Real Beauty...

Your self-confidence shouldn't be dependent on how attractive other people find you, but ... because I know I would have reacted the same way if I'd been part of this project, I'll get down off my high horse just long enough to say, "Ladies, we really need to stop being so hard on ourselves!" Chances are, you'll take a second look in the mirror after you watch this. Or maybe you'll just ditch your mirror altogether. Wouldn't that be nice?

  via www.upworthy.com

So Much To Learn

Growing and maturing... Crap! In a world that produces more than enough food to feed everyone, 3.5 million children still die from hunger every year. And the blame goes to us. We should learn from them and share, too.

The 'Busy' Trap

Is being busy a good or bad thing? Are you too busy? How do you handle it?

Look at ...yourself

Is this what they see? Is this what we are going to see???



via http://9gag.com/

Treehotel

Satisfy the boy's dream inside you. How about complete isolation, in a near zero-emission resort, in rooms designed by Scandanavia’s leading architects? “Treehotel offers a unique hotel experience: treerooms with contemporary design in the middle of unspoiled nature,” say the creators. “Here you can forget about the time constraints of everyday life, enjoy the serenity, and rejuvenate in a sophisticated yet familiar environment.”




The hotel has a total of 24 rooms with five unique designs, all of which complement their natural surroundings in very different ways.













The Mirrorcube is the first and arguably most striking of the five designs. Hidden deep in the forest and camouflaged by mirrored walls that reflect the surroundings, the room is built around a tree trunk and is supported by an aluminium frame covered with reflective glass.







If the other rooms try to integrate with their natural surroundings, the UFO aims to stand out from the crowd. Thirty square metres of cosy interior covered by durable composite metal, the UFO provides plenty of living space and extra modern furnishings in its hull.









The Bird’s Nest is a room of contrasts: from outside, a stack of twigs, bleak and uncompromising. The interior, however, is familiar and warm with space for two adults and two children.









The Cabin was developed to exhibit the best views over the Lule River Valley. The roof terrace also means you can eat your dinner under the Northern Lights.









The ironically-titled Blue Cone (it’s red) is the quintessence of simplicity and accessibility. The room is a traditional wooden structure with three foundations in the ground to give a sense of height and lightness, but also stability.


No Scandinavian hot spot would be complete without a Scandinavian hot spot, so Tree Sauna is the perfect way to sweat those metropolitan worries away.

More at http://www.treehotel.se/

via http://amazingstuff.co.uk

Famous Guitar Paintings

These are some acrylic and charcoal paintings of the most famous guitars of all time, by Karl Haglund. From Slash to Keith Richard and from Flee to Paul McCartney we can see the guitars and bases that made the rock n roll history. More at www.karlhaglund.com

Pavegen

We have seen many different "green" solutions for energy production. This is a new one, creating energy from simple footsteps. It seems that we are making progress...