My Modern Met - November 15 Daily Digest

--------------------------------------------------------------- ​ = ​ ​[Watch a Pilot Give a Heartwarming Speech on His Retirement Flight After a 32-Year Career]()​ [Watch a Pilot Give a Heartwarming Speech on His Retirement Flight After a 32-Year Career] On regular commercial flights, pilots usually greet their passengers from the cockpit. From there, they announce how long the flight will be and the weather conditions at their destination. But recently, one pilot had something even more personal to share. During what looked like an ordinary plane ride, an American Airlines pilot named Jeff Fell […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[100-Year-Old Grandma Takes the Role of Flower Girl at Her Granddaughter’s Wedding]()​ [100-Year-Old Grandma Takes the Role of Flower Girl at Her Granddaughter’s Wedding] The role of “flower girl” is usually reserved for one of the younger girls in a family to serve as a special part of a wedding party. One bride decided to switch things up for her big day. Rather than picking a niece or a cousin, a woman named Jillian Klatte chose her 100-year-old grandmother, […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Admire the Creative Facial Hair From the 2023 National Beard and Moustache Championships](=)​ [Admire the Creative Facial Hair From the 2023 National Beard and Moustache Championships] Daytona Beach was full of fun facial hair as contestants arrived for the 2023 Honest Amish National Beard and Moustache Championships. Photographer Elle Jaye was on hand to shoot the official portraits that let us see the incredible beards, mustaches, and goatees that entered this year's competition. Participants entered a wide variety of categories and […] [View on My Modern Met](=) ​ ​[12-Year-Old Invents Affordable Fire Detection System That Sends Alerts to Your Phone]()​ [12-Year-Old Invents Affordable Fire Detection System That Sends Alerts to Your Phone] When it comes to innovation, inspiration can come from anywhere. For 12-year-old Shanya Gill, innovation for a life-saving invention came from a nearby tragedy. When a fire burned down a nearby restaurant, she wondered what could have gone differently. This difficult event then motivated the sixth-grader to design a fire detection system that works faster […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Striking Wooden Sculptures Made of Plywood Panels Hypnotically Assembled Together]()​ [Striking Wooden Sculptures Made of Plywood Panels Hypnotically Assembled Together] Turkish artist Didem Yagci manipulates pieces of plywood into kinetic works of art. With numerous layers that look like nerverending steps, these sculptures echo the journeys people go on during their own lives and how they experience them in “infinite cycles.” This idea is expanded on in Yagci's artist statement: “The overlapping, repetitive, twisting, and […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Artist Uses Needle and Thread to Create Realistically Embroider Hair](=)​ [Artist Uses Needle and Thread to Create Realistically Embroider Hair] Whether it's a messy bun, a simple braid, or a decisive flip, embroidery artist Floor Giebels is inspired by the movement and color of hair. A recurring theme in her work is an image of a woman with her back toward the viewer, which allows Giebels to focus her creative energy on the hair. Using […] [View on My Modern Met](=) ​ ​[Crochet Artist Creates Colorful Flora, Fungi, and Seashells That Look Like the Real Thing]()​ [Crochet Artist Creates Colorful Flora, Fungi, and Seashells That Look Like the Real Thing] It's easy to mistake one of Marianne Seiman‘s creations for a real-life piece of nature. The Estonia-based artist crafts amazingly lifelike flora and fungi in crochet, sparing no small detail in her work. From polka-dot mushrooms to flower-dotted vines, these tactile pieces are as impressive as they are enticing to touch. Seiman learned crochet as […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Fantastic Flower Light Garden in Japan Made With Over 5 Million LED Bulbs](​ [Fantastic Flower Light Garden in Japan Made With Over 5 Million LED Bulbs] From now until February 2024, the Ashikaga Flower Park in Japan will be a spectacular display of lights. Over 5 million LED bulbs have been used to create a garden of glowing wisteria, cherry blossoms, and other flora. Visitors can