profiles of the citizens of milan merged in a beautiful way with images of the city’s classical architecture
created by italian photographer francesco paleari
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light festival 2013
this is what amsterdam looks like at the moment when it gets dark…
fish, bread and wine
this is great: apparently michelangelo had a servant who (like most people at the time) was illiterate… so he wrote this shopping list for her (dated 1518) complete with a menu of small pictograms to help with getting the daily groceries…
a good book
…i love books. Yet I’ve never bought one just to own it. What fascinates me is their utility value: books can teach us things. It’s not only the writer that speaks to us. If we listen more closely, we can hear the voice of the designer or eavesdrop on the concert of materials. Books appeal not only to our eyes and ears: some we fall in love with the moment we take them in our hands. Many books also communicate non-verbally – they can flirt and seduce…
a beautiful german archive site that documents books (via my top tipper this year mister ‘uwe’ thanks for all the great links mate)