30 Most Creative Bookshelves

Back in February, Freshome posted a compilation of the 30 Most Creative Bookshelves they'd found. These bookshelves are wild. What I would give for one!

(Found via Freshome)

ABRACADABRA Bookmark

Designers Jung-Hyun Lee, Won-Sik Chae and Rhea Jeong have created the Abracadabra Bookmark prototype aimed at helping you find where you left off last in a book. It's basically your average bookmark, only way cooler.

(Found via Boing Boing)

The Neon Lights Museum: Las Vegas

The Las Vegas Neon Sign Graveyard, is essentially a 3-acre final resting place of those infamous neon signs synonymous with Vegas. As it's officially known, the Neon Sign Museum offers tours and educational programs about their collection of signs dating as far back as the 1940s.

(Photos via Roadside Scholar)

Propeller Island Hotel

Propeller Island Hotel and City Lodge is more like an inhabitable art exhibit than a hotel. Located in Berlin, the hotel consists of 30 rooms individually designed by German artist Lars Stroschen. Each room is entirely unique from the next.

"Unique is meant literally, for the entirety of all furnishings and other objects you will discover here are custom-made, individual handiwork. None can be found anywhere else on this planet."

The hotel has rooms offering guests the ability to sleep in a suspended bed, a coffin, and even a prison cell. It truly has a something for everyone appeal. Which room would you choose?

(Found Via WebUrbanist)

Love is In the Air: Carlos Aires

I've alway been impressed with artists who incorporate recycled items into their medium. Carlos Aires' Love is In the Air collection does just that. He's created a line of cut silhouettes from old vinyl records.

(Found via Design Crush)

Carin Goldberg Design

Designer Carin Goldberg is nothing short of amazing. After stumbling on her website/portfolio I've enjoyed an hour looking through her work. A favorite is the work she did for the book 'Faces: 78 Portraits from Madonna to the Pope.

(Found via swissmiss)

Most Dramatic Chapel: Air Force Academy

Dubbed "the most dramatic chapel on earth," the chapel at the Air Force Academy in Colorado is a sight.

Map Collage: Shannon Rankin

Etsy artist Selflesh aka Shannon Rankin has created some amazing map collages. In her own words:

"In search of connections among geography, anatomy and botany, I combine the visual elements of maps, anatomical illustrations and natural forms to explore themes of travel, healing and time."

As an aspiring travel writer and map collector, I'm finding these pieces hard to pass up. Check out her Etsy page and blog for more examples of herwork.

(Found via Roadside Scholar)

5 Incredible Works of Architectural Genius

Over at WebUrbanist, they've compiled a collection of 5 Incredible Works of Insane Architectural Genius. From "wooden skyscrapers to recycled wonderlands," these constructions are unbelievable.

A Nature Scene According to the Chinese

BoingBoing posted this interesting depiction of a nature scene found in an English-Chinese book. Among the noted nature items include a nuclear power plant, roads, and a giant man-made dam. Humorous if not saddening.

(Found on BoingBoing)