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Subscribe to RSSA model presents a creation by the Chinese designer Guo Pei during Women's Fashion Week - Asian Couture in Singapore, Nov. 27. Women's Fashion Week runs from Nov. 23 - Dec. 2.
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Artist puts real hearts into his art at 'Dwell on Design' to benefit Japan
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Japanese artist Sasaki paints the individual heartbeats of attendees at the Dwell on Design show in Los Angeles, California June 26. Sasaki is collecting donations for tsunami victims in Japan. After making a donation, the attendee's pulse is electronically monitored and relayed by speaker to the artist, who then interprets the beats onto a canvas using red paint.
Czech bricklayer decorates house facade with 180,000 corks
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Exterior of a house in Mutenice, a small town in the South Moravian wine region about 145 miles southeast of the Czech capital Prague, decorated with 180,000 wine corks, June 1.
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A house decorated 180,000 wine in Mutenice, June 1.
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A wall of a house decorated with 180,000 wine corks in Mutenice, June 1.
According to AFP: A bricklayer in the picturesque South Moravian wine-making region is drawing legions of tourists curious to see the elaborate cork-decorated facade of his house. The bricklayer, Miroslav Svoboda, a passionate drinker of red wine, got the corks from a local vintner -- "a sponsor who wants to remain unknown" -- to give himself a unique present for his 50th birthday after two years of busy work.