DesignBoom: We have been following the development of augmented reality for a while now and this tattoo is one of the most unusual applications. The design is a simple barcode marker tattooed onto someone’s arm, which when viewed through a camera transforms into a three dimensional animation of a flying dragon. The augmented reality tattoo is a development by the buenos aires based company think an app, which developed the software to recognize the AR barcode on curved surfaces like the human body. while this concept is a novelty now, this unlocks a range of new possibilities for tattoo art.

ReFound is an exciting new concept, fusing reclaimed furniture and art. Using unwanted and past-its-prime furniture as the canvas, the ReFound artists transform reclaimed pieces into unique, functional artworks. Enjoy your very own hand-styled, individual and completely one-off ‘work of furniture’, only at ReFound.

Springwise: Learning a new language is often best achieved outside the classroom—when one is eating lunch, for example, or practicing one’s profession. Aiming to bring a similar philosophy to the education of children, Parisian Baby-speaking is an in-home childcare service that includes foreign language instruction in day-to-day activities.

With services for children aged one and up, Baby-speaking was developed with the help of language-acquisition experts to incorporate a new language into everyday activities. Care providers are all native-speakers in the language they offer, and are carefully trained in Baby-speaking’s method, which includes a plethora of games and ac... Read more »

Hurriyet Daily News: Saadet Erciyas, a female entrepreneur, and her team are creating decorative products by using the marbling art on Turkish natural stone. As part of the Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture events, she is preparing to display her products and sell them in museum stores. Her next goal is to market them around the world.

According to Erciyas, the natural stones on which they work include travertine from the Aegean city of Denizli, marble from Afyon in western Turkey and limestone from the Mediterranean city of Antalya. "We bring stone together with marbling art and make decorative products for the house. We create frames, paintings, coat hangers and plaques,” she said. "We apply flow... Read more »