Link Love: 7.2013

July 10, 2013 in Link Love

I really loved this frenetic urban time-lapse video of Shanghai.
100 Books that SHOULD be written.
Artist Horst Kiechle created a printable Geometric Paper Torso, complete with organs!
Philippe Pasqua installed a giant chrome T-Rex on the Seine River in Paris.
I had no idea that six recycled bike-part chandeliers have been hanging under an overpass in San Antonio! I love unexpected art in urban settings.
This clever cutting board is on my wishlist.
These long exposure photographs of fireflies in the forests of Nagoya City are simply magical.

Miscellanea: June 2013

June 06, 2013 in Link Love

Photographer Flora Borsi imagines what the models of abstract paintings must have looked like if they were distorted in real life. I wish she'd do one of my girls!
The difference between price and value.
The power of vulnerability.
I really enjoyed watching Molly Crabapple talk art on Last Call with Carson Daly.
It would be an absolute dream to have one of these light sculpture chandeliers in my living space.
An interview with the winner of "Work of Art", 1.5 Years Later. I love Kymia's candid honesty.
How to grow a nanogarden.
I wish I could be in NYC this Summer for the Rain Room exhibition at the MOMA.
The art of being a goal-getter is a great read.

May 01, 2013 in Link Love

Fake townhouses hiding mystery underground portals?
These colored pencil drawings by Marco Mazzoni are insanely beautiful.
Intriguing science art from the University of Wisconsin.
Aaron Ansarov photographed live Portuguese men-of-war, and the result is fascinating.
This Molecular Gastronomy Kit is on my wishlist.
A vertical perspective of Hong Kong's skyscrapers through the lens of Romain Jacquet-Lagreze.
I love these custom signature necklaces by Brevity Jewelry.
This deconstructed sculpture by Gregory Grozos is amazing.

I LOVE this quote. (Neil deGrassee does, too!)
I'm smitten with these beautiful black and white invitations.
A documentary about The Shining? Yes, please!
These long exposure Tree Landscapes by Pierre Pellegrini are hauntingly beautiful.
The Anti-artist-statement Statement. Iris Jaffe perfectly articulates the thoughts of many artists regarding this awkward prerequisite.
How to win a climate change argument, in one chart.

Why we love beautiful things.
The story of how an artist created a genetic hybrid of himself and a petunia.
A collection of large format photos from New York's past. Love!
Artist Luke Jerram, and the unsettling beauty of lethal pathogens.
Just...wow. Russia's secret snow caves.
This week's space pictures from National Geographic.
Daily Dishonesty, the silly lies we tell ourselves.
What the smartest people do on the weekend is is what everyone else will do during the week in ten years. Interesting read by Chris Dixon.