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Stark Black Swan Posters Somehow Subtler (and Better) Than Actual Movie

Spoiler of the lowest order: Black Swan is chockablock with obvious swan imagery and a black/white motif that swallows the movie — even if the photography itself is swoon lake. (Laff.) But unless you’re hungry for psychodramatic, meth-level convulsions, you can actually glean the best parts of Black Swan through these new posters by design firm LaBoca. Check out their sanguine splendor after the jump.

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Artful Transmission Towers Designed to Look Like Us

Images via Choi + Shine Who says that transmission towers need to be ugly? One of the biggest downsides of having easy access to energy has long been the unsightly way it’s carried from place to place, but one US design firm hopes to revolutionize all that — by giving electricity pylons a human touch. In a project entitled “The Land of Giants” those normally stark, utilitarian structures are transformed into more aesthetically pleasing sculpture… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Mammalampa Lamps: Naturally Poetic Lighting from Latvia

Images: Mammalampa Latvia may be a little off the beaten track in terms of tourist destinations, but it’s evident that its newfound psyche has a bit of old-world charm merging with a modern muscularity. Case in point: take a look at these lamps by Mammalampa , a design firm based in the capital of Riga. Their mission: “[to declare] a gentle war [by] making lamps differently without adapting, killing or violently beautifying materials. Our lamps are created in the image of living materials touched by the… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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