I’m blown away by Lori Nix‘s post-Apocalyptic diorama photographs. Her Unnatural History>
series, which shows a natural history museum askew, is also fabulous. She builds each diorama from scratch over about seven months and then spends up to three weeks perfecting the lighting and placement of the props. I love this quote from her FAQ: I have miniature power tools throughout the apartment, a chop saw under the kitchen table, a miniature table saw on top
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Crisp and clean, ‘House R’ by architecture studio Bembé Dellinger looks right at home in the snowy winter landscape of Schondorf, Germany. Perched on the edge of Lake Ammersee, the multi-story cantilevered home provides elevated views of the surrounding land through floor-to-ceiling windows — via WebUrbanist
12 years ago Mechanical Engineer and watch collector Nicolaus Spinner had a vision to create his own watch. Having access to the latest CNC machines in Munich, Germany helped make the dream a reality. The UTS Commander was born, a unique watch case that featured a 45mm case with front and back sapphire crystals. Fast forward and UTS Watches is proud to present the Adventure GMT — via WatchTime
Located in Bainbridge Island, Washington much of the Dorsey Residence is hidden behind a two-story concrete face, however its interior spaces reflect a different experience of warmth, light, and openness. Architects Coates Design created an 18-inch concrete wall that forms two sides of the home’s exterior. These walls provide a poignant counterpoint to the warm wooden and copper box that rests at a slight angle to take full advantage of the site’s water and mountain views. The concrete exterior wall and exposed concrete within the home reduce energy costs by serving as a thermal mass that naturally cools the home in the summer and holds warmth in the winter — via ArchDaily
It’s lights out at busy intersections – the work of criminals who targeted particular components in the city’s high-tech traffic lights — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Hughes Umbanhowar Architects have designed the River Road house in Sewall’s Point, Florida.
When morning breaks in the small residential community of Sewall’s Point, the house is cloaked in light that is reflected and refracted from the faceted Mahogany framed windows of this regal residence. Home for a young family, the structure is reverent in its embrace of the outdoors, both the two-acre waterfront lot it occupies and the landscape beyond. Ensconced in the hillside which overlooks the water, the structure is a series of expansive and intimate courtyards and cantilevered decks, which architectonically echo the diaphanous volumes of the interior, spaces which seem to defy gravity, even while embracing the solidity of Italian limestone and stucco facades. Views to the southwest encompass the dynamic activity of the marina in an inland waterway and track the movements of sun, wind and water — via CONTEMPORIST
The leader of a girl gang who burned a teenager with a cigarette and stamped on her face has been described as sadistic
by a judge — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A wounded fox shot its would be killer in Belarus by pulling the trigger on the hunter’s gun as the pair scuffled after the man tried to finish the animal off with the butt of the rifle, media said Thursday — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The library at Stony Stratford, on the outskirts of Milton Keynes, looks like the aftermath of a crime, its shell-shocked staff presiding over an expanse of emptied shelves. Only a few days ago they held 16,000 volumes.
Now, after a campaign on Facebook, there are none. Every library user was urged to pick their full entitlement of 15 books, take them away and keep them for a week. The idea was to empty the shelves by closing time on Saturday: in fact with 24 hours to go, the last sad bundle of self-help and practical mechanics books was stamped out. Robert Gifford, chair of Stony Stratford town council, planned to collect his books when he got home from work in London, but left it too late — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A man who broke into Sarah Palin’s e-mail has been imprisoned – despite being told he might be spared jail — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A German vintner acting on a hunch uncovered a hidden trove of wine untouched since 1945 — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A copper-alloy sword guard was recently found in a shipwreck thought to be Blackbeard’s Queen Anne’s Revenge, archaeologists said in March 2009 — via redwolf.newsvine.com
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If kids could design and build whole homes, what would they look like? This so-called Rainbow House is filled with secret doors, slides that bridge between floors and multi-colored spiral staircases to wind you back up. Chutes and ladders, anyone?
Dubbed a “magical oasis’ by its creators (AB Rogers and DA Studio, the busy and noisy road next to the building is matched by equally rambunctious and interactive interior decor. Stepping in off the street is a lot like walking into a fantasy looking glass or wardrobe portal — via Dornob
Wall art meets weighted wind-up clock in this clever wooden fan design that requires no electrical power to run. Of course, winding it up every few minutes is not ideal for full-room cooling, but does add a bit of a breeze when one enters the room (and works as decor when not in use).
Luc von Hoeckel is a dutch designer who enjoys simple objects executed with elemental craft techniques. An elegant system of visible weights, pulleys and gears makes this a great example of what-you-see-is-what-you-get woodworking — via Dornob
I made this flowchart for my future students but I think it’s useful for pretty much any creative, myself included. Prints to come! Click the link above to see it at full size or open the picture below in a new window — via templesmith
It sounds like something a guided missile would do. Foxes seem to zero in on prey using Earth’s magnetic field. They are the first animal thought to use the field to judge distance rather than just direction — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A furious family is suing property developers after they demolished every staircase in a seven-storey apartment block to make them quit their top floor flat — via redwolf.newsvine.com
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