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NewsThe World’s First Functional Painting Typewriter
To the delight of fetishists of redundant technology, an American artist has created a typewriter that paints.
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NewsWin a Book of Italy’s Most Beautiful Hotels
Italy is not just about the food, as the folks at Mr & Mrs Smith know.
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NewsFrom Barley to the Bottle in the Heart of the City
Watch your beer 'grow' from start to finish at this temporary inner city brewery.
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NewsA Guide to this Summer’s Best Beach Reads
In attempt to help out those with a literary whim, Concrete Playground presents the ten best books to read this summer.
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NewsEngagement Photos, Star Wars Style
An American couple have taken their love for Star Wars to a different level by dressing up as the movie's characters for their engagement shoot.
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NewsConcrete Playground’s Summer Road Trip Essentials
Road trips can be an idealised summertime activity, so Concrete Playground has come up with some tips to make sure you never have a bad one again.
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GuideSpectacular Autumn Events For Culture Vultures Seeking Their Next Fix
Make sure you add these must-do events to your Sydney culture calendar.
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NewsFrom the 'Mona Lisa' to 'Codex Atlanticus': A Look Inside The Lume's Multi-Sensory Leonardo da Vinci Exhibition
The only 360-degree exact replica of the world's most-famous enigmatic portrait, da Vinci's notebook pages, 40 of his machine inventions brought to life: they're all on display.
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GuideSix Spectacular Art Exhibitions Hitting Sydney in 2023
Famous Modern masters and significant contemporary artists from Australia and abroad are being celebrated in these unmissable exhibitions.
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GuideImmersive and Impressive Blockbuster Exhibitions to Look Forward to Around Australia in 2022
Plan trips to dive into all things Disney, peer at Yayoi Kusama's finest in two different cities, scope out Picasso's best and fall in love with Elvis paraphernalia.
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GuideHow to Get Your Arts and Culture Fix in Tropical North Queensland
Explore beachfront markets, local art galleries and a tropical gin distillery.
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NewsEight Epic Sculpture Parks in Australia Worth a Road Trip
From sculptures among vineyards and wildflowers to metal figures appear that sit on the surface of a gigantic salt-crusted lake.
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NewsThe Twelve Most Impressive Art Galleries in Regional Australia
From country Victoria to the WA coast to the Tiwi Islands, these galleries house homegrown and Indigenous art collections worth planning a whole weekend around.
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NewsThe Spirit of Youth Awards Set to Grow in 2011/2012
With the competition's expansion into unprecedented categories, there are now more opportunities for Australia's finest creative minds to showcase their work to the world.
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NewsBenetton Receives Hate for its ‘Unhate’ Campaign
The United Colors of Benetton are the centre of controversy after their new 'Unhate' campaign showed some of the world's leading figures locking lips.
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NewsIt’s Just a Plant: The Children’s Book on Marijuana
The story of a young girl's educational journey as she comes to understand cannabis, explained to her by her parents, a doctor and a kind gang of Rastafarians.
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NewsThe New Seven Natural Wonders of the World
With so many fantastic places to visit around the world, it's often hard to decide where to possibly go. The New7Wonders makes it a little easier for you.
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NewsConcrete Playground talks to Photographer David Stewart
Concrete Playground recently caught up with one of England's most respected photographers. Here's what he had to say.
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NewsWin a Priceless Night Out with Florence + the Machine
Win the ultimate night out on the town for you and three friends.
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NewsThe Ten Best Bars in the World
Your local favourite may not be on the list, but rest assured that all fifty are well worth the visit next time you find yourself in one of the world's culture capitals.
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NewsBen Turnbull’s Real Life Superheroes
This British artist's work serves as a bridge between collective fantasy and the harsh truths of the society we live in.
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NewsConcrete Playground’s Guide to Sydney Festival 2012
The reinvigorated Sydney Festival has completely transformed our city in summer and it’s made Sydney a truly amazing place to be in January.
