Rooftop lake of slime

Truvia® Voyage of Discovery with Bompas & Parr:

Selfridges 21-24 July 2011

Bompas & Parr is flooding part of Selfridges roof to create a crystal island and boating lake in celebration of the impending UK arrival of Truvia® calorie-free sweetener, from the stevia leaf.

The Truvia® Voyage of Discovery invites visitors to enjoy their first experience of the Truvia® brand and their first introduction to the stevia plant, astonishingly 200 times sweeter than sugar.

The project encompasses an emerald green boating lake, thousands of stevia plants, 12 rowing boats, a gushing waterfall, a life guard, cocktails by ECC, design by Studio Toogood, uniforms by Tour de Force, tropical soundscapes by Dom James, teas by Rare Tea Company, coffee's by Caravan, and a Crystal Island - all six storeys above Londons busiest shopping street.

You can read a description of the event here and here.

*Previously: Bompas & Parr is building a five tonne Chocolate Waterfall in London; Truvia's target audience.

Someone has been leaving mysterious miniature paper sculptures in various locations in Scotland

Someone has been leaving mysterious miniature paper sculptures in various locations in Scotland.

Link roundup

1. "The highest-paid state employee in California last year, a prison surgeon who took home $777,423, has a history of mental illness, was fired once for alleged incompetence and has not been allowed to treat an inmate for six years because medical supervisors don't trust his clinical skills." Via.

2. At Laughing Squid: Pranksters Dump Paint on Berlin Intersection, Cars Create Street Art; The Soft City, A Bouncy Street Installation.

3. Tilt shift traffic jam wallpaper. Via.

Holes to China

The Big Dig by Topoteki1 in Xian, China (as the description explains, it's more than a hole):





Via.