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

1. How hermits live in the Russian wilderness Escape is a series about individuals who have disassociated from society and live as hermits in the wilderness of Russia and Ukraine. By Danila Tkachenko, is a Russian visual artist, specializing in the field of documentary photography. Discover more, found here. 2. Desert Glass from an asteroid impact View this post on Instagram…

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

1. Japan’s Tiny Police Boxes ‘Koban’ are small, architecturally diverse police stations (or ‘boxes’) scattered around Japan. Found on this Instagram account via Present & Correct. 2. The Heyday of Escolta Street, the oldest street in Manila One of Manila’s famous streets, the Escolta, could also be the oldest. For the most part, it has…

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…