La Guardia’s Retail Therapy

Yayoi Kusama at The Whitney, LGA's new boutique, Xbox aquariums and more in our weekly look at the web

Travelers have a bit more to do while waiting to board flights or during NYC layovers, as a new boutique has landed in Delta’s Terminal D at La Guardia Airport. Zona sells high-end and unexpected products from lip balms and “stylish toothbrushes” to wool shawls and pearl necklaces. The boutique has had surprising success, as travelers are drawn to the refreshing array of products in …

Inked

Yayoi Kusama at The Whitney, LGA's new boutique, Xbox aquariums and more in our weekly look at the web

Chinese born, Japan-based artist Pinpin Co draws intricate and potentially disturbing designs directly on her subject’s skin for a uniquely powerful display. Sketched with a 0.38 ink gel pen, each piece takes on a life and history of its own as Co develops a relationship with each subject. An exhibition of the work runs through 16 July at BankART Studio NYK in Yokohama, Japan.

Xbox 360 Pico-Reef Aquarium

Yayoi Kusama at The Whitney, LGA's new boutique, Xbox aquariums and more in our weekly look at the web

Blue World Aquariums’ newest creation was made by using a gutted Xbox as a frame and rewiring the existing electrical components for lighting. The small aquarium looks like a piece of living art as “live rock”, a type of old coral skeleton that has been overgrown with new organisms, is illuminated inside the Xbox. The Xbox 360 Pico-Reef Aquarium includes an external filtration system and …