New York City Stain Glass Water Tower

The New York City skyline has received another light.  Created by artist Tom Fruin, the stained glass sculpture resembles the classic and iconic NYC water towers.  This water tower was made from salvaged plexiglass.  Most of the colored plexiglass came from old Chinatown Signs.  Look for the illuminated stained glass water tower located on the roof of 20 Jay St. in Dumbo.  It will be joining the rest of the city lights for the next year.

via nycurbed

Art: Sculptures Of Light

Japanese artist Makoto Tojiki uses light to create amazing sculptures. Tojiki was born in 1975 in Miyzaki, Japan, and graduated from Kinki University in 1998 as an industrial design engineer. After a stint designing home appliances, he launched his artistic career full-time in 2003. Of the No Shadow pieces, he says “An object is seen when our eyes capture light that is reflected from the object. If we extract just the light that is reflected from ‘something,’ are we still in the presence of that ‘something?’ Using contours of light, I try to express this ‘something.’”… - Tuija Seipell.

 via CoolFinder

Michelin Man Paris

Takanori Aiba of Yokohama, Japan expands his work as both a maze illustrator and architect in creating complex environments made of paper.  Some of the intricate pieces are as big as three feet tall and Aiba says they are structurally possible because - he designed them.  Well, I will definitely drive to see a 'Michelin Man Paris'.

visit Takanori Aiba's site for more pieces and info