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13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. DXCVI)

1. Croatian “Licitar” ornaments (biscuits made of sweet honey dough) From ‘Le Mode du Pain’, 1984, found on Print SF. More about Licitar on Wikipedia. 2. A Love letter from 1913 that opens up into an art gallery Alfred Joseph Frueh to Giuliette Fanciulli, found in the Smithsonian Archives. 3. The work of Marguerite Zorach,…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. DXCV)

1. “Cushion” by Jeffrey Shaw 1969 The Cushion was one of many inflatable ‘event structures’ that were conceived of as provocative sculptural interventions within the everyday urban environment. Placed on a street in Amsterdam, where it blocked traffic, this gigantic, soft pillow provided both a ludic spectacle and inducement for the onlookers to participate. Such an artwork…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. DXCIV)

1. When Architects design Dollhouses In 1983 Architecutral Design Magazine launched a competition to for architects to design a doll house. Found in a book and scanned by Present & Correct. 2. These virtual reconstructions of archaeological buildings Adam Nemeth has been working as a 3D artist specializing in archaeological renderings for a decade. Follow his…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. DXCIII)

1. The Home of architect Vittorio Garatti in Milano Designed in 1989. Found on Archilovers. Additional imagery by Federicotorra.com. 2. Italian Panoramic Trains in 1950-51 Renzo Zavanella designed the “Belvedere”, the “O.M. 990”. Found here. 3. This Space age Petrol Station in Ukraine An ex Lada gas and now Avias petrol station in Kviv. Found…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. DXCII)

1. Marseille’s Transporter Bridge (and Restaurant) inaugurated in 1905 and destroyed in 1944 Demolished by the Nazi army in an attempt to block the port during the liberation of the city. At the top of the bridge there was a luxury restaurant while at the water’s edge a mobile platform suspended by cables connected the…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. DXCI)

1. Trapani Coral In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries a notable production of works by experienced masters flourished in Trapani [Sicily]… The history of Trapani coral however has its origins much before and as early as the twelfth century, that famous Arab traveler, Muhammad Idrisi, noted the exquisite quality of the red material. The discovery…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. DXC)

1. The Man Who Crawled the World Meet performance artist Pope .L “who traversed a substantial portion of New York City (and parts of Europe) on his hands, knees, stomach, and elbows, wearing everything from a Superman costume to a sports jersey and Nike sneakers”. “One of the problems with . . . my crawl works is they…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. DLXXXIX)

1. An Abandoned Chateau Known as “Little Versailles” In a village in the Vosges department of France is a chateau built in the nineteenth century by Charles Perron for the widow of a wealthy French industrialist, Elisabeth Géhin. Called the “Versailles vosgien”, the chateau was built in the Louis XV style, using only the finest…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. DLXXXVIII)

1. Behold, Croissant Cereal It was National Croissant Day in France over the weekend (Jan 30th), so here’s the recipe to croissant cereal you didn’t ask for…. It’s unclear exactly who started the trend – one Brooklyn-based bakery was actually selling it for $50 at one point. Youtube channel Chef Steps created a how to…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. DLXXXVII)

1. This insane Connecticut Castle listed on Zillow Built in 2010 by the “great-grandson of a Chicago steel tycoon” the 18,777 square-foot estate, nestled on top of seventy-five acres, features 9 bedrooms, 7 full baths, 3 half baths and 12 fireplaces — as well as a moat and “towers rising 126 feet into the sky.”…

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