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NewsPaula Scher’s Amazing Maps
Scher's pieces offer an individual distortion of the world and strong commentary about our society and often chaotic lifestyles.
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NewsBeautiful Paintings of Graffiti on Vans
New York artist Kevin Cyr paints the artfully graffitied vans and vehicles of his Brooklyn neighbourhood.
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NewsSpike Jonze Directs Stop-Motion Skeletal Love Story
The acclaimed director's latest short film has you falling in love with a pair of horny skeletons who come to life one night in a French bookshop.
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NewsSteve Jobs’ Biographer Interviewed on 60 Minutes
Walter Isaacson shares the story behind the story.
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NewsThe Mona Lisa Recreated with a Single Line
It's incredible the things an ordinary person can do if they just have the appropriate felt-tip pen.
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NewsBrooklyn Man Turns His Life Into An Exhibition in a Dumpster
In the ultimate act of not being able to let go, an artist has transferred the detritus of his past into a perusable dumpster.
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NewsHunter S. Thompson’s Hangover Cure
The infamous Gonzo journalist has something to cure your throbbing head.
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NewsDavid Bowie’s Face Graces the £10 Note
The face of Ziggy Stardust is now official currency in the London suburb of Brixton.
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NewsDesigns That Let You Sleep Anywhere, Anytime
Our society seems to be developing an obsession for sleeping in places that are not our beds.
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NewsBoozy Bears Emerge in South Dakota
Maybe confectionery giants should start selling candy in brown paper bags from now on.
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NewsWin a Double Pass to See Midnight in Paris
Woody Allen’s latest film offers a snapshot of the world’s most adored city in its glory days, where avant-garde intersected with the everyday.
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NewsConcrete Playground Meets Norwegian Wood Director, Tran Anh Hung
We catch up with the acclaimed director ahead of the film's Australia/New Zealand release.
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NewsOccupy Wall Street Protests Start to Spread Around the World
How the American Dream has turned into a nightmare for a large proportion of U.S. citizens.
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NewsFeist, Chairlift and Laura Marling to Headline St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival 2012
If you like bands most people haven't heard of, then you will likely love the St. Jerome's Laneway Festival 2012 artist roster.
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NewsUntappd App Combines Social Networking and Beer
The perfect excuse to drink more beer and check your iPhone.
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NewsMessage in a Bottle: The Unusual Social Network
Harold Hackett has been sending messages all over the world, but unlike most of us he hasn’t been using a phone or a computer.
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NewsUnload Your Emotional Baggage and Get a Free Song in Return
This new site lets you unload your worries to a perfect stranger, who will in turn read it and send you a song they think will make you feel better.
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NewsIPhone Bike Speaker Lets You Listen While You Ride
Play sweet music and use your iPhone as a GPS while riding through the town on your bike.
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NewsSlavery Footprint: Calculating How Many Forced Labourers Work For You
Cue the bright-eyed, pigtailed offspring of ethical consumerism and social media, Slavery Footprint.
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NewsSemi-Fictional Audio Guides Narrate New York’s Museum Mile
A conceptual sound collective and the French join forces to take you for a merry and blissfully confusing journey down Manhattan's Museum Mile.
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NewsMicro-Hotel Sleepbox Makes Being In Transit Appealing
The pod with bed and drop-down desk may mean the days of sleeping in airport food courts are well behind us.
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NewsWin a Double Pass to See The Whistleblower
Based on a true story, The Whistleblower, tells the story of human trafficking in a UN controlled post-war Bosnia.
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NewsNike Release Back to The Future Sneakers
Nike has released a near-exact replica of the shoes worn by Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future 2.
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NewsNYC Artist Brings Subway Etiquette to Life
NYC artist Jay Shells' Subway Etiquette Posters pokes fun at commuter pet peeves.
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NewsSwiss Artist Injects Order Into the Everyday
Ursus Wehrli wants to put some order into your life.
