Anarchitecture by Richard Greaves

“La Cabande du Sucre”, built by Richard Greaves in Quebec. “I don’t like concrete. A tree moves and also I’m silent. With a nail or a saw. you’d know I was there. I am like a raccoon” – Richard Greaves Greaves makes inhabitable structures out of garbage that look pretty impressive if not confusing. Having…

A 1950s Cartoon with just a hint of Cold War Propaganda

‘Destination Earth’ is a 1956 promotional cartoon created by John Sutherland that depicts a civilisation of Martians that come to Earth (the United States). They discover that they are actually inferior and less advanced than the American earthlings, who benefit from an endless supply of petroleum that enriches their everyday lives in a free market…

Midway Island

I recently learned that Walt Disney decided to put the trash cans in Disneyland’s Magic Kingdom no more than 30 steps apart after observing guests in other parks and averaging out how many steps a person would take before dropping trash on the ground. ¹ The video you are about to watch is about an island,…

The Little People Project

“What brings us together and what keeps us apart” “All Star Nobody” “Play Fighting” You might find Slinkachu, an artist in his mid-thirties from London, crouched down on all fours on the pavement, and mistake him for someone that has keeled over in distress. In fact this once happened to him in the middle…

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

1. The totally insane Marie Antoinette Helicopter Had the helicopter been invented during the reign of Marie Antoinette, artist Joana Vasconcelos decided to imagine what the French Queen’s would look like. Using a Bell 47 helicopter, the artist decorated it with ostrich feathers, thousands of rhinestones, interior woodwork, gilding and lavish pink upholstery for a 2012…

5 Unforgettable Artist Ateliers

What is more enchanting than an artist’s studio? When these painters, sculptors and creators make a space their home, it changes the environment forever. The living space inevitably becomes a rich source of inspiration for the artist; from the furniture, the objects and books to the colour of the walls, floors and most importantly, the…

A Very Serious Retrospective of Vintage Versace Ads

I remember tearing out this advert of Stephanie Seymour in her pastel suit and sticking it on my bedroom wall. That was the 90s, when Versace and its supermodels ruled pop culture. Gianni Versace once said, “I don’t understand those who are professionally cultured. I like pop culture, the culture that doesn’t need to show off.”…

The Treehouse that Nobody Wanted

It could be the house of a pirate king who keeps his treasure buried in the waterbed beneath, but this plywood palace built around a broad-leafed maple tree in Redmond, Washington belongs to a regular Dad who built it for his kids. Sadly, all three of Steve Rondel’s children grew up before he could ever…

When Couples do the Switcheroo

“Switcheroo” is an ongoing series by Canadian photographer Hana Pesut, as she travels the world looking for couples happy to pose for her pictures. The work touches on some interesting ideas about gender identity and in some cases, the switcheroo even seems to suit them. Also an opportunity to check out other couples… …

The Nazi Bunker Sitting Under a Paris Train Station

Unbeknownst to the thousands of passengers that pass through the station each day, right under their feet, between platforms 2 and 3 at the Gare de l’Est (East Train Station) lies an old concrete World War II bomb shelter. One of the busiest stations in the heart of Paris, the 19th century terminal is hiding a 120m²…