The 185 miles of Parisian catacombs supposedly hold the remains of more than 6 million Parisians.
Throughout history, this underground network of quarry-stone tunnels has provided refuge for fugitives avoiding persecution, and today it is a treasure trove of urban art created by illicit artists known as “cataphiles”.
Some of the art– sculptures, paintings, mosaics, allegedly dates [...]
Old people like Zoobooks too cause it takes their mind off death…
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I am constantly enthralled with amazing art books. This one is of the very amazing kind. If a book is good, I pretty much become useless as I scroll the pages in complete awww for hours. All the Saints of the City of the Angels: Seeking the Soul of L.A. On Its Streets by artist [...]
I cannot be any more excited about this! One of my favorite artists, Camille Rose Garcia, has done all the new illustrations for the the new release of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Check the pictures… As well there will be an opening on March 6th at the Merry Karnowski Gallery in Los Angeles where Camille [...]
Known for one of the “100 best English-language novels written since 1923″ (Time Magazine), the enigmatic J.D. Salinger passes away at the age of 91. Courtesy of the New Yorker, 13 short stories from 1946-1965 have been brought out from the archives for our reading pleasure.
Enjoy!
Hand drawn, limited edition, custom engraved leather Moleskine covers from MyOrb.
Nicely done indeed.
Small Book — $150
Large Book — $200
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Taking from the book Keep Calm and Carry On, which is packed full of motivational quotes, proverbs, wry truths and mantras from Herbert Hoover, Mark Twain, Karl Marx and Benjamin Franklin. This info graphic shows all the different versions. My personal favorite “Keep Calm and Have a Cupcake.”
These illustrations were scanned from the small book “Cucinare Bene…In Meta Tempo”, the book itself explains how to use the pressure cooker although based of these drawings I would guess the book is about how to be a vegetarian so that animals don’t come back and kill you!
Looking for an original way to disguise and protect your MacBook? Check out The BookBook. Imagined and designed by the creative minds over at Twelve South – A novel way to offer your MacBook Pro the kind of unique protection it deserves.
The BookBook provides Mac users a cushy, padded interior with a rigid leather hardback cover to deliver [...]
Select images from Daniele Tamagni’s book Gentlemen of Bacongo.
The book provides a compelling look into the flamboyant street style of the ‘Sapeurs’, the elegant and immaculately dressed dandies from the heart of the Congo.
‘Le SAPE‘ — Societe des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Elegantes
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