1. Some of the world’s most beautiful libraries
If Brighton library looked like this, I’d wave goodbye to my little dining table and the patrons at my local cafe and set up camp in one of these amazing spaces like a shot. These photos taken inside some of the world’s most beautiful libraries are all part of a series started by Brooklyn-based photographer, Frank Bohbot, called House of Books, started in 2012. So far, he’s travelled around Europe, with plans to go further afield.
Found on Bored Panda.
2. Frida Kahlo ire-usable shopping bag
Found on The Telegraph.
3. An unusual mini house carved into coastal rocks in Tenerife
Found on Dwell.
4. Marijuana raids in New York City
Let’s take a look back at some marijuana raids around New York City from the 1930s, 40s and 50s, a time when the plant was regularly cultivated in private gardens around Brooklyn and Queens.
Found on NY Daily News.
5. Halloween baking goals
Found on Pinterest.
6. Giant art installations made out of thousands of sparkling gems
Suzan Drummen, an artist based in the Netherlands, lays thousands of tiny dazzling crystals and other shiny objects freely on the ground to create elaborate installations that look like textile designs. Amazingly, she doesn’t make a plan for each work, instead she lets each site guide her, checking the light, route of the visitors, the colours, the height etc, on spot.She uses pins to affix the crystal, chrome-plated metal, precious stones, mirrors and optical glass that she uses to walls.
Found on Bored Panda.
7. The glass bubble hotel in the french countryside
Set in Attrap’Rêves, an incredible, unusual and romantic retreat in the French region of Provence, these amazing bubble hotels in France let you sleep inside… but outside, with all the comforts of a hotel room.
Check in here.
8. ‘Artistic’ chocolate from Mexico
Mexican chocolate maker, Unelephante, celebrates handcrafted trades and makes colourful chocolate bars, including one that looks like edible crayons and another inspired by artist, Jackson Pollock.
Found on This Is Colossal.
9. THIS!
Found on Pinterest.
10. Marilyn Monroe pretends to be other actresses for Life Magazine, by Richard Avedon
In 1958, Marilyn Monroe posed for a series of photographs taken by Richard Avedon for the Christmas issue of Life Magazine to accompany an article titled “Fabulous Enchantresses” where Monroe recreated five famous actresses. These were Lillian Russell, Theda Bara, Clara Bow, Jean Harlow, and Marlene Dietrich.
Found on Flashbak.
11. Meet Lenny, the New Yorker with a mind-boggling collection of vintage cars
…Even though he doesn’t care for driving.
