BN Stories... | BeautifulNow

April 19, 2025

Arts Design

AZUMA MAKOTO: THE ART OF MOTHER EARTH

Mother Earth is medium for artist Azuma Makoto. See botanical sculptures made of flowers, plants, trees, fungi, & other organic materials. Mother Earth is medium for artist Azuma Makoto. See botanical sculptures made of flowers, plants, trees, fungi, & other organic materials.

Wellness

ORANGE WAKES UP YOUR MIND NOW

Find out how the orange light affects your mind. Find out how the orange light affects your mind.

Impact

THE SMILE IS DESIGNED TO MAKE US SMILE NOW

The Smile, an installation designed by Alison Brooks Architects for London Design Festival 2016, is an engineering feat designed to make us smile. It uses wood in innovative ways that will have an major impact future building design and construction. The Smile, an installation designed by Alison Brooks Architects for London Design Festival 2016, is an engineering feat designed to make us smile. It uses wood in innovative ways that will have an major impact future building design and construction.

Arts Design

MOTHER & CHILD BEAUTY

Celebrity moms & their kids express the universal beauty in a gorgeous collection of portraits by Claiborne Swanson Frank, in new book, Mother and Child. Celebrity moms & their kids express the universal beauty in a gorgeous collection of portraits by Claiborne Swanson Frank, in new book, Mother and Child.

Impact

FIND BEAUTY IN THE LOST WORDS

Beautiful new book, “The Lost Words,” with Robert MacFarland poems & Jackie Morris illustrations feature words found in nature in danger of being lost. Beautiful new book, “The Lost Words,” with Robert MacFarland poems & Jackie Morris illustrations feature words found in nature in danger of being lost.

Wellness

10 GIFTS WITH EXTRAORDINARILY BEAUTIFUL AIRS

The most beautiful perfumes in the world. The most beautiful perfumes in the world.

More BN Stories...

Wellness

FREEDOM -- THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING NOW!

We celebrate July 4th with stunning images of fireworks. We celebrate July 4th with stunning images of fireworks.

Food

FOOD AS LANDSCAPES & LESSONS

See whimsical landscapes made of food, with tiny human figurines, in fine art photographer Christopher Boffoli’s “Big Appetites” series. See whimsical landscapes made of food, with tiny human figurines, in fine art photographer Christopher Boffoli’s “Big Appetites” series.

Impact

BEAUTIFUL ABSTRACTS HEART & SOUL

Abstract art, ideas, and musings inspire us to go beyond reality to create new realities. Check out beautiful abstract images and quotes. Abstract art, ideas, and musings inspire us to go beyond reality to create new realities. Check out beautiful abstract images and quotes.

Impact

DISCOVERING NEW CORAL HOPE

Arts Design

NEW PLACE TO SEE & BECOME ART

Become part of the art at new Mori Digital Art Museum, in Tokyo. Produced by art tech collective teamLab, put this on your 2019 travel & art bucket lists. Become part of the art at new Mori Digital Art Museum, in Tokyo. Produced by art tech collective teamLab, put this on your 2019 travel & art bucket lists.

Wellness

BEAUTIFUL FORMS TRANSITION INTO NEW BEAUTIFUL FORMS NOW

German artist Gesine Marwedel transforms human bodies into animals, flowers, landscapes and more with her beautiful body paintings. She uses her experience with personal transitions to inform her ability to transition one form into another. German artist Gesine Marwedel transforms human bodies into animals, flowers, landscapes and more with her beautiful body paintings. She uses her experience with personal transitions to inform her ability to transition one form into another.

Arts Design

DREAM IMAGES TO COLOR YOUR DREAMS!

Gorgeous dream-inspired images by three photographers: Miss Aniela, Madame Peripetie, & Jenna Martin, will inspire your dreams tonight! Gorgeous dream-inspired images by three photographers: Miss Aniela, Madame Peripetie, & Jenna Martin, will inspire your dreams tonight!

Travel

BEAUTIFUL EVENTS NOW: 07.19.13

Impact

THIS BEAUTIFUL WORK BROADENS OUR VIEW OF BEAUTY NOW

The Atlas of Beauty is a body of work by Romanian photographer Mihaela Noroc that maps the diverse ranges of beauty in women around the world. The Atlas of Beauty is a body of work by Romanian photographer Mihaela Noroc that maps the diverse ranges of beauty in women around the world.

Wellness

RED RASPBERRIES PUT US IN THE PINK NOW

Red raspberries can help keep us in the pink! According to a flurry of new research, red raspberries can help our bodies to fend off disease and improve organ function. Red raspberries can help keep us in the pink! According to a flurry of new research, red raspberries can help our bodies to fend off disease and improve organ function.

Nature Science

TINY WINDOWS CAN FREE MINDS

New scientific studies show big benefits from micro doses of psychedelic substances like LSD, DMT, psilocybin, which free mind from fears and other traps. New scientific studies show big benefits from micro doses of psychedelic substances like LSD, DMT, psilocybin, which free mind from fears and other traps.

Arts Design

ELECTRIFYING HAUTE COUTURE

/discover/arts-design/iris-van-herpen-electrifying-haute-couture /discover/arts-design/iris-van-herpen-electrifying-haute-couture

Impact

SWEET NEWS: CINNAMON SAVES LIVES!

Cinnamon can help prevent colorectal cancer, diabetes, and other diseases, according to recent studies. Cinnamon can help prevent colorectal cancer, diabetes, and other diseases, according to recent studies.

Food

10 GORGEOUS NEW RESTAURANTS IN BEAUTIFUL CITIES NOW

BeautifulNow has curated 10 gorgeous new restaurants in beautiful cities. Their dishes are works of edible art. BeautifulNow has curated 10 gorgeous new restaurants in beautiful cities. Their dishes are works of edible art.

Arts Design

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL REDUX

Wellness

10 WONDERFUL IMAGES & IDEAS ABOUT THE ROOTS OF BEAUTY NOW

Get inspired by 10 ideas, images, and quotes related to roots, with inspiration from trees, nature, love, and the foundations of growth in this BeautifulNow BN Daily Fix. Get inspired by 10 ideas, images, and quotes related to roots, with inspiration from trees, nature, love, and the foundations of growth in this BeautifulNow BN Daily Fix.

Wellness

10 BEAUTIFUL THOUGHTS ABOUT KINDNESS

Beautiful images and ideas about kindness and generosity of spirit to consider for everyday living and inspiration. Beautiful images and ideas about kindness and generosity of spirit to consider for everyday living and inspiration.

Food

ADD BEAUTY TO YOUR DIET: EAT LIKE A BIRD!

These seeds add beauty to your life! So eat like a bird! Sunflower, pumpkin, chia, flax, sesame, & hemp seeds are all superfoods to eat now! These seeds add beauty to your life! So eat like a bird! Sunflower, pumpkin, chia, flax, sesame, & hemp seeds are all superfoods to eat now!