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Patrick Dougherty is yet another contemporary sculptor whose eco-friendly artwork blurs the line between art and the environment. By manipulating saplings into spectacular shapes and images, he flawlessly builds green artwork that has garnered worldwide praise. Dougherty is yet another artist interested in earth-friendly artwork, and his success confirms that the green art trend is here to stay.

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Patrick Dougherty was born in 1945 and grew up in North Carolina. As a child, he enjoyed building forts and shelters in the wooded areas around his house, both of which were habits upon which he would draw later in life. Though Dougherty left the state to get his Master’s degree in 1969 at the University of Iowa, he eventually returned to study art history and sculpture at the University of North Carolina. Dougherty hoped to incorporate his love of nature into his art, so he began experimenting with saplings.

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By weaving them together and manipulating the shape of the saplings, Dougherty has been able to create extraordinary pieces of living art. In 1982, Dougherty’s first work, “Maple Body Wrap,” was included in an exhibition sponsored by the North Carolina Museum of Art. Since then, Dougherty has crafted more than 200 sculptures. His work is so popular that his journey as an artist has been featured in both a book, Stickwork, and a documentary titled Bending Sticks: the Sculpture of Patrick Dougherty.

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What began as small-scale sculptures has now transformed into enormous pieces of art that take truckloads of saplings to create. He has been commissioned to create pieces for some of the world’s most prestigious destinations, including Korea, Australia, France, Italy and the United States.

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To listen to an interview with Patrick Dougherty, click here.

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Ever wanted to know exactly what your cat is saying? With Meowlingual, the mystery behind your cat’s cries is finally gone. This Japanese device promises to translate your cat’s ‘language’ from a series of purrs into phrases such as “I can’t stand it” and over 200 more expressions. The quirky device records your cat while it speaks to you and matches the noise with its closest human translation. And while it’s up to you to determine how much faith you put into these translations, it’ll cost you around $75 to try it out.

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For those who can’t be bothered to find a pedestrian crossing like your fellow pavement chasers, just make traffic stop for you. With this portable zebra crossing, you can truly cross the road wherever you want; that is to say if you’re bold enough to assume that traffic will pause based solely upon your whim. If you do assume so, you may simply walk into the middle of the road, lay down your crossing and then walk back across it as you wish. Or, well, attempt to.

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Weak ankles have been the bane of more sartorial females for centuries, but now they can’t come between you and a pair of Jimmy Choos. How? Training wheels. Fresh from Japan, these subtle heel wheels provide your body with the perfect balance as it acclimates to its new footwear. As with removing the training wheels from your Huffy, though, anticipate some embarrassing falls soon after.

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Fresh from the mind who brought the baby mop into the world comes another design to make housework a little easier and your cat a little cuter. Simply attach these mini mops to your cat’s feet and watch as it polishes the floors to purrfection. If you’re feeling particularly tech-savvy, you can then use the Meowlingual to see what the cat thinks of being made to do the housework.

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Imagine you’re amid a magical miso soup moment when, all of a sudden, you taste not seaweed or tofu in your spoonful but rather your own hair. While the potential for this scenario might be few and far between for you, it is not so for many Japanese. Within this noodle hair guard, you can eat without the presence of that quiet, first-world terror of accidentally noshing on a hair follicle. A more practical alternative, however, would simply be tying your hair up.

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The epitome of a first world problem? Lamenting the fact that your butter simply doesn’t spread evenly enough on your daily toast. Thankfully, there’s a Japanese cure for that superficial ill. Roll the stick around your bread or toast and spread like you would a glue stick. N.B. Not to be confused with lipstick.

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A man throws a birthday party for his dog. Perhaps a little bit strange, but add a few more key details to the story, and it becomes even stranger: the party thrower in question is General George Patton, known primarily for leading armies in World War II and for his brusque, pugnacious nature. Man and dog take to one another instantly, yet sadly one day prior to Patton’s return to the States (and his dog) in 1945, Patton was involved in a fatal car accident. The photo above was taken three days following Patton’s death and serves as one of the best examples of man’s relationship with his canine compadre.

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As these young inventors say, bikes are the future. As everyone says, bike helmets are unwieldy and uncomfortable. To combat the latter in order to accommodate the former, two design students are crafting an invisible bike helmet. Watch above to find out more.

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Despite its characteristically frigid temperatures, this Baltic Coast beaut certainly appears warm and inviting in this photo.

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Popular among artists for obvious reasons, this northern Italian island gets its multicolored streets thanks to a system stemming from the golden age of the area’s development. In other words, if you want to paint your home here, you must send a request to the government who will respond by making notice of the permitted colors on that specific lot.

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