169 – Moser Mandala

Austrian graphic designer and artist, Koloman Moser, designed the medallions (and its related designs) that adorn Otto Wagner’s jugendstil apartment building (1898-99) in Vienna, Austria. It’s beautifully photographed here by nikon80cat.

Chihuly's "The Sun" at Chihuly Glass and Garden Exhibit in Seattle

156 – Chihuly Mandala

Now this is that way to see the sun at night. Dave Chihuly and his team created this masterpiece with over 1,500 pieces of blown glass in yellow, orange, red and blue. So much could be said here about Chihuly and is magnificent art however I invite you to just enjoy the visual experience of his sun instead.

152 – Bahai Mandala

When I visit Chicago someday, I plan to visit the Bahá’í House of Worship in nearby Wilmette. It’s the first Bahá’í Temple … More

136 – Mandala Graffiti

Now here’s some graffiti that makes my heart sing! Recently, The Huffington Post featured Polish street artist, NeSpoon, and her mandala graffiti. How much prettier and lighter this space is adorned with these delightful white mandalas. The whole area feels like its singing in joyous harmony.

132 – Ranakpur Jain Temple Mandalas

Mumbai-based blogger of My Favourite Things, Sudhagee, posted this image collection on her blog post about her travels to the Jain Temples in Rajasthan: Bhandasar, Jaisalmer, Lodhrava & Ranakpur. The Ranakpur Jain Temple houses this collection of stone-carved mandalas.

116 – Swing Mandala

Now here’s an interesting example of re-purposing something old (unused nuclear cooling tower) into something new (190′ amusement park vertical … More

Facial Mandala - Photograph by Mohd Irman Ismail,

112 – Palmanova Mandala

And now for something completely different I give you a design map of Palmanova, Italy founded and built in the late 1500’s. From what I gather, they designed the city as a fortress with the intention of it being a Utopia.