-
Recent Posts
- by Adventis (Eva Husson)
- It’s way easier to get a driving licence in some countries compared to others
- The number on the label of your clothes means nothing
- @fravery.bsky.social | We are souls of ruin and renewal
- @fravery.bsky.social | Emil Nolde (1876-1956)
- Redefining West African Ancient History
- USA (@usamailbox.bsky.social) | Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Långstrump)
- Nature’s Secret Weapon In The Fight Against Climate Change | Speed & Scale | BBC Earth
Archives
Categories
Tag Archives: construction
São Paulo Carnival 2018 [HD] – Floats & Dancers | Brazilian Carnival | The Samba Schools Parade
Alguns momentos marcantes dos últimos desfiles do carnaval paulistano. São Paulo, the biggest city in Brazil, has the second largest carnival parade, losing only to Rio’s carnival.
Posted in Carnaval
Tagged Art, Brasil, Brazil, brazilian style, Carnaval, Carnival, construction, creatives, Culture, dance, drum
Leave a comment
The ‘Feather Family’ Creating Costumes for Moulin Rouge
Great Big Story Published on 5 Jun 2018 In Paris, France, you can’t have cabaret without glimmering rhinestones, dazzling sequins, or, most importantly, feathers. Since 1929, Maison Février has been responsible for adorning cabaret performers in an extravagant array of … Continue reading
Uplift: An Endlessly Rotating Stair Sculpture Powered by the Sun
Uplift is a architecturally-minded desk sculpture that slowly rotates using the power of the sun. The walnut work hovers inside a glass bell jar, powered by a steel and brass mechanism that allows the staircase endlessly rotate. The mesmerizing design was invented … Continue reading
Swing House: A Three-Story Swing Suspended from the Ceiling of a Gutted Cincinnati Home by Mark deJong – Colossal
From the outside, artist Mark deJong’s contemporary installation, Swing House, doesn’t particularly stand out from the other residences lining the street of Cincinnati’s Camp Washington neighborhood. The blue 19th-century building is narrowly built, and features charming architectural details that cap its windows … Continue reading
Nasa will send helicopter to Mars – BBC
The space agency says it will be the first test of a heavier-than-air aircraft on another planet. Source: Nasa will send helicopter to Mars
A Modern Solar-Powered Home Built Within the Ruins of an 18th-Century Farmhouse- Colossal
Architects Nathanael Dorent and Lily Jencks recently collaborated to build a sleek, modern home within the existing ruins of an 18th-century farmhouse. The home is built on a hill that overlooks more than 50 miles of Scotland’s pastoral fields and combines elements of … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture
Tagged construction, creatives, Culture, design, history, Technology
Leave a comment
10 highlights from the V&A’s The Future Starts Here exhibition – Dezeen
Ahead of new V&A exhibition The Future Starts Here, the curators pick 10 objects in the show that can help us predict what’s in store in years to come. The 10 designs make up a handful of the 100 objects … Continue reading
Posted in Future Events
Tagged Art, construction, creatives, Culture, Environment, infrastructure, Politics, V&A
Leave a comment
New Eco-Inspired Gallery Presents Contemporary Art Within a Vine-Covered Exhibition Space
IK LAB is a new art gallery concept in Tulum, Mexico founded by Guggenheim descendent and Tulum resident Santiago Rumney Guggenheim and designed by Jorge Eduardo Neira Serkel. The open air exhibition space is located at Neira Sterkel’s upscale eco resort Azulik, and … Continue reading
POV Footage of a Log Going Through a Sawmill Line – Laughing Squid
Red Stag Timber commercial manager Paul Laing, attached a GoPro camera to a log and captured awesome POV footage of the log going through their sawmill line.via Digg Source: POV Footage of a Log Going Through a Sawmill Line
Posted in infrastructure
Tagged construction, Culture, infrastructure, nature, New Zealand, Technology
Leave a comment
The Ornate Bird Palaces of Ottoman-Era Turkey
An important element of Ottoman architecture in Turkey was the addition of birdhouses affixed to the outer walls of significant city structures, a safe space for regular avian guests to nest outside of mosques, inns, bridges, libraries, schools, and fountains. The birdhouses were … Continue reading
The Dizzying Patterns of Movement at Athletic Events Captured in Composite Photographs by Pelle Cass
Photographer Pelle Cass documents the flurry of activity and movement that occurs at sporting events in a unique series of masterfully edited images titled ‘Crowded Fields.’ The Boston-area artist attends local college games, and takes upward of one thousand photographs … Continue reading
Posted in Art
Tagged Art, Choreography, construction, creatives, Culture, photography
Leave a comment
New 360-Degree Immersive Drawing Created With 120 Marker Pens by Oscar Oiwa – Colossal
For his latest immersive installation, Oscar Oiwa (previously) created a 360-degree black and white drawing that fills the space of an inflatable vinyl balloon. The work, Oscar Oiwa in Paradise – Drawing the Ephemeral, took Oiwa and his five assistants two weeks and … Continue reading
