Friday, July 27, 2012
My life
Joel Robison’s Whimsical Photographic Abstractions of the Joy of Reading
[via Brain Pickings]

My life

Joel Robison’s Whimsical Photographic Abstractions of the Joy of Reading

[via Brain Pickings]

Friday, June 22, 2012
Pretty much.

Pretty much.

Friday, June 15, 2012
used bookstore

used bookstore

Friday, June 1, 2012
picadorbookroom:

Photographer Stephen Wilkes‘ Day to Night series manages to make working in the Flatiron Building feel even cooler.

picadorbookroom:

Photographer Stephen Wilkes‘ Day to Night series manages to make working in the Flatiron Building feel even cooler.

Monday, May 28, 2012
Things New Yorkers Like: Fashion Shows 
[Location: Bleeker and Bowery]

Things New Yorkers Like: Fashion Shows

[Location: Bleeker and Bowery]

Friday, May 25, 2012 Thursday, May 24, 2012
Wow. 
10 Beautiful Places In The World That Actually Exist

Giant trees surround this old train tunnel located in Kleven, Ukraine. The magical-looking place is nicknamed “The Tunnel Of Love” by locals because it is a popular spot for couples to visit.

Wow. 

10 Beautiful Places In The World That Actually Exist

Giant trees surround this old train tunnel located in Kleven, Ukraine. The magical-looking place is nicknamed “The Tunnel Of Love” by locals because it is a popular spot for couples to visit.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Designer Deconstructs Houses To Give You The Illusion of Fragmentation

America-based designer Michael Jantzen has deconstructs houses and rotates them out of position to create an illusion of fragmentation.

More photos at DesignTaxi [via Michael Jantzen, Images via designboom

Monday, May 7, 2012

London in Puddles

Armed with a lomo camera, Londoner Gavin Hammond goes around his beloved city taking impressive black-and-white pictures of the local sights reflected off water puddles. 

His collection of ‘puddle shots’ includes iconic London monuments, such as the Tate Modern, Westminster Abbey, and the London Eye—offering a different perspective to these historic buildings and an illuminated view of London. 

More at DesignTaxi

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Williamsburg, Brooklyn / 2012

Tuesday, May 1, 2012
15 Spectacular Libraries in Europe
The Library of El Escorial, Spain

This library is located in Royal Seat of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, the historical residence of the king of Spain. Phillip II was responsible for adding the library and most of the books originally held within. The vaulted ceilings were painted with gorgeous frescoes, each representing one of the seven liberal arts: rhetoric, dialectic, music, grammar, arithmetic, geometry and astronomy. These days, the library is a World Heritage Site, and it holds more than 40,000 volumes.

14 more at Mental Floss

15 Spectacular Libraries in Europe

The Library of El Escorial, Spain

This library is located in Royal Seat of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, the historical residence of the king of Spain. Phillip II was responsible for adding the library and most of the books originally held within. The vaulted ceilings were painted with gorgeous frescoes, each representing one of the seven liberal arts: rhetoric, dialectic, music, grammar, arithmetic, geometry and astronomy. These days, the library is a World Heritage Site, and it holds more than 40,000 volumes.

14 more at Mental Floss

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Architectural photographer Victor Enrich makes these impossible buildings using a combination of photography, digital retouching and 3D graphics. [Gizmodo]

Photo gallery

Monday, July 11, 2011
“Through space the universe encompasses and swallows me up like an atom; through thought I comprehend the world.” —Blaise Pascal 

“Through space the universe encompasses and swallows me up like an atom; through thought I comprehend the world.” —Blaise Pascal 

Friday, July 8, 2011
“Isn’t life a series of images that change as they repeat themselves?” —Andy Warhol

“Isn’t life a series of images that change as they repeat themselves?” —Andy Warhol