February 2011
59 posts
January 2011
44 posts
Beautiful baggage
These bizarre but fully functioning luggage pieces from Williams British Handmade are more like little works of art. I just love industrial design. (via Anthology)
“I realise there’s something incredibly honest about trees in winter, how...”
– Jeffrey McDaniel
Jason Lee and Company
I cannot help but smile when I look through photographer Jason Lee’s wonderfully executed photo series featuring his daughters, Kristin and Kayla. Though, Lee can’t have that hard of a time creating such delightful moments when he has daughters as adorable as this.
It would be pretty cool to have a parent who’s a photographer and doing photo shoots and having so many unique...
Looking for a good movie to see this weekend?
Three incredible films I’ve seen so far this winter:
Black Swan
Blue Valentine
True Grit
All three are so different, but I give ‘em all two thumbs up.
Love contemporary art? Itching for some eye candy?...
Have you be on a search for some visual inspiration? You may want to look into VIP Art Fair, the world’s very first exclusively online contemporary art fair. It opens tomorrow and is completely free of charge! Just register here. You’ll have eight whole days to browse hundreds of works of art from 138 galleries from 30 countries.
A little bit about how you’ll experience the...
WatchAbsolutely gorgeous (and clever!) book covers for Jules Verne’s novels by Jim Tierney. I simply must have these. (via herseaofwords:sofiazoila)
Descending Curves
So, the drive from Pittsburgh to Washington, DC is one of the most beautiful I’ve ever experienced. Especially those western Pennsylvania hills right outside of the city. I wish I had snapped a few photos as the car whipped along those roads, but I honestly don’t think they would’ve done the landscape justice. I’d love to go back on a sunny day and stop and document every...
“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little...”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
Jon Rafman + Google Street View
Here’s an artist who you might not think of in conventional terms: Google. A couple years ago, Google sent out an army of hybrid electric cars, each one bearing nine cameras on a single pole. This fleet’s goal was simple: Traverse every highway and byway and capture the street views of our planet. Seems pretty cut and dry, no? What artist Jon Rafman discovered, as he went through...
Jamie Mills and His Mountains Majesty
Say hello to British doodler Jamie Mills, my latest artist crush. (Maybe I should start a series dedicated to my fleeting—yet deep and meaningful—relationships with artists I find on the Internet…) But honestly, isn’t his work dreamy? Such sweet child-like drawings with a obvious flair of sophistication. I especially love the bird’s-eye view of the buffalo illustration below....
Frogs that fly? Tadpoles with fangs? You better...
It thrills me that we are still discovering new critters. This planet is like a Petri dish—one minute you think you see all there is to observe and the next, there’s something squiggling around that you could swear wasn’t there before! Case in point, the vampire flying frog, seen here. First discovered in 2008, scientists are still learning about this elusive Vietnam native.
Before...
Knotty, knotty.
Here’s a guide to popular knots for men’s neckties:
The Windsor Knot: This knot, first worn by the Duke of Windsor, grants its wearer the status of duke and a duke’s right to commit crimes with total impunity. FASHION FOCUS: Windsor knots are appropriate for job interviews and divorce ceremonies.
Four-In-Hand Knot: This simple knot is named after the number of rare fossils you...
