These Craftsmen Are Making Stunning Furniture And Art Objects Out Of Parts Of The Soviet And Russian Airplanes And Helicopters
“Our manufactory specializes in making furniture, interior solutions, and art-objects out of parts of airplanes and helicopters. Before turning into beautiful things, aircraft fragments go through multilevel manufacture cycle, starting from prior selection of parts of aircrafts and ending with packaging of finished goods. Fine-tuning and operability of this cycle – is our goal. This goal can be considered achieved, if you like our goods. Continue reading »
The World’s Greatest Gallery Of Seductive Carrots
This kind of high-quality relevant content is exactly the reason why Al Gore invented the internet. Scroll down to see the greatest collection of seductive carrots in the world! Continue reading »
2019 New York City Taxi Drivers Calendar Is Here!
The 2019 New York City Taxi Drivers Calendar, a comedic take on the traditional pin-up, features 12 of the city’s most scintillating and good-humored yellow cab drivers.
A portion of each calendar sale benefits University Settlement, America’s oldest settlement house (1886), based in New York City and serving over 30,000 immigrant and working individuals and families every year with basic services like quality education, housing, recreation and wellness opportunities, and literacy programs. Continue reading »
Wayne Sorce’s Cityscapes Captured NYC And Chicago In Gorgeous Color
1984. Dave’s Restaurant, New York. IMAGE: WAYNE SORCE/JOSEPH BELLOWS GALLERY
Born in Chicago in 1946, Wayne Sorce studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and went on to have a distinguished career in photography.
In the 1970s and ‘80s, Sorce explored the urban landscapes of New York and Chicago with his large format camera, making precisely balanced compositions of color, geometry, and light that also recorded the era’s particular styles of signage, advertising, and automobile design. Continue reading »
This House Sings Like A Saxophone At Night
This house in Yekaterinburg, Russia is sort of famous around the neighborhood. It has a lot of ventilation pipes going around the building, and at night when the wind is strong the house starts to “sing”. The pipes are like a labyrinth, intertwined among each other and go to the top of the building passing by the windows of the apartments. Continue reading »
Supercool Pics Of Bugatti Cars In The 1920s And 1930s
1927 Bugatti Type 41 Royale Coupe Napoleon with family driver
Bugatti was founded in in 1909 in Molsheim, France by Ettore Bugatti an Italian imigrant. The company produced expensive, and in the case of the Royalle some of the most exclusive bespoke cars in the world. The T35’s and T51’s were amongst the most sucessful voiterette racing cars.
Bugatti also produced aircraft engines and the engines for French rail cars. The badge not only bears the name Bugatti but the initials of Ettore Bugatti with an inverted E. Continue reading »
Ultrasonic Airliner On Display – A Rare Sight
Just a couple lucky people got permission to attend – a display of rare plane – first our take on superjet – supersonic airliner that could fly at speeds of mach. Those were Tus, Tu-144s – built in 1970s. Back in time, in 68 – they decided build a jet that could fly as fast as MiG. Like Concord but Soviet model. Continue reading »
Stunning Aerial Photos Of The Beautiful Planet Earth From Space
London 51°30′26′′N, 0°7′39′′W. London is the capital and most populous city of Great Britain. Situated on the River Thames, it is the world’s most-visited city as measured by international arrivals and is recognised for being home to a diverse range of people and cultures. More than 300 languages are spoken in the Greater London area. (Photo by Daily Overview/DigitalGlobe, a Maxar Company) Continue reading »
URME: Your Personal Surveillance Identity Prosthetic
Andrey Stekachev/The Village
The URME Personal Surveillance Identity Prosthetic demonstrates the latest in 3D printing technology. Made from a pigmented hard resin, this mask is both a 3D scan of artist Leo Selvaggio’s face, as well as photo realistic rendering of his features, such as skin tone, texture and hair. Continue reading »
This Russian Girl Uses Make Up To Perfectly Turn Into Celebrities
The girl you see (on the left) is a normal Russian student girl from Omsk, her name is Alisa Dronova. However in her free time she is fond of changing her face into some well known celebrities with the help of make up. Some of her works can surprise you, really. Here: Lana Del Rey Continue reading »
Debbie Harry Photographed By Chris Stein For Punk Magazine Centerfold Shoot In 1976
A few decades ago, up-and-coming punk-pop star Debbie Harry had a photographer on hand to chronicle her every move – her friend, bandmate and lover Chris Stein. These photographs of Debbie Harry are from an outtake from Punk Magazine centerfold shoot which were shot in a Bowery loft in New York City, 1976. Continue reading »
Russian Fans Of J. K. Rowling Make Pastries Based On “Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them”
In early November, a Russian-language account appeared on Instagram with cute pastries based on the universe of J. K. Rowling and the movie “Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them”, playing with the dream of Jacob Kowalski about his own bakery. Continue reading »
Spectacular Landscape Of Lake Baikal Area In Siberia In Photographs By Alexey Matveev
Outstanding photos of the largest freshwater lake in the world in southern Siberia by Alexey Matveev, a talented photographer, and adventurer based in Russia. Alexey focuses on travel, landscape, and nature photography. Continue reading »
Designed By Nature: Russian Fisherman Posts Terrifying Creatures Of The Deep Sea Again, And People Want Him To Stop
Roman Fedortsov (previously) spends most of his time on fishing trawlers. Some of his catches, however, end up going viral on the internet instead of being quietly digested in someone’s tummy. Continue reading »
Turkish Artist Turns Faceless And Boring Clothes Into Piece Of Art
