“The Lens Paintings are a new development for Sigmar Polke - an artist whose career is characterized by over 40 years of radical invention in painting. The conceptual framework of the Lens Paintings is grounded in theories set forth by Johann Zahn in his 1685 book, Oculus artificialis teledioptricus, sive telescopium (The Teledioptric Artificial Eye, [...]

Apart from an irrational fear of cancer, I have other more realistic and common fears. For many of these fears, I just try to block it out of my thoughts. While they do not consume me, I know I would have a great deal of trouble coming to terms with them should any one of [...]

American National Bank Building in Richmond, Virginia, circa 1900:

Sourced from Virginia Commonwealth University Library Digital Collection.

I came across this fantastic molded plywood chair, called ‘404′, at Design Prima that was designed by Stefan Diez for THONET:

If you understand Italian, here is a description sourced from AT Casa:
“Un’interpretazione moderna dell’eredità costruttiva del legno curvato e sagomato, unita ad un nuovo e pratico sistema di assemblaggio. Questa è l’idea alla [...]

I remember the first time I ever went on a plane very well: I was seated at the window (of course!) aboard a Qantas plane headed to Sydney. Excited with glee, I remember being told to suck on my mint to counter the effects changing altitude pressure. I also remember the courtesy peanuts and safety [...]

Niccolò Paganini died on this day in 1840.
I do not play the violin, yet Paganini has, without a doubt, shaped my musical education. His most important work - Caprice in A Minor, Op. 1 No. 24 - has served as inspiration for other prominent composers, from Lizst to Brahms to Rachmaninoff, resulting in numerous transcriptions [...]

Flight Sergeant Pilot G.R. Webber waits on “readiness duty” at an RCAF station in northwestern Alaska during World War II. The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) had five squadrons in Alaska between 1942 and 1943 to assist with the United States North Pacific defence. Between 1939 and 1945, the Royal Canadian Air Force enlisted approximately [...]

Depending on your outlook, obsession can be a good or a bad thing. A few years ago, I developed a rather unfortunate case of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in reaction to certain incidents that occurred in my life. I was controlled by my fears of cancer. I was not bedridden, but my productivity was, without a [...]

The 2010 World Expo will be held in Shanghai between May 1 and October 31, 2010. The event is expected to attract 200 participating countries and organisations and around 70 million visitors. It is sure to be quite an event.
Sweden recently unveiled its design of the pavilion to be built for the Expo. The [...]

No words really necessary with the Mangrove Chair, designed by Eiji Shibata for Teko Design. It is a beautiful chair with highly organic lines and a rather appropriate name!

“What always fascinates me is a shape of complexly intertwining, that gradually brunches off from one substance, like that of botanical roots and branches. One day, I [...]