via Craftzine:
The Bordello Bar in London recently commissioned product designer Sam Buxton and textile designer Emily Hiller to work on a new interior made from hand knotted and knitted cord. The effect is stunning, kind of an extreme version of embossed velvet wallpaper. Check out the photos by Mark Wu
The Curious Blog ยป Handmade Flipbook
The flipbooks are made by exporting images from video using After Effects. Add some fancy binding and you got a nice flipbook.
I loved watching the video clips that demonstrated this. view them via the link above.
Photographer Balakov’s Lego recreations of classic photos
http://www.flickr.com/photos/balakov/sets/72157602602191858
http://www.flickr.com/photos/balakov/sets/72157602602191858/detail/
Gorilla sculpture using wire coat hangers.
(wonder what Joan Crawford would think about this were she with us today…)
via Digg
via Reuben Miller
via washingtonpost.com – World News and Analysis From The Washington Post by Molly Moore on Aug 06, 2007
PARIS, Aug. 6 — Five armed, masked thieves sprinted into an art museum on the French Riviera during opening hours Sunday afternoon, snatched a Claude Monet and three other masterpieces off the walls, stuffed them in bags and made their get-aways by motorcyle and car, French authorities said Monday. Visit the original item
