Design&Fancy

artsyrup: Hearst Castle by Michael de la Paz

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:47:18 -0400

artsyrup:

Hearst Castle by Michael de la Paz

kasheva: Vincent van Gogh“Almond Branches in Bloom”1890

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 23:24:39 -0400

kasheva:

Vincent van Gogh
“Almond Branches in Bloom”
1890

fuckyeahvintageillustration: ‘Sprookjes and Vertellingen /...

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:40:22 -0400

Cover

The little mermaid

The little match-seller

The loveliest rose in the world

Which was the happiest?

The naughty boy

Anne Lisbeth

The shepherdess and the sweep

fuckyeahvintageillustration:

‘Sprookjes and Vertellingen / Fairytales and Stories’ by Hans Christian Andersen, illustrated by Rie Cramer. Published 1931 by W. de Haan, Utrecht.

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If you’re interested, here’s a complete collection of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairytales in several different languages for your reading pleasure.

kaajoo: World’s Most Beautiful Abandoned Places Italian product...

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 10:22:40 -0400

kaajoo:

World’s Most Beautiful Abandoned Places

Italian product manager and web designer Francesco Mugnai recently added a collection of images to his blog touting some of the most beautiful images of abandoned spots and modern ruins that he’d ever seen. The images Mugnai has captured come from empty castles, shuttered power plants, and dilapidated churches around the world. From a sunken yacht in Antarctica to a forever-closed amusement park in Japan, these images all make up a sort of anti-phoenix; rather than rising as new from the ashes, these husks remain preserved in decomposition, forcing viewers to confront the strange beauty of ruination.

kinkalicious-jewel: Sexy heels

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:47:25 -0500

kinkalicious-jewel:

Sexy heels

kekai-k: Samurai sketches

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 10:08:37 -0500

kekai-k:

Samurai sketches

gothgirlsgotogivenchy: Marchesa // Spring.Summer 2013

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:32:30 -0500

gothgirlsgotogivenchy:

Marchesa // Spring.Summer 2013

skyscraperopera: Ozz On shop coordinates

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:12:39 -0500

skyscraperopera:

Ozz On shop coordinates

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Thu, 13 Dec 2012 22:41:29 -0500

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Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:09:44 -0500

quillery: Kay Nielsen [1/2] Because I’m on such a Kay Nielsen...

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 23:29:13 -0400

quillery:

Kay Nielsen [1/2]

Because I’m on such a Kay Nielsen appreciation kick right now. That photoset I reblogged last night represents only a fraction of his work, so I wanted to show off some more of it!

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Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:57:37 -0400

le-toit: Oh! Only Bernini can make me look at marble and swear...

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 21:46:20 -0400

Blessed Ludovica Albertoni

Ecstasy of Saint Theresa

Sleeping Hermaphroditus

Rape of Persephone

le-toit:

Oh! Only Bernini can make me look at marble and swear it’s flesh.

likeafieldmouse: Marina Abramovic - The Artist is Present...

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 23:41:22 -0400

likeafieldmouse:

Marina Abramovic - The Artist is Present (2010)

A 736.5-hr static, silent performance piece in which Abramovic sat immobile at a small table in the museum’s atrium across from one spectator at a time. Believe it or not, the atmosphere was overwhelming and spectators wound up breaking down. The piece inspired blogs and FB support-group pages—the performance was just that powerful.

“The audience gazes back, and inevitably begins to grasp the power [Abramovic’s] spell. As art critic Arthur Danto observed, ‘The Artist is Present represents an entirely new experience in the history of art. For most masterpieces, people stand in front of it for 30 seconds. Mona Lisa: 30 seconds. But people come and sit here all day.’”

sombhatt: The spirit of the heron maiden woodblock print by...

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 22:25:25 -0400

sombhatt:

The spirit of the heron maiden

woodblock print by Taniguchi Kokyo (1864-1915), dated 1925

(via d-dio, raitu) oh the patterns

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 22:09:08 -0400

(via d-dio, raitu)

oh the patterns

bassman5911: Italy by Edmondo Senatore (via)

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 22:02:06 -0400

bassman5911:

Italy by Edmondo Senatore (via)

robbiefuu: Xuankong Si, Hanging Monastery near Datong, China by...

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 22:01:45 -0400

robbiefuu:

Xuankong Si, Hanging Monastery near Datong, China by chuha on Flickr.

Surviving nearly 1400 years by being moved up the side of a gorge to escape floods, the Hanging Monastery is quite a sight, even if your toes are numb and your face is stinging from the blowing ice and snow during our visit.
In other pictures on flickr, there are loads of people there. I guess the key is to go when it’s too cold to enjoy for more than a few minutes.

queenofsunspear: {Marchesa Spring/Summer 2013 favs}

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:01:57 -0400

queenofsunspear:

{Marchesa Spring/Summer 2013 favs}

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Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:51:14 -0400