In 1628, the Swedish warship Vasa set off on its maiden voyage from Stockholm harbor towards Poland, where a war was raging in the Baltic. Built by 400 craftsmen at the royal shipyard at Stockholm, the ship was richly decorated as a symbol of the king’s ambitions for Sweden and himself. Continue reading
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Vasa: A 17th Century Warship That Sank, Was Recovered and Now Sits in a Museum
Hyperrealistic Oil Paintings of Vivid Chrome Masks
Brooklyn-based artist Kip Omolade creates large-scale oil paintings of chrome masks, depicting not only the subtle details of female faces, but incorporating the reflected environment of each piece. Continue reading
1932 Ford Model 18 Edsel Ford Speedster
The 1932 Ford Model 18 Edsel Ford Speedster was developed by Henry Ford’s son and President of Ford – Edsel B. Ford. Whereas Henry was a hard-nosed man who had grown up on a farm, and thus valued practicality above all else Continue reading
Cinematic and Dystopian Nightscapes
Elsa Bleda is a talented photographer, writer, model and filmmaker based between the cities of Istanbul and Johannesburg. Bleda, known as the creator of other-worldly images with her cinematic and dystopian aesthetics. Continue reading
Magnificent Handcrafted Paper Flowers
Tiffanie Turner, a San Francisco-based artist and architect, creates pink, red, yellow, orange and white flowers in crepe-paper. The originality is in the fact that these flowers are created in a giant model of 3 feet wide. Continue reading