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

1. The first Harley Davidson Factory In 1903, William S. Harley and Arthur Davidson made available to the public the first production Harley-Davidson motorcycle. The bike was built to be a racer, with a 3-1/8 inch bore and 3-1/2 inch stroke. The factory in which they worked was a 10 x 15-foot wooden shed with…

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

1. The Musical Milkman From the Soibelman Archive found on This isn’t Happiness 2. India’s Toy Candy Houses that inspired by Ettore Sottass The oldest house dates back to 1941 and no doubt influenced Italian designer Ettore Sottsass after his extensive travels around India. Found on Ad Magazine. 3. North Korea’s 28…

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

1. A resort spa carved out of the Utah Desert Amangiri Resort in Utah near the Arizona border, by Aman 2. An all-bearded Baseball Team The House of David was an apocalyptic cult that formed a commune community which focused on clean, hirsute living, celibacy, and most memorably their minor league baseball team.…

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

1. The Black Rock Bijou Theatre The Black Rock Bijou was the classic movie theater located in the deep playa, outside of Black Rock City at Burning Man each year from 2010-2013. Photos found on the Smithsonian (Mark Kaplan) and the Black Rock Bijou Facebook Page. 2. An Amphibious Ice Cream Truck Commissioned…

If Wes Anderson had an Online Store, it would Probably look Something like This

Browsing the Best Made Co., an independent store based out of New York, is a little bit like browsing a Wes Anderson movie prop list. Steve Zissou’s red beanie and survival kit– check; Moonrise Kingdom’s boy scout badges and campfire tools– check. Since it was founded in 2009 by Peter Buchanan-Smith, a down-and-out guy who had just…

I just took a Romantic Evening Stroll in Marseille … while sitting at my desk

Admittedly, I find Google Street View a little scary. It always jumps around on me, warping me all the way down the street when I just want to see the next door down. So when I got an email from an old Paris friend telling me to check out a newly launched Google Street View…

The Himalayan Art of “Beware of the Dog” Signs: Saving a Subculture

As far a artistic subcultures go, this is probably one of the more awesomely obscure I’ve come across. We’re looking at hand-painted “beware of dog” metal signs, a unique Himalayan folk art which commonly adorns the private gates of homes in Nepal. They are a dying art form however. Hand-painted techniques around the world, even as…

Literally the Best Shop on the Internet: Shoppe

Here at Messy Nessy Chic– that includes you, dear reader– we are a curious bunch aren’t we? Always looking for the authentic and the unique, the homemade and the well-travelled things of this earth. And when we decide to bring an object into our homes, it damn well better have a good story. In short,…

An Online Vault of the most Awesome Cameras Ever Made

Today I stumbled upon an incredible collection of vintage cameras– an encyclopedic Aladdin’s cave on the internet. Assembled by a French guy the name of Sylvain Halgand, we don’t know much about him except that he has collected a lot of cameras. There are thousands of different models on his site sourced from all over the…

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

1. This Faux European Hamlet in Japan Located in Shizuoka, this is Nukumori no Mori (ぬくもりの森) or “The Forest of Warmth,” and it’s basically an elaborate shopping centre for tourists. More image found on Kotaku 2. The Fiat Rooftop Racetrack If it were not for the roof, this factory would just be a footnote…

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