Watermelon radishes are an heirloom variety of daikon radishes and originated in China, where they are called shinrimei. They’re a root vegetable and member of the Brassica family, which also includes arugula, broccoli, and cabbage.
The watermelon radish doesn’t actually taste like watermelon. Instead, the flesh, which is green around the exterior with a deep pink to bright red center, bears quite a resemblance to its namesake.
Watermelon radishes are larger than regular radishes and can range from the size of a golfball to that of a softball. They’re firm and crisp with a mild taste that’s a blend of slightly peppery and slightly sweet. (Source)
This sculpture, called the Wu Zei, depicts a creature that resembles both an octopus and a cuttlefish. It hangs from a 22-meter-tall ceiling. The sculpture was made by artist Huang Yong Ping.
Cleverly created pasta box designs by Moscow based artist Nikita Konkin.
Judit Czinkné Poór is a Hungarian artist and pastry chef that creates the most incredible cookie art I have seen. Working out of her studio, Mézesmanna, Judit uses icing like a paintbrush, creating incredible edibles.
Light Painting Evolved: Introducing the Pixelstick
Designed by Duncan Frazier and Steve McGuigan of Brookyln-based BitBanger Labs, the Pixelstick is a fancy new gadget for creating long-exposure light paintings. The device reads digital images created in Photoshop (or any other editor) and displays them one line at a time through an array of 198 full-color RGB LEDs. The images can be any height up to 198 pixels tall and many thousands of pixels wide creating huge possibilities for visual effects. (Source)
Lamp for Urban Movement by Olafur Eliasson
Metropolitan landscape art by Luke O’Sullivan.
As part of the Wood Furniture Japan Award (2016) in Tokyo, artist Emmanuelle Moureaux made an exhibition with 100 shades of color that lit up the entire exhibition hall.