Autochrome Lumiere made color photography more widely available than it had ever been before, providing a glimpse into life in the early 1900s.
Ecologisch bouwen is trendy, maar niet elk concept is even groen als het lijkt. De Zwitserse architect Peter Vetsch bouwt "aarden huizen" die zich gedeeltelijk onder de grond bevinden. De gelijkenis met de eerder op Lowtech Magazine besproken earthships is treffend. Maar schijn bedriegt. Uiterlijk lijken de woningen erg op elkaar: organische vormen, deels ingegraven, grote ramen gericht op de zuidkant. Maar terwijl de muren van een earthship zijn opgetrokken uit aangestampte aarde versterkt met afvalmateriaal (autobanden, blikjes, glazen flessen), bestaan de zogenaamde "aarden" huizen van de Zwitserse architect uit... staal en beton. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- De energie die wordt verbruikt...
Influences Born into a large Catholic family outside Basel, he was brought up to follow in his father’s footsteps as a master cabinetmaker. He remembered his father, not altogether unfondly, as a m…
This hotel in Turkey uses an updated classic arrangement to great effect. The hotel feels more intimate, unique and elegant.
Newly-inscribed World Heritage Sites, from Latin American cathedrals to African ruins.
Mathias Koehler, illustrator and concept artist with a background in industrial design, created this modern version of the traditional rocking chair which is an excellent looking chair with a dynamic and futuristic design. Providing multi-task list of functions, this rocking chair stands out also due to the integrated overhead reading lamp which can be easily
Warfare is generally understood to be the controlled and systematic waging of armed conflict between sovereign nations or states, using military might and strategy, until one opponent is defeated on...
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The wheel seems like a primitive invention, but it actually only happened fairly recently, and was a major accomplishment.
Somebody get them a blanket and a pillow stat!
Tropische temperaturen! Het kan wel eens leuk zijn, maar té warm... neen. Er is toch een bepaalde grens waarboven het voor de meeste mensen niet meer aangenaam is.
The stuff you are doing is amazing, do you make the buildings yourself or do you get them from somewhere? Hi I make all the buildings myself. But sometimes I find ideas from some things existing like...
This monument called "Endless column" is a great work of art, created by a Romanian sculptory - Brancusi.
The steps to creating a kitchen garden sound deceptively easy: build some raised beds, plant vegetables, harvest. Recently when we featured LA garden desig
Happy Friday everyone!! & thank you for stopping by Favorite Things Friday. So happy you are here! Today I am getting ready for my mother in-law to come into town for the weekend. If you remember she was visiting a few weeks ago & she's coming again because she is working in North Carolina again about 4 hours away from us. We are so excited to have her here! Our plans for the weekend are to relax, eat, & enjoy each others company. Sounds pretty perfect to me. I hope that you all had a great week & that you
