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Art and design are a part of anything we build, but these designers and artists are particularly informed by the natural order and chaos that surrounds us in our daily lives. Some draw on recycled materials while others find meaning in environmental patterns – some are focused on sustainability with a message and others are interested in aesthetics.

7 Phenomenal Wonders of the Natural World

From moving rocks to mammatus clouds and red tides to fire rainbows, here are seven of the most spectacular phenomenal wonders of the natural world.

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Strangely Stylish Sustainable Furniture Designs

Furniture designers have gotten incredibly creative when it comes to sustainable materials and concepts, to the point of the bizarre in some cases.

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Art of Animal Abuse, Cruelty & Torture

Let's take a brief look at this hopefully transient trend and think about what art really is. Is it culture, or is it barbarianism?

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Creative, Strange & Artistic Recycling Projects

10 examples of amazing architecture, art and even fuel created from discarded materials like a decontamination chamber, used coffee filters and dirty diapers.

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7 Architectural Wonders of the Natural World

You thought man-made wonders were impressive? Here are seven of the most awe-inspiring animal architects and architectonic structures of the animal kingdom

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42 Works of Fire Art and Sculpture

Fire artists come in all kinds - from fire dancers and performers to sculptors, architects and builders. Modern fire performance has taken an huge range of directions.

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15 Environmental and Nature Photographers

Photographers who capture amazing HDR, macro, long range, underwater and nighttime images of landscapes, animals, weather phenomena and more.

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30 Awesome Works of Air, Sky & Wind Art

Air, wind and sky artists can challenge our preconceptions and broaden our (literal) horizons by problematizing the simplistic duality of Earth and Sky.

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Reusable Alternative Christmas Tree Designs

There are plenty of alternative options that are cheaper, reusable, and often much cooler than the traditional Christmas tree and some amazing ornaments to go with them.

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15 Fascinating Food Artists and Sculptors

Incredibly creative artists using food as a medium or subject, creating things like bacon villages, popes made of pizza and life-size butter sculptures.

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Water, Snow and Ice Art and Sculpture

Water flows with gravity, water levels rise and fall with time and water even transforms from a liquid into a solid - providing amazing material variety for an artist.

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15 Beautiful Buildings Carved from ‘Living Rock’

Examples of rock-cut architecture that have been skillfully carved into cliffsides and monoliths for temples, dwellings and other purposes.

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42 Earthworks by Creative Modern Land Artists

Technical and conceptual innovations have liberated creative modern land artists to create ever more amazing works of natural sculpture and earth architecture.

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8 Green Shopping Ideas and Gift Tips

Green is well within your means thanks to affordable eco-friendly products and online shopping sites with interesting green gadgets and great gift ideas for the holidays.

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Creatively Weird Green Gadgets & Technology

The green technology industry is booming, and some eco inventions - like a biodegradable coffin coffee table - are just plain weird.

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