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Old Cement Factory Turned Into Home May Look Great From Outside, But The Interior Is Even Better Architect Ricardo Bofill found this cement factory in 1973 and quickly realized its possibilities. It took him nearly 45 years to transform it into his home, but the end result looks breathtaking both from the outside and from the inside. Shortly after purchasing the complex, Ricardo’s team began working on it. “Keeping our eyes moving like a kaleidoscope,” Ricardo says “We already imagined future spaces and found out that the different visual and aesthetics trends that had developed since World War I coexisted here: 1) Surrealism in paradoxical stairs that lead to nowhere; the absurdity of certain elements hanging over voids; huge but useless spaces of weird proportions, but magical because of their tension and disproportion; 2) Abstraction in the pure volumes, which revealed themselves at times broken and raw; 3)Brutalism in the abrupt treatment and sculptural qualities of the materials....

People Are Sharing Photos Of Their Badass Viking Tattoos (20 Pics) With tattoos becoming more and more common, it can be pretty hard to stay unique. That’s why people are starting to look for inspiration in all sorts of unusual places – like historic cultures, for example. And let’s face it – there’s hardly any historic culture more badass than the Vikings. Bearded Viking warriors, runes, ships, and more – check out the most badass Viking tattoos that people got in the gallery below!...

People Put Their Arms In A Hole And Let This Tattoo Artist Ink Whatever He Wanted You trust you tattoo artist, but would you trust him to do a tattoo on a blind whim? That’s how Scott Campbell’s “Whole Glory” project works. Much like in the seedy, semi-mithical activity that gave project the name, you stick your appendage (arm) in the hole, and Campbell applies a tattoo of his choosing....

People Share 30 Reasons Why Group Projects Are The Worst And It’s Too Relatable Anyone who has ever done a group project will tell you what a pain in the butt they can be. There’s always someone that’s constantly late, someone who never pays attention or someone who simply refuses to put in any effort at all and hopes that others will do all the work for them. And if you think that group projects are not so bad, there’s a good chance that you’re one of those “someones”....

People Share 35 Normal Workplace Practices That Will Hopefully Be Illegal In The Future We are aware that many social norms and customs have changed over time. This applies to society at large and even to as specific a group as in the workplace. We are all too aware that not too long ago, certain corporate positions were awarded based on gender. #1 In the US (at least), I think visual privacy....

Photographer Captured The Beauty Of Tribal Women In Ethiopia During his last trip to Ethiopia, photographer Omar Reda was taken aback by the richness of the country’s landscape and the cultural intricacies of the tribal people who inhabit the lands. His attention was stolen by the local women, and their impressive appearances. “ This portrait series was taking during my last trip to Southern Ethiopia, specifically Omo Valley, ” Omar explained to Bored Panda....

Photographer Captures Raw Emotions Of Women Having An Orgasm Professional photographer Albertas Pocej has set himself with a personal challenge to capture the moment of women reaching the highest point of physical pleasure – orgasm. How did he come up with this idea? Well, he dreamt it: “ I simply woke up and I knew I just have to do it, ” he told Bored Panda. The hardest part was to find the models for these sessions: “ I started to write everybody I know without any boundaries since all the women are so different....

Photographer Travels Through Time By Inserting Herself Into Her Childhood Photos London-based Japanese photographer Chino Otsuka explores the harsh truth of time lapse in her highly nostalgic and heartwarming series “Imagine Finding Me”. Otsuka took old photos from her childhood and adolescence and put pictures of her present self in them, creating bittersweet double self-portraits. The work was done marvelously well. The two figures seems so natural being together in cool melancholy, as if the artist has gone back in time to meet her younger self....

Photographer Uses Flowery Hats To Help Less-Popular Black Dogs Get Adopted Apparently, black cats aren’t the only pets with a bad rep – people seem to be reluctant to adopt black dogs! Well, photographer Guinnevere Shuster is trying to fix that with beautiful, flowery dog portrait photography! She’s working with the Humane Society of Utah to give unwanted doggies cute floral hats and surprisingly dignified portraits. That is an interesting method, to say the least, but Shuster is tackling a strange problem....

Professional Organiser Shares 15 Tips That Could Easily Help Declutter Your Home Allyson Cartwright, is a professional organiser based in Baltimore, who recently shared some invaluable tips for giving your home a fresh makeover this spring. Allyson’s insightful advice has gained significant traction on TikTok recently, with her videos racking up millions of views. This professional organizer shared some advice on what to get rid of to start this spring right #1 I want you to throw away all of your old and expired beauty products....

