1. David Hockney in Paris, 1972 That sweater! Portrait by Jean Léger? Found on Pinterest. 2. Old Bohemia vs faux new Bohemia – The Bystander, 1913. “There is, at the present time, a curious tendency among so-called ‘Society people’ to play at Bohemianism.” Found on Alchemie Books. 3. “We’re not the people with the tinfoil […]
1. These 1980s Dollhouses, made for an architect’s competition In 1983 Architectural Design Magazine launched a competition to for architects to design a doll house. Find more on Present & Correct. 2. The Artist’s House in Paris, 1913 By Czech artist, Tavík František Šimon (1877-1942). Found on Art Nau. 3. A woman applied to Disney in
1. The Brain-boggling art of Mattias Adolfsson Have a look through his world here. 2. A Rooftop Cottage for sale in the East Village, NYC Found on Zillow. 3. Are coffee machines that look like this too much to ask for? Created with AI art by Tina Bobbe. 4. A website dedicated to Japanese Hotel
1. Cupid on the Move Works by Michelangelo Maestri, found on Gods and Foolish Grandeur. 2. “Married to the Eiffel Tower”, a documentary about women who fall in love with objects 3. A tiny time-warp cafe in Paris goes full Art Nouveau Atelier Alma oversaw the transformation of the micro-bar, using reclaimed materials and old-school craft
1. An ostrich jockey in the streets of Brussels, 1933 Photographer by Jacques Hersleven, colorised by RDB Colors. 2. Concept art for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) Found on the Art behind the Magic. 3. Van Gogh’s lesser-known Olive Tree series Vincent van Gogh painted at least 15 paintings of olive trees, mostly in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence in 1889.
1. Mystery image of the day Having real trouble finding any information at all about this photograph that’s been uploaded onto the internet. Any leads would be appreciated! Found via Tumblr. 2. Something to watch on your Coffee Break: How Humanity Got Hooked on Coffee 3. Stay up all night in the Hidden Library of
1. Paris Waiters Race as Storied Contest Returns On Sunday, for the first time in over a decade, Paris revived a tradition: an annual race of cafe and restaurant waiters. About 200 men and women swerved, jostled and jogged 1.2 miles through the city streets, which were lined with cheering crowds. Contestants rushed through the
1. Rococo and Baroque Pools From a comment: “In 1629, in the Farnese theater in Parma, they did a Naumachia with sea monsters and naval battles, and for this purpose, the large and extraordinary scenic apparatus was used, flooding the stalls duly waterproofed with the waters of the Farnesian aqueduct conveyed into tanks under the
1. A Pastel-colored Trailer Park “A perfect summer day, sunny and warm in the Owens River Valley. We stumbled across this trailer court in either Lone Pine or Independence & have not been able to find it since….we’ve certainly looked. Wouldn’t it be cool to have a place that is ‘just big enough’….?….to get rid
1. This 1930s Art Deco Illustrator (and master of line-drawing) Art Deco Illustrator Charles Perry Weimer creates a powerfully graphic depiction of a 1930s couple in front of a classic Art Deco building with a clock face. This work is particularly relevant in today’s artworld, where few artists can do tight renderings with carefully composed
