Best Of The Rest: The Week In Creativity

This week:

*These car installations by Chris Labrooy (above) provided more wonderful questions than answers. [Beautiful/Decay]

*Someone made cheese from artist Olafur Eliasson’s tears. EW. [Inhabitat]

*A video game tried to teach us all empathy. [NPR]

*Paper Magazine told us about 10 Chicago musicians we need to know. [Paper Mag]

*Big Think wondered if artists will be able to make a living in the future. [BigThink]

*Bangkok got a mirror city. [ArchDaily]

*This company turned nature-y things you put under a microscope into sophisticated clothing. [Cool Hunting]

*LA-based Danish ladies Sharin Foo (The Raveonettes) and architect/graphic designer Camilla Hjerl launched a gallery and boutique space called HURRA! The store-llery will be “a platform for showcasing new Danish art and design on the West Coast” from today till  December 30th. [Hurrah Hurrah]

*AFAR made a list of their favorite ceilings. This one created out of blown glass was our favorite. [AFAR]

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*Someone created a light up walkway inspired by Michael Jackson’s video for “Billy Jean.” Now you can finally own your own Daan Roosegaarde. [DesignRulz]

*This fancy candle smelled like Kentucky fried chicken.[DesignTaxi]

*A mirage shack opened in the desert and weirdly reminded us of how much we miss Breaking Bad. [PSFK]

*This device used honey bees to check for cancer. [Inhabitat]

*A never ending staircase was unveiled in Australia. [123Inspiration]

*As part of a tie-in with the premiere of Her, the newest film from writer/director Spike Jonze, Girl + Lakai presented the ‘Her shoe project’ for Opening Ceremony. [High Snobriety]

*We discovered that this was a real hotel. See below. [Dezeen]