Bridge Chime: Whim Of The Breeze

Making the rounds of the design blogs is this absolutely amazing public sculpture of a giant, playful wind chime. Artist, Mark Nixon has created the Chimecco bridge chime. It’s a 600-pipe kinetic sculpture that hangs below a wooden bridge surrounded by woods. Chimecco brings music to a beautiful natural habitat. The sculpture is part of the Sculpture by the Sea exhibition in Aarhus, Denmark.

"Chimecco hides silently beneath the bridge in the forest until activated by human movements or the wind causing it to sing, dance and play with the senses."~ Mark Nixon

As people pass over the bridge, the chime gently sings. Chimecco is intended to be hidden, but the beautiful shape of the sculpture, lush location, and harmonious sounds, must draw many to the bridge.

Check out the chime in action in this breathtaking 360-degree panorama.

Photo credit: Mark Dixon

Liquid Light and Water Justice

Fusing art and function with environmental consciousness is the heart and spirit of eco-design. Artist, Tanya Clarke created Liquid Light as a visual reminder that water is a precious natural resource. These lighting creations use recycled plumbing and hardware, pills handmade glass droplets and LED lights to delight and illuminate with their visual nudge towards lowering our water footprint at home.

If this union of light and recycled materials isn’t enough to get excited about creating functional lighting, Liquid Lights donates 5% of each purchase to benefit the education and action of global water justice issues for the Polaris Institute.

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Light, water and social consciousness…Love it!

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Photo Credits: Liquid Light