According to an artist Daria Kurtulmus: “Hi everyone! My name is Daria I am an artist and I use clothes as a canvas. In the era of mass-market clothes and overpriced luxury brands t-shirts, there are not so much creativity rested in the fashion industry. Especially when we are talking about basic printed clothes like t-shirts, shirts, and sweaters. So I used fabric paints and basic clothes to show how clothing will look like if not a printing machine will print but an artist will paint. And not selling to the masses will be a priority but priority to create a unique exclusive piece of wear, full of originality and idea.” Continue reading »
Origami Lava Pours From The Window Of An Abandoned Building In Catalonia
As part of the recent LLUÈRNIA festival of light and fire in Catalonia, collaborators David Oliva of SP25 Arquitectura and Anna Juncà of Atelier 4 created this spectacular flow of lava using common fortune teller origami figures. Over 10,000 folded pieces of paper were needed to create the work that was illuminated from underneath and further brought to life with smoke machines. Continue reading »
Pastry Artist Bakes More ‘Pie Art’ With New Intricate And Artistic Design
Lauren Ko (previously) has only been in the pie biz for a little over a year, but you’d never be able to tell by looking at what’s coming out of the oven at her house.Her speciality is pies with geometric patterns, straight lines and contrasting colors. She uses various flavors, colors and textures that we would never imagine to find in pies. Her work is a true art and often lead people to believe that she has professional training in art, design and cooking. The truth is that she never had a professional training, she just always loved art. Continue reading »
Uninspirational Posters For People Who Hate Inspirational Posters
You are bound to see the occasional motivational poster whenever you look through your Facebook or Instagram feed, but this @Unspirational account is for people who practically shudder at the sight of these uplifting quotes. However, for those who just can’t spend a day single without wasting money online, they’ve recently released Uninspirational 2019 Calendar on Amazon. Continue reading »
Photographer Celebrates 100 Years Of Polish Independence With This Stunning Photoshoot
According to Polish photographer Sebastian Luczywo: “You may not know but for 123 years Poland was wiped out from the map of the world. From 1795 to 1918 we ceased to exist. But not in our hearts and minds. Partitioned between Austria, Russia and Prussia we always dreamed that one day we would regain our independence. Continue reading »
Russian Photographer Xenie Zasetskaya Captures Very Exceptional Photo Portraits
Outstanding portraits by Xenie Zasetskaya, a talented 18-year-old photographer, filmmaker, and artist based in Moscow, Russia. Xenie focuses mainly on portraiture and lifestyle photography. She shoots a lot of street style, fashion, outdoor, and beauty portrait photography. Continue reading »
Toward A Concrete Utopia: Brutalist Yugoslavian Architecture
A new exhibition at New York’s Museum of Modern Art focuses on the period of intense construction in the former Yugoslavia between its break with the Soviet bloc in 1948 and the death of the country’s longtime leader Josip Broz Tito in 1980
Photographs by Valentin Jeck, commissioned by Moma, 2016.
Situated between the capitalist West and the socialist East, Yugoslavia’s postwar architects responded to contradictory demands and influences by developing an architecture both in line with and distinct from the design approaches seen elsewhere in Europe and beyond. Toward a Concrete Utopia: Architecture in Yugoslavia, 1948–1980 at New York’s Museum of Modern Art from 15 July to 13 January. Monument to the Battle of the Sutjeska, Miodrag Živković, 1965–71, Tjentište, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Continue reading »
The Magnificent Cosplay Photography Of Paul Hillier
The magnificent cosplay photography of Paul Hillier, a professional photographer working in the publishing, editorial and fashion industry. Paul Hillier is currently based in Toronto, Canada and works worldwide producing amazing cosplay photographs at conventions and private photoshoots. His professional photography also covers, weddings, documentary, editorial and corporate work. His amazing cosplay photographs and images have featured in Popular Photography’s Photo Manual, Maclean’s, Temptress, and online at CNN, Cracked, Geek x Girls and Comics Alliance. Continue reading »
Pants For Men Only – Penis Pants By Eldridge Cleaver In The 1970s
Eldridge Cleaver has been an underrated figure in the Black Power Movement of the 1960s and 70s. He was the Minister of Information and Head of the International Section of the Black Panthers and he wrote the monumentally important book Soul On Ice. Plus he ran for President in 1968.
Also, he invented Penis Pants. Continue reading »
This Is How NYC Central Park Would Have Looked Based On A Rejected Design From 1858
Whether you’re an NYC local or you’ve just seen it on TV, Central Park is sure to have left an imprint on your imagination. It’s such a fixture on the world map of ‘places everybody has heard of’, that it’s difficult to picture it any other way than how the park is today. Continue reading »
“Freezing The City That Never Sleeps”: A Brooklyn Chemist’s 1800s Photos Capture New York In Motion
June 26, 1886. Jamie Swan jumps off a short stone wall at Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn. IMAGE: WALLACE G. LEVISON/THE LIFE PICTURE COLLECTION/GETTY IMAGES
Wallace G. Levison was a chemist, inventor, and lecturer who founded the Departments of Mineralogy and Astronomy at the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences in the latter half of the 19th century. He was also an avid photographer, using the new technology both as a scientific tool and a recreational activity. As the dawn of the 20th century approached, newer, more sensitive film emulsions were developed that allowed pictures to be taken with faster and faster shutter speeds. Continue reading »
