Scandinavian Interior Design

Amazing photographs of some Scandinavian apartments in Göteborg, Sweden posted by real estate and interior design portal Alvhem

World Pastry Cup Images

France

The World Pastry Cup is a 10-hour competition with six events and a pre-selected theme. 22 countries participated in Lyon to win the prestigious award.

Semaphore: The World’s First Telegraph

A Chappe semaphore tower near Saverne, France. Photo credit: Hans-Peter Scholz/Wikimedia

Smoke signals and beacons have been used to relay messages over short distances since ancient times, but the only reliable way to send messages over long distances

Tiny Shops For Mice in Sweden

Anonymouse was fed up with the lack of shops for rodents, so they decided to open a couple of them at once. The 70×30 cm (about 25×12 inch) stores are located in Malmö, Sweden and they have wide menus that mice can choose their meals from.

Colors of Fall in Denmark and Sweden

In Scandinavia, Autumn is the sign of a long winter during which the Sun will appear too rarely but it is also a season of superb lights and natural phenomenons. Here is a glimpse of the rendering in a video titled COLORS OF FALL, directed by Adrien Mauduit.

Paternoster: This Elevator Never Stops

The paternoster is kind of elevator that consist of a chain of open compartments that move up and down continuously through the vertical shaft of a building in a loop and without stopping. Passengers step into the moving compartments in the direction they wish to go and then hop off when the elevator reaches the desired floor.

Neither Here Nor There

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Jim de Block aka 3delicious is a photographer, dancer and choreographer from Antwerp, Belgium, who currently based in Gothenburg, Sweden. Jim received his ballet education at the Royal Ballet School of Antwerp.