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 Luggage Labels
Have a look around here, found via Present & Correct.
5. The round city of Baghdad in the 10th century
The Round City of Baghdad is the original core of Baghdad, built in 762–766 CE as the official residence of the Abbasid court. Its official name in Abbasid times was City of Peace. The famous library known as the House of Wisdom was located within its grounds.
Found on Wikipedia.
6. When Paris was paved with wooden cobblestones
The streets of the city of Paris was once largely covered with wooden cobblestones beginning in the late 18th century. But it quickly became apparent that the wooden cobblestones were causing multiple accidents for horses and carriages, and even infecting the hooves of horses. After Paris’ great flood, they were removed but a small patch of wooden cobblestones can still be found behind the doors of a courtyard in the 10 arrondissement…
Photos found on Roger Viollet and Wikimedia.
7. His rock collection
Luigi Lineri age 82 has built a massive rock collection over a 53 years, making his finds along the Adige River in Verona Italy. He does not alter the rocks at all. Many resemble faces, animals and fish.
In his quote many of us could relate to but on a smaller scale. “At first I thought a few stones of each different shape would be enough. But then I understood in their thousands they give a sense of community. For me the quantity is sacred. It takes a lot to build a cathedral”
Found on Lost Found Art NY.
8. The Unrequited Love Letters of Emma Hauck
The extraordinary letters that Emma Hauck (1878–1920) wrote to her husband from the University Psychiatric Clinic in Heidelberg just over a century ago have lost none of their despair over the years. She was suffering from a severe mental disturbance and, at the time of her incarceration in 1909, believed that she had been contaminated and poisoned by her husband’s kiss.
The heartbreaking collection of letters, some of which can be seen below, were discovered in the archives of the Heidelberg hospital; all written obsessively in Emma’s hand during her second stay at the clinic in 1909, at a time when reports indicate she was relentlessly speaking of her family. Each desperate letter is directed at her absent husband, Mark, and every page is thick with overlapping text. Some are so condensed as to be illegible; some read “Herzensschatzi komm” (“Sweetheart come”) over and over; others simply repeat the plea, “komm komm komm,” (“come come come”) thousands of times.
Found on Letters of Note.
9. How to microdose movement
Sitting for too long is bad for your health. Here’s how to move your body throughout the day: some great ideas found on Vox.
10. A full reproduction of the Sistine Chapel ceiling in a small town in Sussex was hand painted by a sign-painter who never went to art school
Found on The Guardian.
11. Playboy Magazine’s name was inspired by this microcar
While the Playboy A48 didn’t make a dent in the American automotive industry, it did have a lasting cultural impact. Apparently, someone told Hugh Hefner the name of the defunct car company would be good for the magazine he was creating, and clearly, he agreed.
Article found here.
12. Tattooed Parisians, photographed in the 1950s by Robert Doisneau
Of all the social subjects treated by Robert Doisneau [1912-1994], that of tattooed people is undoubtedly one of the most atypical in the photographer’s luminous and poetic universe.
Found here.
