SolarBeat

Luke Twyman has a great portfolio website called WhiteVinyl, I'm particularly smitten with his SolarBeat - a simple ambient musicbox, with sounds generated using the orbital frequencies of our solar system.

ArcelorMittal Orbit

Artist Anish Kapoor has collaborated with structural engineer Cecil Balmond of Arup on this unique spiraling sculpture which has been chosen as the landmark monument to the 2012 Olympic Games.


Watch the video on the BBC site to find out more. I was hoping it incorporated a super-sized Carsten Holler style helter-skelter...