What to do on a sun drenched spring day? Visit the beautiful San Juan Islands in the PNW.
Beautiful Black & White
Sometimes I like the black and white interiors
look, other times not so much. What do you think of these?
Beautiful Geodesic Life
Check out Buckminster Fuller on The Geodesic Life | The Experimenters | Blank on Blank on Vimeo https://vimeo.com/122335390 #Vimeo
Beautiful Frozen Waves
Wow, frozen (or nearly frozen) waves,
off the coast of Nantucket, very cool.
Looks like a giant slushy.
Beautiful Bicycle Light
How awesome are these bicycle magnetic lights?
Beautiful iPad Stand
How to make your own iPad stand.
Very clever indeed.
Beautiful Neon “Hustle” Sign
I want one of these.
Beautiful iPhone Photography
“The most beautiful thing we can
experience is the mysterious.
It is the source of all true art
and all science. He to whom
this emotion is a stranger,
who can no longer pause
to wonder and stand rapt
in awe, is as good as dead:
his eyes are closed”.
Albert Einstein
Beautiful iPhone Photography
I’ve become mesmerized lately by following the
magical work of Richard Koci Hernandez.
His photos tell a magical, mysterious story and
I can’t get enough. Every day I look forward to his
latest post on Instagram. Take time to enjoy it.
“The more often we see the things around us – even the beautiful and wonderful things – the more they become invisible to us. That is why we often take for granted the beauty of this world: the flowers, the trees, the birds, the clouds – even those we love. Because we see things so often, we see them less and less.”
Joseph B. Wirthlin
“Beauty is unbearable, drives us to despair, offering us for a minute the glimpse of an eternity that we should like to stretch out over the whole of time.” Albert Camus
“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” Martin Luther King, Jr.
Beautiful Bauhaus
Most people attribute Germany’s Bauhaus
school, founded by Walter Gropius,with being
all about minimalist design, paring down
architecture to its most non-essential elements
whilst being beautiful at the same time.
What is overlooked is the fantastical costume
parties of the 1920s. Not only were they good
at designing furniture and everything else in
between, their costumes were just as sculptural
and flamboyant. The Bauhaus shindigs were
outright competitive. Imagine dancing around
in one of these with Wassily Kandinsky,
Paul Klee, Piet Mondrian, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy,
Mies van der Rohe and Marcel Breuer.
Bauhaus costumes by Oskar Schlemmer (1925)
Photos by Karl Grill via The Charnel-House
The parties began as improvisational events,
but later grew into large-scale productions
with costumes and sets made by the school’s
stage workshop. There was often a theme to
the evenings. One party was called Beard, Nose,
and Heart, and attendees were instructed t
show up in clothing that was two-thirds white,
and one-third spotted, checked or striped.
However, it’s generally agreed that the
apotheosis of the Bauhaus’ costumed revelry
was the Metal Party of 1929, where guests
donned costumes made from tin foil, frying
pans, and spoons. Attendees entered that
party by sliding down a chute into one of
several rooms filled with silver balls.
Bauhaus costumes by Oskar Schlemmer (1925)
Photos by Karl Grill via The Charnel-House
Beautiful iPhone Photography
Thanks to the wonderful word of Instagram,
artful photography has never been so user
friendly. Everybody can do it – even the
mini Lego peeps. U.K.-based photographer
Andrew Whyte reveals the world through
the lens of a Lego man who is obviously
having adventures of his own whether it be
climbing a fence or slipping on a banana peel.
My favorite? The diminutive little man
facing a lonely bench looming in the
background. Enjoy more Legography here.
Beautiful Musings 