Unbelievable...
Peter Beard: Self-portrait in mouth of crocodile, Kubi Fara 1965
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Monday, January 16, 2012
Studio - François Houtin
Not the clearest images on earth, but one can still get an idea of the beautiful space belonging to the very gifted artist, François Houtin. Famous for his highly detailed drawings of utopian gardens, a collaboration with Hermès ignited the creation of “Maison Enchantées”. The 21-piece cream faïence tableware was the first major earthenware service from La Table Hermès, inspired by 18th century gardens and philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s reflection on ‘back to nature’...
Sunday, January 15, 2012
John Jacob Zwiegelaar
Out of Africa... South Africa to be exact - John Jacob Zwiegelaar is a very talented young designer who has made a significant mark in the design world - from the interiors of safari lodges, private villas and Cape wine tasting facilities to the redecoration and partial refurbishment of a Southern African game camp for the Saudi Royal Family's annual African holiday. Hel-lo!!! I am particularly taken by the perfect combination of function, comfort and sophistication in a classical setting.
"His particular forte is a contemporary classic look defined by a series of monotones ranging from dark chocolate, to black and grey, each matched with white..."
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| The Manor at Samara |
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| The Manor at Samara |
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| The Manor at Samara |
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| Kanonberg |
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| Queens Road |
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| House Massie |
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| House Massie |
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Buena Vista
My physical yearning to visit Cuba is immeasurable. The colors, the decay, the architecture. But, it is the Cuba in its current time capsule that holds most appeal. The Cuba before the sluice gates of tourism open. The Cuba, so beautifully depicted here by photographer Michael Eastman...
All images from here
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Monday, January 9, 2012
Scientific Illustration
Long before X-rays were X-rays and daguerreotypes were de rigueur, academia had drawings. Simple, line-dominated dissections of fauna and flora; art meant more for learning than decoration. I could pore over every minute detail for hours...
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| Death’s Head Sphinx Moth |
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| From: ‘A Monograph of Oriental Cicadidæ’ By W.L. Distant |
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| Drawing of a retinal neuron by Ramón y Cajal |
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| Sequoia sempervirens From ‘Hooker’s Icones Plantarum’ vol. 4: t. 379 (1841) |
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| From Text Book of Mycology and Plant Pathology, John W. Harshberger |
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| olio-ataxia: Phytological History 1673 Nehemiah Grew |
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| Pelagia Cyanella, William Keith Brooks, 1910 |
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| Snakes: Curiosities and Wonders of Serpent Life. Catherine C. Hopley, 1882. |
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| ‘Anatomia del corpo humano’ - Rome, 1559 Juan Valverde d'Amusco |
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| Snake Skeleton, A. Duméril, 1834 |
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| Metacrinus Cingulatus From the 'Report of the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1873-76) |
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| Skeleton in Giovard Bidloo’s Ontleding des menschelyken lichaams (Gerard de Lairesse) |
All images found via Scientific Illustration
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