What had been intended as a German bath toy soon became known in America as a “Frozen Charlotte.” The dolls cost a penny and were insanely popular—some being sold with their very own coffin …
When I was living in Paris, I used to walk by the Deyrolle shop nearly every day, and longingly peeked into the windows at the veritable cabinet of curiosities inside (the storied boutique has been selling taxidermy from lions to butterflies, mineral and fossil relics, and books since 1831). But in all that time, I […]
450 dead and frozen fish, proudly on display in Japan.
Held in tall, transparent jars are recreations of tiny jellyfish with wispy tentacles, plankton, and other delicate sea creatures by Danish artist Steffen Dam (previously). He sculpts the miniature organisms in glass and displays the exquisite creations in wooden boxes or medicine cases that evoke the 16th Century wunderkammers or cabinets of curiosities. Generally in the possession of aristocrats and monarchs, these encyclopedic collections predated museums and held objects that were valuable for scientific study and their ability to inspire wonder and awe. More
A new pair of Brittney Lee Frozen prints are on sale now, showing Anna and Elsa looking stunning as they twirl in their signature dresses. Check them out!
A few years ago, a worldly friend who’s always in the know posted something to her Facebook wall that went something like this: Mudlarking on the Thames is the best way to spend a Sunday morning in London. She had me at “mudlarking”—I had no clue what it was. It seemed like something curiously obscure. And…
American artists couple Paul DeSomma and Marsha Blaker express their oceanic inspirations through amazing glass sculptures showing troubled waves and their foam
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The ultimate Disney fan event with the ultimate gifts, too.
They were baked into cakes and dropped into baths.
Seit drei Jahren fotografiere ich nun ernsthaft und alles begann mit einem Filmprojekt. Ich hatte mich entschieden, das Storyboard für einen Kurzfilm zu erstellen, indem ich Fotos machte, anstatt zu zeichnen. Seitdem ich mein Filmstudium mit dem Master abgeschlossen hatte, war ich sehr bemüht, meinen ersten Kurzfilm zu machen. Jedoch fand ich den Prozess sehr […]
Well I am off on my little trip to "Artiscape" tomorrow morning. All the little kits and lots of fun tools are all packed up...
Vancouver-based environmental artist Nicole Dextras, who we first learned about on Beautiful Decay, works with ephemeral materials such as plants, water, and flowers. For her installation series IceShifts, Dextras froze elaborate gowns in…
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