wander the grounds and immerse themselves in a nighttime exhibition that changes theme three times […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[Stunning Winners of the OnePlus Photography Awards Show the Power of Mobile Photography]()​ [Stunning Winners of the OnePlus Photography Awards Show the Power of Mobile Photography] Tech brand OnePlus showed off the creative power of its mobile phones at the renowned Lucie Awards. Held annually to celebrate achievements in photography, the Lucies is a prestigious event that OnePlus helps sponsor. And, as part of the celebrations, eight winners from the OnePlus Photography Awards were exhibited in New York along with other […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Singapore’s Changi Airport Terminal Gets Gorgeous Makeover Inspired by Nature](=)​ [Singapore’s Changi Airport Terminal Gets Gorgeous Makeover Inspired by Nature] After three and a half years, Singapore's Changi Airport has revealed Terminal 2's stunning makeover. It's an incredible accomplishment, considering that work began just two months before the airport shuttered its doors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with tourism numbers returning to pre-pandemic levels, the luxurious airport is greeting visitors with a modern flair. With […] [View on My Modern Met](=) ​ ​[Gallery Artworks Reimagined as Surreal Carpet Art Melting Off the Wall Onto the Floor](=)​ [Gallery Artworks Reimagined as Surreal Carpet Art Melting Off the Wall Onto the Floor] When walking through a gallery, you usually see artworks on the walls…not the floor. Well, studio Cre.a.i.tive explores what it would look like when a textile work extends across the ground. Using artificial intelligence, they produced an entire gallery of artworks that take up multiple surfaces. The series, titled The Reflections of Lost Thoughts Art […] [View on My Modern Met](=) ​ ​[32 Chic Gifts for Imaginative Interior Designers]()​ [32 Chic Gifts for Imaginative Interior Designers] Picking out the perfect gift for interior designers can be intimidating. After all, their entire practice revolves around having an eye for good design. In order to make this task easier, we've mapped out our favorite shops and constructed a collection of thoughtful and imaginative interior design gifts. Here, you'll find gift ideas inspired by […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Watch the Heartwarming Moment a Toddler Gets Glasses and Sees His Mom Clearly for the First Time](​ [Watch the Heartwarming Moment a Toddler Gets Glasses and Sees His Mom Clearly for the First Time] His reaction to seeing the world for the first time. byu/Austinwilson26 inBeAmazed Toddlers are full of endearing reactions. After all, they are discovering the world for the first time, and each of these encounters are full of wonder. Maybe it's the first time they pet a dog or they swam in a pool. However, for […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[Perfectly Preserved 2,100-Year-Old Child’s Shoe Discovered in an Austrian Salt Mine](​ [Perfectly Preserved 2,100-Year-Old Child’s Shoe Discovered in an Austrian Salt Mine] Hallstatt, Austria is the location of one of the oldest salt mines in Europe. There, humans have been mining the precious material for almost 7,000 years. Archeologists have been finding evidence of these ancient miners and their activities at similar mines in Austria. One recent find includes a child's leather shoe, almost perfectly preserved for an […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[30 Creative Gifts for Dancers That Celebrate the Art of Movement](=)​ [30 Creative Gifts for Dancers That Celebrate the Art of Movement] The art of movement is more than a hobby or profession, it's a passion. Anyone who knows a dancer understands just how much the craft becomes an integral part of everyday life. So what to get that dancer for a special occasion? There are so many great gifts that celebrate the art of dance, whether […] [View on My Modern Met](=) ​ = ​ Thanks for subscribing to newsletters from [My Modern Met.]( To make sure our emails don’t get lost, [add us to your address book.]() UPDATE YOUR PREFERENCES: - Daily Newsletter: Whenever there is something new - Weekly Roundup: Weekly updates packaged into one convenient newsletter - Click here to change your [current preferences.]( [Unsubscribe]( | 121 Evergreen Way, Lake Forest, CA 92630