I OFTEN FEEL LIKE I LIVE IN A CABINET of curiosities; you know, those Renaissance-era rooms full of oddities (a vintage image follows), many of
Connects five personalities from several branches of art. Designer Milan Peka?, cabinet-maker Jakub Vávra, fragrance designer Kate?ina Vávrová, painter Lucie Jindrák Sk?ivánková and tapestry author Daniela Danielis are introducing products on the border of applied art and artwork, the connecting element being a material experiment and a combination of various artistic and crafting techniques. The collection is made of cabinet, tapestry,screen, lightning devices, pikes, table and candles inspired by the cabinet of curiosities.
Cabinet of curiosities es la propuesta de 2A+P/A para la 1a Bienal de Arquitectura de Orleans. Un proyecto en el que rinden homenaje a Ettore Sottsass.
In a span of more than 350 pages, Italian photographer Massimo Listri captures some of the most wondrous and bizarre collections gathered throughout history. Cabinet of Curiosities, a new XXL edition from Taschen, is comprised of countless artifacts from the Renaissance to modern-day. Including massive fossils, excavated coral growths, and impeccably preserved sculptures, Listri’s photographs capture treasures of natural history, art, astrology, biology, and design. Many of the eccentric collections were maintained formerly by aristocrats, such as Grand Duke Francesco I de’ Medici, Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II, and Archduke Ferdinand II of Habsburg. More
While today's prosthetics strive to surpass human capabilities, the earliest versions sought to replicate them.
Image 26 of 32 from gallery of Cabinet of Curiosities / Phil Redmond Architecture + Urbanism. First Floor Plan
My angels Please don’t take me for granted – I’m a rare Freak of nature and now is the time to appreciate What I am saying to the Earth Love, Steven Arnold September 10, 1990 I think it’s pretty obvious that I’m someone who lives for outsider art and culture, and like the other contributors to Dangerous Minds, it’s fun for me, as that kind of extreme “infomaniac,” to be able to marquee for our readers in some way the various weird things that I know about, stumble across acidentally or that gets submitted to us. A big part of the enjoyment also comes from seeing what everyone else comes up with—I get it at just about the same time that you do—and the most fun of all is when I get to discover something that’s totally unknown to me that perhaps I should have known about, but didn’t. I’m usually pretty hard to stump, but it’s the best thing ever, as far as I’m concerned, when that does happen. Like with the work of Steven Arnold. Prior to March of this year, I’d never heard of him. For...
– From Cabinets Of Curiosities To Peephole Dioramas – Out of the Box is an exhibition that promises a “mind jiggling” experience. It is a visual feast of all things box art …
Image 2 of 21 from gallery of Cabinets of Curiosities / Bean Buro. Photograph by Bean Buro
"There is no man alone, because every man is a Microcosm , and carries the whole world about him... There is all Africa , and her prodigie...
Image 25 of 32 from gallery of Cabinet of Curiosities / Phil Redmond Architecture + Urbanism. Ground Floor Plan
Name: Susan Harlan, English professor at Wake Forest University, + dog Millie Location: Winston-Salem, North Carolina Size: 2,000 square feet Years lived in: 1 year, 4 months; owned While sitting on a beach in Santa Barbara, Susan recalled the rooms of the house she had just decided to buy in North Carolina. She had with her some paint decks, and it was there under the California sun that she selected the paint colors for her new home, site unseen.
Cabinet of Curiosities of Bonnier de la Mosson Housed at the Bibliotèque centrale du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris. Of, or relating to, the Morbid Anatomy Blog.
Старинные кабинеты, секретеры, бюро. 15-19 век. Кабинетом мы обычно называем комнату, и редко- мебель. Но этим словом первоначально называли именно шкаф для редкостей и ценных предметов, и на западе оно используется в двух значениях. Также там словом "desk" называют и письменный стол, и шкаф с…
An analysis of the prime number cross and its discernable connection with Phi,Fibonacci,Qabalah,Tarot and Ed Leedskalnin’s Coral Castle. Or; all the math they never taught you about in school…
Stuffed pelicans, bell-jarred oddities and unicorn horns: the wunderkammer – or 'cabinet of curiosities' – is a macabre, colonial throwback. So why is it back in vogue, asks Philip Hoare
Enter BAZAAR Bride's Cabinet of Curiosities–expect the unexpected.
Museums have a vital role to play in changing society's attitude to disability – our archives don't just speak, they shout about it
Every big city in the world has its own Natural History Museum, so what makes the one in Paris worth visiting? Well for one, there aren’t many major Natural History Museums that were abandoned for more than 25 years, closed to the public while they fell into disrepair with everything still inside… Archive images © Muséum national d’Histoire…
At the Evolution Store, comparisons to Manhattan’s own American Museum of Natural History abound. But you can’t walk out of the AMNH with your very own shrunken head.
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Remarkable 18th-century engravings of animals, plants and insects from the collection of Amsterdam apothecary Albertus Seba.
How charming is this Spanish flat in Barcelona’s Gràcia district?! I just love the mix of period pieces ranging from the 19th century to modern day. And the contrast between the white floors and the dark…
Steffen Dam doesn’t quite live in the same world as everyone else. For decades, the Danish artist has been creating a veritable Wunderkrammer, or “Cabinet of Curiosities” out of his studio (a former 1930s school house) dedicated to the creation of a whole new genus of sea creatures — all made of glass. Every beaker, jar, and…
Learn how to DIY gun cabinet plans that will safely store multiple guns and other weapons in a handy and organized way.
