Art
January 24, 2022

Artist Creates Incredible Bird-Inspired Works From Real Feathers

Have you ever wished you could fly through the sky? For artist Chris Maynard, this thought and the desire to fly is the inspiration behind his exquisite bird-inspired art. He carves, cuts and slices found feathers to transform plumage into tiny works of art. The level of intricacy in his works varies from a flock of birds soaring through the sky to a pair of cranes intertwined in a single feather.

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Art History
January 23, 2022

Shining a Light on the Beautiful Illuminated Manuscripts of the Medieval Period

Imagine spending hours pouring over a dusty old book, painstakingly copying the text word for word onto a new page in a blank volume. This laborious process was necessary in the Middle Ages and Early Renaissance. Before the introduction of moveable type in Europe during the 15th century, books were written out in ink by hand. These books are called manuscripts, derived from the Latin manuscriptus. Manu means “by hand” and scriptus means “written.

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Architecture
January 23, 2022

Conceptual Village Is Inspired by Pufferfish To Adapt To Rising Sea Levels

Architect Sajjad Navidi proposes Puffer Village as a bold solution for flooding in rural areas. Inspired by the high sea levels in the Ganvie Lake Village in the country of Benin in West Africa, Navidi imagines inflatable architecture akin to the pufferfish to replace the current houses in the area. While the wooden homes currently in use will ultimately become water damaged, these new structures would inflate and rise with the sea.

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Creative Products
January 22, 2022

Posable Wooden Lamp “Man” Designed To Cure Loneliness While Lighting Up a Room

If you’re a fan of unconventional decor, then this unique wooden table lamp from Village Vanguard might be the perfect addition to your home. The quirky Japanese bookstore chain is known for its extraordinary stock of offbeat furniture and homewares, and its Woodman Lamp is no exception. The wooden humanoid light has movable joints that allow the piece to be adjusted into different configurations, making it handy for a variety of practical and adorable reasons.

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My Modern Met

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