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Glass Horns Play Records Acoustically

Artist Jeremy LeClair, of Various Artists Records, had these beautiful glass resonating phonograph horns made for him by glass artist Joe Forestall and now he can acoustically play to two different parts of a record at the same time! Via … Continue reading

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Woven Silver Cone from 10th Century Dublin

There are three separate strands of silver, each composed of between 15 and 18 wires. Yet, Halpin says, it is very hard to find where all these wires end. The visual effect is that of a single thread turning endlessly … Continue reading

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Alighiero Boetti

A retrospective of Boetti’s work will be held at Tate Modern in early 2012.

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Graham Caldwell

Graham Caldwell, Untitled (Lens Constellation),  2010, Glass, steel, epoxy More of his work can be seen here

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Temari Balls

“Temari balls are a traditional Japanese craft in which colored thread is applied to a sphere in a geometric pattern. This is a modern example, given to me by the Japanese master Kiyoko Urata.” Taken from a post by George … Continue reading

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Documentary About 8th Century Book Found in a Bog

Treasure from the Bog is an RTE documentary about the Fadder More Psalter. The book is described as: a fragmented illuminated vellum manuscript encased in an unusual leather binding, a book of psalms dating back to the late eighth century. … Continue reading

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Jellyfish Theatre

The Jellyfish theatre is constructed entirely from recycled materials including pallets and water cooler containers.Its a project by artist and architect Martin Kaltwasse and Folke Kobberling in collaboration with the Red Room film and theatre company. There’s more info at … Continue reading

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Four Top Coil Pot

Four Top Coil Pot by Matt Durham

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Gerd Rohling

The chemical component in PVC that does not decompose in the consumer society’s throw-away goods, as well as a deep fascination with rubbish, led Gerd Rohling to refine things he found on the beach and create precious imitation glasses. There’s … Continue reading

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Urban Objects

Here is a sculpture called Grub by Aaron Kramer. It is made of used coffee stirrers (top) and used bristles from street sweeping brushes (bottom) woven on a steel armature. I was particularly interested in this work because I have … Continue reading

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