March 12, 2008
Keeping track has never been so beautiful with these handmade ’sandglasses’ from Japan.
The glass itself is mouthblown by a craftsman in downtown Tokyo. The wooden casings come in your choice of castor aralia, walnut, or black walnut (1, 2 and 3), and are constructed in Hokkaido prefecture. Tariho Nishimura (who, along with his wife […]
January 23, 2008
Hamburg, get ready to welcome a new collection of (mostly) Porsche memorabilia in April of 2008. PROTOTYP - Personen, Kraft, Wagen will be housed on two floors of an unidentified historic building, and will showcase classic coupes, one-off racers and a variety of photos and curiosities (including Ferdinand Porsche’s personal watercraft).
[Pictured, middle] A race-prepped […]
automobiles, art, energy, photography, design -
November 27, 2007
Artist & builder Uula Jero handcrafted these beautiful bikes from salvaged components in his Finnish workshop. VeloTribute - A collection of amazing machinery paying homage to classic cycling.
Gallery Grappo
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November 13, 2007
Thanksgiving isn’t even here yet, but everyone else is already in the Christmas spirit so we figured ‘Why not?’ And yep, those letters are really rooftops. Of real buildings. See for yourself. Unfortunately, they’re not yet covered in acres of solar panels. Or vegetated roofs with pretty flowers and tasty vegetables.
art, architecture -
November 2, 2007
Mucho apologies for the site being so slow lately, but more on that later. Nevertheless, folks like k. cooper over at hoping for happy accidents help to keep this fledgling enterprise on it toes. Her blog has long been (in internet time, at least) a source of inspiration, and I’m pretty sure I visit almost […]
April 13, 2007
Yes, we’re running a little late but life’s interesting like that. More in a few days.