There’s a great moment in the documentary on Andy Goldsworthy, Rivers and Tides, when describing his process, Goldsworthy says, “When I make a work I often take it to the very edge of its collapse and that’s a very beautiful balance.” Looking at Heather Jansch’s driftwood horse sculptures reminds me of that delicate balance, as […]
Happy Birthday to the father of quantum physics! Born Karl Ernst Ludwig Marx Planck, or Max, as he was known from age 10, was born on this day in 1858 in Kiel, Germany. He studied at the University of Munich before working as a professor of theoretical physics at the University of Kiel and the […]
Brady Forrest writes: A katana (commonly called a samurai sword) is a marvel of art and technology. In this week’s Ignite Episode, Jonathan Kahan walks us through its creation and usage. This was filmed at Ignite NYC 3. The katana is made of steel that’s been folded up to 20x which produces hundreds of thousands […]
Wasn’t it about 10 years ago when the ends of curtain rods suddenly got very, very fancy and important? No longer was it OK to have small, plain black balls on the ends — they needed to be big and bold and dramatic, or classy and elegant (but still big!). Suddenly you could buy them […]
Rio de Janeiro-based artist Mana Bernandes has a knack for elevating everyday objects to elegance with her jewelry. Pictured above is Clasp, a gorgeous necklace made of bobby pins, fit for a green goddess. Check out more of her innovative work at Munique and on her site. (Her toothpick and pearl necklace is featured on […]
Feeling Stitchy posted up this free pattern for felt sachet corsets by Flickr member rectangel. Stitch these up and add some fresh lavender to place in your drawers or closet.
If I could think of one improvement to the popular table game Settlers of Catan, it would be to make the tiles edible and delicious. Instructables user Papersatan did just that with these Catan-cakes for her husband’s birthday.
