Alain Richert

catherinewillis: BATON DE PAROLE may 2013 materials: wood,...

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:29:11 -0400

BATON DE PAROLE may 2013

materials: wood, Cyperus longus, raffia ligatures.
Photographed in my Normandy studio.

a-ppunti: Bruce Chatwin in his London apartment in Eaton...

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:26:21 -0400

Bruce Chatwin in his London apartment in Eaton Place, which no longer exists; in 1982 the author commissioned John Pawson to renovate it. Photo François Halard.

Domus 901 march 2007, Thinking up against a wall, page 71

“I still have, for example, a hanging of blue and yellow parrot feathers, probabily made for the back wall of a Peruvian Sun Temple and supposed to date from fifth century AD. In 1966, I saw a similar piece in the Dumbarton Oaks collection and, on returning to New York went to see my friend John Wise, who dealt in pre-Columbian art in a room in the Westbury Hotel. (…) ‘I’d give anything for one of those’, I said. ‘Would you?’ he growled. ‘How much money have you got in your pockets?’ ‘I don’t know.’ ‘Empty them, stupid!’ I handed him about $250 - and he handed me back $10 with an equally grumpy ‘I suppose you eat lunch.’”

Bruce Chatwin A place to hang your hat, in Anatomy of Restlessness, New York 1996

mythologyofblue: John Thomson: The Ming Tombs in Nanjing,...

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:02:57 -0400

mythologyofblue:

John Thomson: The Ming Tombs in Nanjing, 1869-71. From “Illustrations of China and its People”, 1873-1874. (via matteoricci)

centuriespast: Foundation Figure of King Ur-NammaMesopotamia,...

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:54:45 -0400

centuriespast:

Foundation Figure of King Ur-Namma
Mesopotamia, Third Dynasty of Ur
(ca. 2112–2004 B.C.)
Copper
Inscribed: Ur-Namma, king of Ur, king of Sumer and Akkad, the one who built the temple of Enlil.

The first king of the Third Dynasty of Ur, Ur-Namma was responsible for the restoration of old temples and oversaw the extensive construction of new temples and stepped temple towers known as ziggurats. The figure depicts the king with his head and face shaved, his torso nude, and wearing a long skirt. On his head he carries a basket containing the mud to make the temple’s bricks. The first one was molded by the king himself, who is represented in the occupation considered the lowliest in Mesopotamia—”carrying the basket”—for in the presence of the gods the king was a humble servant. The skirt is inscribed with his titles and achievements, Ur-Namma, king of Ur, king of Sumer and Akkad, the one who built the temple of Enlil. He is shown in an act of deep piety, and the sculpture gives us a rare glimpse of royal portraiture by first-rate metropolitan craftsmen of the twenty-first century B.C.

The Morgan Library

catherinewillis: Le Monde selon Tippi 1997 (by...

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:43:53 -0400

catherinewillis:

Le Monde selon Tippi 1997 (by sonenvironnement)

Tippi from Namibia

ratak-monodosico: Pierre de Fenoÿl. Les Twins à New York City,...

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:14:39 -0400

ratak-monodosico:

Pierre de Fenoÿl. Les Twins à New York City, 1972

catherinewillis: from my Paris studio. title: SMART SLATE Title...

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:11:24 -0400

catherinewillis:

from my Paris studio.

title: SMART SLATE

Title has changed. I found a better one: THE ANTIPODISTS

materials: slate from a Brittany quarry, figtree branches , sugru , industrial felt, vetiver perfume. May 2013

Photo

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:45:19 -0400

aleyma: Cutlery set with coral, made in Italy in the late 16th...

Mon, 13 May 2013 10:15:13 -0400

aleyma:

Cutlery set with coral, made in Italy in the late 16th century (source).

“This preciously decorated and extremely rare coral cutlery set from the late 1500s would have been only used on extraordinary occasions, such as a wedding, a knighting or a state visit. In the late Renaissance, the guests would typically bring their own cutlery to formal dinners. An expensively decorated cutlery set would have elicited the host’s and other guests’ admiration. Besides, coral was believed to be an antidote against poison. Therefore, in the view of its time this set of cutlery would have offered its bearer special protection during a meal at the table of a rival family or of an untrustworthy foreign ruler.” - from the MIA description

lotus-eyes: A miniature painting of Emperor Babur on the cover...

Sun, 12 May 2013 17:25:53 -0400

lotus-eyes:

A miniature painting of Emperor Babur on the cover of ‘Babur Nama’ journal of Emperor Babur.

design-is-fine: Calder by Matter. Publicity photograph for...

Sun, 12 May 2013 15:30:39 -0400

design-is-fine:

Calder by Matter. Publicity photograph for Pierre Matisse of Calder in his storefront studio, New York, 1936. View on Vertical Constellation with Yellow Bone. Calder with the mobile commission for the Hotel Avila Ballroom in Caracas, Venezuela, 1941. All photos by his close friend Herbert Matter. © 2013 Calder Foundation, New York

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Sun, 12 May 2013 12:26:55 -0400

cinoh: Bower Bird Bower by Goombaragin Eco Retreat

Sun, 12 May 2013 11:52:21 -0400

cinoh:

Bower Bird Bower by Goombaragin Eco Retreat

cinoh: Brass Origami Bowls

Sun, 12 May 2013 11:51:09 -0400

cinoh:

Brass Origami Bowls

catherinewillis: Pam waking up from his nap in the kitchen...

Sun, 12 May 2013 11:49:59 -0400

catherinewillis:

Pam waking up from his nap in the kitchen garden. Work in progress. The strange looking tool is called a Grelinette. I allows one to aerate the soil without putting everything upside down.

rhamphotheca: Serpent Mound - Ohio, USA The figure of a giant...

Sun, 12 May 2013 05:13:41 -0400

rhamphotheca:

Serpent Mound - Ohio, USA

The figure of a giant snake, apparently uncoiling itself, was excavated in the late 19th century. The massive serpent is nearly a quarter-mile long. Recent carbon-dating research suggests the Fort Ancient culture built the monument roughly 900 years ago.

The serpent’s body is made of raised berms of grassy earth that weave across a plateau. On the summer solstice, the setting sun aligns with the snake’s head.

The earthwork is now surrounded by a park that offers beautiful hikes through leafy forests, beside creeks and along rocky cliffs.

(via: OurAmazingPlanet) (photo: dreamstime)

ohbye: Spinifex Pigeon. by arris91 on Flickr.

Sun, 12 May 2013 04:30:16 -0400

ohbye:

Spinifex Pigeon. by arris91 on Flickr.

harvestheart: Glastonbury Tor, England Revellers stand beside...

Sat, 11 May 2013 13:09:21 -0400

harvestheart:

Glastonbury Tor, England Revellers stand beside St. Michael’s Tower watching the moon as it passes at its closest point to the Earth for almost two decades

lelledelalla: Original manuscript for Alice in Wonderland hand...

Sat, 11 May 2013 13:07:31 -0400

lelledelalla:

Original manuscript for Alice in Wonderland hand written and illustrated by Lewis Carroll, 1862

undr: Brassaï Allumeur de réverbères, place de la Concorde,...

Sat, 11 May 2013 04:33:50 -0400

undr:

Brassaï

Allumeur de réverbères, place de la Concorde, 1933