In his spare time, photographer and designer Sebastian Schramm takes quick improvised portraits of his colleagues using objects found around the office. Love this so much. (The blue paper one hangs in my living room!)
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Eye Mask by Ostrichpillow
The latest product by the team of Ostrich Pillow looks like something I’d put to use: It’s a 3D ergonomic eye mask. They say the design adapts to the features of your face, with no eye pressure.
Aerial Photographs of 1960s Communal Dining Areas
(photos by Jonathan Tan)
These aerial photographs of 1960s communal dining areas in Singapore’s Social housing make my heart sing.
Weakness of the Flesh
“Weakness of the Flesh” is a fascinating and somewhat odd short film that appears to clone dancer Emma Rosenzweig-Bock, who twists and contorts her body amongst a sea of her own figure.
Your Own Power
“the most widespread affliction
that people suffer from is a lack
of belief in their own power
to be so broken
to have
fallen
so deeply
that the only thing
you can do is
rise
into a new you”
― yung pueblo
Baggu Masks
Loving the patterns on these masks by Baggu.
Knowing How To Be Solitary
“But many of us seek community solely to escape the fear of being alone. Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.”
― bell hooks
Every Noise at Once
Every Noise at Once is an ongoing attempt at an algorithmically-generated, readability-adjusted scatter-plot of the musical genre-space, based on data tracked and analyzed for 5,430 genre-shaped distinctions by Spotify as of 2021-05-08.
This is weird. And fascinating.
(Thank you Manu)
Link Pack
“Get your tongues ready, get your suits out and pressed, and those buttons lowered. The era, the decade, of gathering, is upon us.” Well worth a listen!
– Favorite Wikipedia lists. Some good ones in there. (via)
– Why Having Friends of Different Ages Matters — And How It Can Impact an Ageist Society
– This inverted cactus is incredible!
– The Story behind Dr.Bronner Soap.
– This bird feeder made me laugh.
– Loving these block art prints. Also this one.
– What a treasure trove: A list of 100+ handpicked personal websites
– I am so happy Poler brought the Napsack back. Best gift I ever gave my kids. (In case you are not familiar: It’s a wearable sleeping bag!)
– Get out of your geographic music bubble
– The Best Live Animal Feeds From Around the World
– Stop Trying to Raise Successful Kids: “Psychologists call this the helper’s high. Economists refer to it as the warm glow of giving. Neuroscientists find that generosity activates reward centers in our brains. And evolutionary biologists observe that we’re wired to help others. A tribe of people who “were always ready to aid one another,” Darwin wrote, “would be victorious over most other tribes; and this would be natural selection.”
– This made me laugh.
– Yes, it’s incredibly expensive BUT it’s design-y and stylish. Wouldn’t mind to have one of these handcrafted wooden cornholes in my backyard.
– Whoa! This Tweet of mine about how divorce needs a rebrand got mentioned by Prof. Galloway on this Pivot Podcast episode.
– A big thank you to Continuing and Professional Education at Parsons for sponsoring my blog this week.
100 Visions of Motherhood
Loving this collection of photographs and words celebrating the complexities of motherhood, curated by The Luupe.
Photo by Brittany Marcoux
Photo by Jass Durhal
Photo by Loulou d’Aki
Photo by Sinead Patching
The Kindest People
“The kindest people are not born that way, they are made. They are the sounds that have experienced so much at the hands of life, they are the ones who have dug themselves out of the dark, who have fought to turn every loss into a lesson. The kindest people do not just exist – they choose to soften where circumstance has tried to harden them, they choose to believe in goodness, because they have seen firsthand why compassion is so necessary. They have seen firsthand why tenderness is so important in this world.”
– Bianca Sparacino
Love Bianca’s writing? Follow her on Instagram and check out her book A Gentle Reminder.
Levitating Moon Lamp
I bought my daughter a Levitating Moon Lamp and we both agree it’s MAGICAL. (It took us a moment to get it to levitate but once we figured out the trick it clicked.)
Japanese Typewriter from the 1950s
This vintage Japanese typewriter is utterly fascinating.
♥ / Illustration Journalism
A big thank you to Continuing and Professional Education at Parsons for sponsoring my blog this week.
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Lucky Sweater
This is a baby sweater. I wish it came in adult sizes.
Changing the World for Real
This morning I woke up and remembered this interview with the remarkable Anand Giridharadas, which I was lucky enough to see live at the House of Beautiful Business in 2018. Well worth a listen if you haven’t yet.
What Does U.S. Health Care Look Like Abroad?
Yes, the U.S. Healthcare system is infuriating.
Clarity & Connection
Yung Pueblo birthed a new book: In Clarity & Connection, Yung describes how intense emotions accumulate in our subconscious and condition us to act and react in certain ways.
If you’re not familiar with his work, check out his Instagram to get a taste. His work is soul nourishing.
1 outfit; 235 pockets
1 outfit; 235 pockets pic.twitter.com/ygwWtTbhBt
— Emotional Support Himbo (@DoorHinge9) May 1, 2021
This Tweet made me laugh. We all love pockets.
Make It A Habit
“Make it a habit to look for what you are wanting to see.”
– Abraham
GIF Art by Romain Laurent
Loving these GIFs by Romain Laurent.
Glowing Geometric Light Paintings
Thank you for this visual firework, Reuben Wu.
Fear
“Fear does not prevent death. It prevents life.”
– Naguib Mahfouz
Art by Estefania Loret de Mola
I find myself getting lost in the visual content shared by Chicago based Graphic Designer Estefania Loret de Mola.
(via Patricia)