Rape And Consent Described In 7 Illustrations By Alli Krekham Consent is one of the biggest issues in the current discussion about rape. And comic artist Alli Kirkham drew some comics illustrating consent. The comics explain consent issues by transplanting them from sexual environment to everyday situations. Is it okay to give a tattoo to a friend while he‘s passed out drunk, even if he told you some time before that he wanted a tattoo?...

Remembrance: Photo Album Coffee Table The coffee table is the center of any living room: a place for conversation, gathering, and storage. The photo album preserves memories, giving life to past events and emotions. Remembrance combines the social interaction of family gatherings with the nostalgia and enjoyment of remembering the past. Instead of acting as a liaison between the user and their entertainment, Remembrance becomes the source of entertainment. It creates new memories while simultaneously cataloguing and cherishing old ones....

Rocks And Leaves Arranged Into Stunning Works Of Circular Land Art German artist Dietmar Voorwold creates beautiful land art installations using only natural materials found on location, like pebbles, rocks and leaves. Land art, which is the arrangement of natural materials into artistic structures and forms, experienced a revival in the U.S. in the 1960s. It is associated with protests against consumerism, commercialization, and artificial reality, and meditations on our connection with nature....

Russian Fantasy Animals Brought To Life With Sculpted Velvet Clay Evgeny Hontor is the guy who can make your dreams come true. Ok, let me elaborate a bit… He’s the guy who’s been bringing fantasy animals straight from his fantasies into reality since 2006 using velvet clay. The results are these incredibly intricate sculptures which earned Evgeny more than 34,000 followers on his Etsy page. When asked about how he decided to sculpt fantasy animals, he said: “ It is beautiful....

Seaworthy Vodka We constantly find ourselves dreaming up product ideas that bridge the gap between design and product development. Seaworthy Vodka is one of those ideas that we’re proud has made it off the pages in our scrapbook and into production! Inspired by the Australian seaside and the glorious Bloody Mary cocktail –Seaworthy’s unique taste profile is navigated by the native Australian botanicals of Saltbush (recalling sea-like flavours), Dorrigo Pepperleaf, Lemon Myrtle and Coriander seed....

Someone Pointed Out That Keanu Reeves Never Touches People In Photos And It’s Just Too Pure (5 Pics) Keanu Reeves has to be one of the most down-to-earth celebrities there are. One of the most recent examples was when the actor shared a van ride with fellow passengers after their plane had to do an emergency landing two hours away from the destination. He’s always happy to pose with fans and is a very nice guy in general....

Steve Irwin’s 14-Year-Old Son Is An Award-Winning Photographer And Here Are 50 Of His Stunning Wildlife Photos Robert Irwin, who is only 14 years old, is an award-winning photographer and zoologist. He is also the son of the late legendary “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin and follows in his father’s footsteps by raising awareness about the importance of protecting nature. The young photographer has been interested in nature since he was little – it’s hard not to be when both of your parents are world-famous conservationists!...

Stunningly Realistic Dragon Head Carved From A Humble Watermelon Halloween is the pumpkin carving season. But for Valeriano Fatica, all seasons are are a suitable time to carve dragons out of watermelons. Scales, eyes, wrinkles – that’s a lot of detail to put into a fruit. The process like a GoPro video, so you can see what Fatica sees when he picks up the knife. The way he makes incisions to make eye detail is simply stunning!...

Texas-Based Artist On A Mission To Be One Of The Finest Vehicle Painters Meet Shannon “Shan” Fannin. She’s an Austin, Texas artist that is on a mission to be one of the finest vehicle painters in the country, who carries a message “It is never too late.” Life has a way of waiting patiently until you are ready for your purpose. Shan believes that her purpose was to become an artist, but Life had to wait until she was ready to commit to creating....

The 12 Coolest Things That Archaeologists Found In 2018 Another year has passed and archaeologists have been busy exploring Earth once again. From ancient shipwrecks to mysterious tombs, their findings never cease to amaze us. Bored Panda has compiled a list of 12 most incredible archaeological findings of 2018 and we’re sure you’ll be amazed. Check them out in the gallery below! h/t: Bored Panda #1 Oldest Shipwreck Found In The Bottom Of Black Sea Over a mile deep under the surface of the Black Sea, archaeologists discovered a 2,400-year-old shipwreck....