A Room for London

The Jacques Cousteau iPhone app, an electric camper, musical tree rings and more in our look at the web this week

Philosopher Alain de Botton has made the latest contribution to the movement toward unconventional hotel experiences with A Room for London, as part of his ongoing Living Architecture series. The Room is housed within a one-bedroom boat perched atop the city’s Queen Elizabeth Hall, overlooking the Thames. Bookings for one-night stays have already sold out through 2012.

Sunrise Thermal Airship

The Jacques Cousteau iPhone app, an electric camper, musical tree rings and more in our look at the web this week

In an attempt to expand access to flight Metin Kaplan has delivered this prototype solar powered airship. The craft, which runs completely on solar energy, might be slower than a normal helicopter but it makes up for it in fun.

The Skin I Live In

The Jacques Cousteau iPhone app, an electric camper, musical tree rings and more in our look at the web this week

Since debuting at Cannes last May, Pedro Almodóvar’s latest film “La Piel Que Habito” (“The Skin I Live In”) has received praise around the world for its beautifully obscure yet sterile portrait of a deranged plastic surgeon. Now in cinemas in South Africa, Cape Town culture magazine Mahala writes a compelling review.