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Clever Bushman Building King Mansion Modern Architecture Out Of Mud and Straw, Grass
Building a shelter from local materials in Vietnam.
How to build with different mud recipes – The Kid Should See This
Dirt, sand, straw, clay, and water. Mixed and packed together in different combinations, these materials can create incredibly sturdy shelters and structures. In this video from The Nito Project, artist builder Benito Steendemonstrates how to build with different mud recipes, including rammed earth, cob, adobe, clay, wattle and … Continue reading
Mirage: Doug Aitken’s Mirrored House Creates a Kaleidoscopic View of the Surrounding Swiss Mountains
For this year’s Elevation 1049, a series of site-specific installations dotting the mountain town of Gstaad, Switzerland, the chosen theme is “Frequencies.” In response, Los Angeles-based artist Doug Aitken (previously) installed a house-shaped structure made almost entirely of mirrored surfaces that reflect the mountains, … Continue reading
What’s New Is Old Again: A Classic Norwegian Chair Produced with 100% Recycled Materials
The newest chair by Nordic Comfort Products (NCP) is a unique and sustainable twist on an old classic. Their R-48 model has furnished schools and offices since the 1960s, but has previously required virgin plastic and a metal base. Their recent addition, the S-1500, … Continue reading
A New Book Filled With Interactive Paper Pop-up Gadgets by Kelli Anderson
Kelli Anderson, a self-described artist/designer and tinkerer has just released her long-awaited book, This Book is a Planetarium. Anderson, who is based in Brooklyn, works in a variety of digital and analog media but is best known for her use of paper … Continue reading
How Pink Floyd Used Odd Metering, Organic Loops and Travelling Bass Line to Create the Iconic Song ‘Money’
In a follow-up to his analysis of the Pink Floyd song “Comfortably Numb”, the fast talking doodler 12Tonetakes on “Money”, an equally interesting song by the same band. He starts off with the the cash register as an organic loop before launching into the unusual … Continue reading
Artist Maude White Counts on Squarespace to Showcase Her Stunning Papercut Artworks
Artist and self-described craftsperson Maude White (previously) captures gentle moments of beauty and grace in her meticulously detailed paper cut artworks. White has worked in paper for the last several years, first exploring her signature medium with simple silhouettes and popup … Continue reading
Building the Tree for Fences
Long Wharf Theatre Published on 11 Dec 2013 SUBSCRIBE 456 How did we create that tree on the set of Fences? Find out how the LWT Scene Shop completed this amazing feat with this quick video.
Twenty Instruments Reconstructed to Play Through the Keys of a Vintage Piano
We’ve all tinkered around on a keyboard that, when a button is pushed or settings tweaked, gives us a chance to play the sound of a flute or drum. When the Ukrainian band Brunettes Shoot Blondes purchased a vintage, albeit … Continue reading
Pixelated Wooden Faces by Gil Bruvel Reveal Abstract Color Explorations When Exhibited in Verso
For his unusual figurative sculptures artist Gil Bruvel splits lengths of lumber into manageable sticks which he arranges and paints in bright shades of blues, greens, and reds. On one side, the wooden pieces configure into faces at rest in peaceful … Continue reading
Rediscovering Ancient Greek Music (2017)
First choral performance with reconstructed aulos of reconstructed ancient scores of Athenaeus Paean (127 BC) and Euripides Orestes chorus (408 BC), with the evidence presented and explained by Professor Armand D’Angour, Jesus College Oxford. Some of the research background explained … Continue reading
Intimate Portraits of Centenarians Reveal the Beauty of Aging Bodies
Their creases are symbols of a long life lived, and these photos celebrate that. Source: Intimate Portraits of Centenarians Reveal the Beauty of Aging Bodies
