History
July 12, 2020

Revealing Photo Highlights the Enormous Scale of a Flag Flown in the Battle of Trafalgar

In 1805, the Battle of Trafalgar secured Britain's supremacy as a naval power over the French and Spanish. Led by Horatio Nelson, the Brits triumphed over a French-Spanish fleet that outnumbered them in quantity and size. To get a sense of how impressive the victory really was, one only needs to look at the size of the flag flown on one of Spain's battleships.

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Art
July 12, 2020

Artist Forages Her Home to Arrange Beautiful Botanicals Into Ethereal Illustrations

Nature lover, writer, and botanical artist Bridget Beth Collins (aka Flora Forager) creates artwork using plants like a painter would pigment. She artistically arranges flowers and leaves into whimsical illustrations that look like they’re straight out of a fairytale. The Seattle-based creative lives in an urban cottage that she and her young family call The Burrow, because, the artist says, “it looks and feels like a hobbit hole.

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Creative Products
July 11, 2020

This Coffee Maker Alarm Clock Makes Each Morning an Absolute Treat

If you struggle to get going in the morning and absolutely cannot function without caffeine, perhaps The Barisieur 2.0 is exactly what you need. Created by London-based product designer Joshua Renouf (of Joy Resolve), this coffee maker alarm clock makes waking up a total pleasure. The multi-functioning machine not only wakes you up with sound and the fresh aroma of coffee beans, but it brews a fresh cup of coffee right by your bedside.

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Pencil Drawing
July 10, 2020

Striking Drawings Use White Pencil on Black Paper to Show Gently Lit Faces

Malaysian artist Kay Lee explores the relationship of light and shadow in her series of spectacular illustrations. She uses a white colored pencil to illuminate select portions of her subjects on black paper. The atmospheric use of dark space gives these small, minimalistic drawings an alluring sense of mystery and depth. Lee received her formal training in fine art at the Nanjing University of the Arts in China, where she majored in oil painting.

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My Modern Met

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