Whilst bees are better known for being colonial insects, outside of the hive a particular species of bee known as the osmia avosetta has crafted a beautiful w...

There’s more than initially meets the eye to this exceptionally intricate lock, which was forged in iron by metalworker Frank Koralewsky and illustrates a sc...

One of the finest achievements of European furniture making, this cabinet is the most important product from Abraham (1711--1793) and David Roentgen's (1743-...

In the spring of 1980, Debbie Harry and Chris Stein of Blondie met H.R. Giger at a party at the Hansen Gallery in New York City, which was showing an exhibit...

Washington-based painter Tyree Callahan modified a 1937 Underwood Standard typewriter, replacing the letters and keys with colour pads and hued labels to cre...

If you've worked in retail you'll know how boredom can often kick in. These industrious bookshop employees have found a novel way to combat this boredom.

Remember the classic guess who? game that originated from the 1970s? Well, Polish designer Zuzia Kozerska has created a far more meaningful, inspiring and fu...

The Republic of Congo and its neighbor the Democratic Republic of Congo are not often associated with the latest international fashion trends. In recent ye...

Ogawa Kazumasa lived from the 1860s to almost the 1930s, surely one of the most fascinating 70-year stretches in Japanese history. Ogawa's homeland "opened" ...

Designer Ralph Lauren is the proud owner of one of the world’s most handsome, interesting and fine specimens of car – the 1938 Bugatti 57SC Atlantic Coupe. T...

Finding an affordable, respectable place to live in Georgian or Victorian London was ever a problem, and one which citizens could not escape even in death....

While most composers like to handwrite their sheet music, over the years there have been all types of machines invented to help print music. Perhaps one of...

From pavement bumps to safer playgrounds, the public spaces we occupy have been transformed for the better as they become easier for different kinds of bodie...

Move over, Einstein. Can you name five female scientists from history? Maybe you named one, or two. Chances are you remembered Marie Curie, the famed two-tim...

Germany’s Bauhaus art school, founded 100 years ago, introduced a bold, minimal and radical new approach to design which remains hugely influential. To mark ...

“It kept me from eating it if it was framed on the wall” - Mark Mcloud on his amazing collection of LSD Blotters On October 6, 1966 (aka ‘The Day of the Beas...

Steve Vistaunet’s Pinterest is a treasure-trove of photos of exuberant cassette spine designs from the gilded age of the mix-tape, ranging from the hand-dr...

Death is a natural part of life, but for some reason, when it happens to our favorite figures in the entertainment world, it’s almost impossible to believe...

Vintage album covers are reunited with their original shoot locations in this satisfying series. Shot by Alex Bartsch, everything is aligned for a seamless c...

Ettore Bugatti is said to have encouraged Delahaye to enter the luxury car field, advice he may have rued.  The Parisian automaker heretofore known for dep...

Remember the classic guess who? game that originated from the 1970s? Well, Polish designer Zuzia Kozerska has created a far more meaningful, inspiring and ...

Designer Ralph Lauren is the proud owner of one of the world’s most handsome, interesting and fine specimens of car – the 1938 Bugatti 57SC Atlantic Coupe. T...

Few tourists making their first trip to France go home without having seen Versailles. But why do so many want to see Versailles in the first place? Yes, its...

Tweed jackets, the little black dress, menswear as womenswear: Coco Chanel is responsible for many of the innovations that still dictate women's fashion toda...