Italian chocolatier Mirco Della Vecchia, who holds the record for creating the world’s largest chocolate sculpture.

Greek Parthenon chocolate sculpture by Mirco Della Vecchia

[Read more…] about Chocolate World Heritage

Filed Under: Offbeat Tagged With: Amazing and cool, Arts and Crafts, China blog, Design & Art, East Asia, Hong Kong, Sweet food, World Heritage

Giant rubber duck revisits Osaka

December 22, 2010 by Yein Jee

The giant rubber duck which graced the riverside of Osaka in 2009 is back to the Japanese city for a short stay (Dec 11-25). Neat video by Darwinfish105 [Jp]…

Filed Under: Offbeat Tagged With: Asian videos, Cute and adorable, Design & Art, East Asia, Japan blog, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture

Kobe Luminarie 2010

December 7, 2010 by Yein Jee

Kobe Luminarie is an annual light festival in Kobe, Japan, held every December to commemorate the earthquake in 1995. Video from the 2010 opening event…

The light installation is a Japanese-Italian collaboration, thus resembling European architecture style. The luminarie has became a huge tourist attraction in recent years, with some 129,000 people visited the festival on its opening day.

Filed Under: Travel & Living Tagged With: Asia travel, Asian events, Design & Art, East Asia, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan blog, Japan travel, Japanese events, Kobe City

Chinese Guan Yu Transformers

June 10, 2010 by Yein Jee

Bi Heng, a student from China Central Academy of Fine Arts, has created a 9.1 metre sculpture for his final year thesis, which combines elements from popular Transformers franchise with deified ancient Chinese General Guan Yu.

China Guan Yu Transformers

[Read more…] about Chinese Guan Yu Transformers

Filed Under: Offbeat Tagged With: Amazing and cool, Beijing Municipality, Cars and vehicles, China blog, Chinese pop culture, Chinese Traditions, Creative Stuff, Design & Art, East Asia, Transformers

Wenlock & Mandeville – London 2012 Olympic Mascots

May 21, 2010 by Yein Jee

Meet Wenlock and Mandeville, the London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic mascots.

Wenlock Mandeville London 2012 Olympic mascots

Wenlock is named after Much Wenlock, a small town which inspired the modern Olympic Games; while Mandeville is after Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the precursor of the Paralympic Games.

The characters “were created from the last two drops of British steel used for the London 2012 Olympic Stadium,” kinda confusing but I guess they want to show gratitude to the workforce who built the venues.

I prefer old school animal-like mascots, but I can accept a bit of new concept as long as it’s cute or cool… unfortunately the London mascots couldn’t fit into either of the requirements, simply not my cup of tea.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Design & Art, London City, Olympic Games, Sports and athletes, United Kingdom

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