Layered Glass Table Concept Creates a Cross-Section of the OceanbyDuffy London|via
With multiple layers of stacked glass and wooden slices, Duffy London has built ‘the abyss table’, replicating the dramatic depths of an indigo ocean. the design creates a geological cross-section of the sea, completing the table as a 3-dimensional model of a geological map.
‘I was looking into sheets of thick glass at my glass manufacturer’s factory, and noticed how the material darkened as they added more layers – the same way the sea does as it deepens.’ designer christopher duffy describes ‘I wanted to use this effect to replicate a real piece of the earth’s sea bed. like a mythical power had lifted a perfect rectangle straight from the earth’s crust to use as his personal ornament.‘ traditional to the design studio’s aesthetic, the furniture piece acts as both a conversation piece as much as it does a functional one.
This is Isabilla Don, the ship’s Quartermaster. Make no mistake, Gallow maybe the captain but Isabilla runs this ship. She’s a jackie of all trades and knows how to handle business.
It’s probably just an illusion caused by the composition, or the way I held the camera or something, but I could swear that you can see the curvature of the earth here :P
A friend came to stay at the beginning of July for a few days so we went out on the peninsula. It was a beautiful day for it and it was nice to go out with someone.
I don’t take many photos of people (not that good at, and uncomfortable doing, it at the moment) but I quite like how this one turned out. It’s not even posed :P
the seafarer, unknown / rough sea, robert henri / sea-fever, john masefield / figure in sea above figure on hill, euan macleod / inkheart, cornelia funke / dead of night, hey marseilles
These days, it often seems the world has tilted on its axis: nothing is the same, we’ve broken with the past, there’s no going back. But we’ve still got an old friend kicking around—the barf bag. In these uncertain times, Hollywood’s horror filmmakers still turn to sick bags as a primo promotional gag. For there is still vomit in this realm, and still a need to contain it in the face of extreme spectacle. Cara Buckley writes: “After a moviegoer apparently vomited during a Los Angeles screening of the French coming-of-age cannibal flick, Raw, the theater began handing out barf bags … The move is a vintage publicity stunt going back some fifty years. Among the standout bags in movie history: The keepsake vomit bag from the 1963 splatter film Blood Feast came with an encouragement, ‘Spill your guts out!’ ‘Guaranteed to upset your stomach!’ proclaimed the bag from the 1981 Italian film Cannibal Ferox. The bag for The Beyond (1981) came with the thoughtfully worded warning, ‘Individuals with sensitive constitutions may experience stomach distress,’ and advised that the bag be used only once and not overfilled.”
