At the risk of becoming the coolest person you know, I have to confess that I’m kind of a casual nerd for basically anything that has to do with math or science. Anytime there’s an advancement made or new theory presented, I usually dive…
There are few things that I love more than the weird and wonderful that is the Codex Seraphinianus by Luigi Serafini, but one that definitely makes the list is when I find something that shares that same vibe of peculiar. So you can imagine…
If there’s one thing that’s always been true about me it’s without a doubt my curiosity. This trait of mine has been the driving force behind just about every interest I’ve had and action I’ve taken. As a younger kid, my time was split…
Thanks to the University of Cambridge, Hu Zhengyan’s douban-printed Shizhuzhai shuhua pu, or ‘A Manual of Calligraphy and Painting from the Ten Bamboo Studio’ (Nanjing, China), can now be enjoyed in its entirety by anyone with an internet connection. The book series was originally…
The artisans at Opiary are creating some truly intriguing pieces by incorporating an organic twist with their already impressive sculptures and furniture. Normally, when we think of concrete and plant life together, images of weeds growing out of cracks in the sidewalk come to…
In 1899, German Biologist, Ernst Haeckel, published his book Art Forms in Nature, depicting the strangely beautiful forms that occur in exotic marine and microscopic life. The publication, wonderfully successful in its time, was able to bring the wonder and beauty that scientists see…
These beautiful and haunting photographs are the work of German couple Manuela and Stefan Kulpa. Though you would never guess it, these images were not taken of animals in their natural habitat, but instead of those found in zoos, wildlife parks, aquaria, and the…
