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Artist Frank Boelter has constructed a 9-metre paper boat from the stuff used to make Tetrabrik packs and is sailing it up the Elbe. The 37-year old artist came up with the idea one breakfast time, while he was sitting at his kitchen table fiddling with an empty milk carton, which he cut up and made into a scaled-down model. See how they built it after the jump.

A 1884-sq ft sheet of Tetrapak was folded to make the boat, which is almost 30 feet long and weighs 55 pounds. Named “Bis Ans Ende der Welt” or Until The End Of The World, the $217 boat took just two hours to construct, and Frank reckons it will survive forty days (and, I assume, forty nights) before it disintegrates into a soggy mass of sinkability.

lance armstrong: it’s about the bike – a livestrong auction

after returning to professional cycling this year to address the global cancer burden , cyclist lance armstrong wanted to find a way in which to engage the creative community in his mission. he invited six different visual artists to customize his trek racing bikes as a means of raising awareness for the stages art show which benefits his foundation livestrong which supports cancer research – that debuted in paris during the tour de france. presented in conjunction with nike and featuring more than 20 of the worlds most important established and upcoming artists, the stage art show brought these creatives together in a visual dialogue about cancer – a disease which is expected to be the leading cause of death  globally in 2010.

‘I’m not a gearhead, and my garage is anything but a cycling museum, but I can honestly say that letting go of my bikes has never been harder. from damien hirst’s masterpiece tour de france ’finale’ trek madone covered in real butterflies, to the kaws ‘chompers’ cycle that I broke my collarbone
on in the vuelta castilla y león, every ride is a treasured piece of personal history that I’m proud to offer up to benefit livestrong.‘ – LA

the artists armstrong invited to participate were: shepard fairey, damien hirst, kaws, yoshitomo nara, marc newson and kenny scharf.

a world with flying cars is now that much closer thanks to the new terrafugia transition a street legal flying car. the plane can fly in the air like a small plane or fold its wings for driving down the road. terrafugia has been working on personal aircrafts since 2006  and the transition is the result of their work. the vehicle can cruise in the air at 115 mph with a range of 460 miles. as a car, the transition has front-wheel drive with automotive style entry doors and plenty of cargo space. if the idea of flying to work suits you, you can become a sport pilot in as little as 20 hours of flight time through a special course. but the vehicle will run you an estimated 194,000 USD.

Architecture teams Foster+Partners and URS has won an international competition to build the first spaceport, which will be used by spacetourists. This futuristic building will stand in Mexico. The form is growing from a ground like kind of hill. Shape is not far from helmet of biker, which is traing to break word recorde of speed. Everything goes together inside, where you can feel that universe is not far away.

Work on Cesme marina starts
A ground breaking ceremony has recently been held to mark the start of work on developing the new 400 berth yacht marina at Cesme in Turkey. This project is being developed as a joint venture between Camper & Nicholson Marinas and IC Holding, a local construction group. Together they hold a 25 year concession on the project located close to the Aegean town of Izmir.

The full project, which will be able to accommodate yachts up to 60m, will cost Turkish Lira62 million. IC Holding, which is investing 12 million as part of this, is involved in transport projects such as ports and airports as well as marinas. The marina is being designed to fit in with the local architecture and completion is set for May 2010.

With the Didim marina having recently opened and this new project it reflects the significant expansion of marina capacity that Turkey is planning. Recently plans for 10 new marinas close to Istanbul were outlined and other facilities have and are being built on the Black sea coast as well as the Mediterranean and Aegean coasts. By 2023, Turkey plans to have 50,000 yacht berths compared to around 25,000 currently.