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Cabinet of Chic Curiosities

Category / Internet Scrapbook

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. CDLXXVII)

1. Juni Ludowici’s ‘Round House’ on the River Thames, 1958 ‘Cause tiny house have been around forever. In 1959, a designer named Juni Ludowici made his own Rundhaus (Round House). Found via Tumblr 2. Inside a $5.5M Floating Mansion in Miami 3. The Perfect Little Cabana in South Pasadena, California Found via Stamps and Stamps.…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. CCLXXVI)

1. Nylon Vending Machine in the Paris Metro, 1955 Print available from the RATP website. 2. The Instagram Account of a Pigment Collector At her cabin in the woods of Washington, Heidi Gustafson is creating a many-colored library of one of mankind’s first pigments. Heidi Gustafson, found on Instagram. 3. A Beguiling “Secret Garden” Apartment…

Did Awkward Glam Rock Wrestling Give Bowie and Elton Their Style?

Before Ziggy played guitar, Adrian Street pounded the ring (and the makeup counter) in silver tights. The pro-wrestler changed the game forever in the 1960s when he decided the game needed more panache. More glitter. More glam. He emerged from his chrysalis, that of the former coal miner and man’s man that he was, like…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. CCLXXV)

1. Oh, just a Floating Bed in the Ocean Los Angeles–based artist Ariana Papademetropoulos’ new body of work, “Just Like Arcadia” highlights and explores the way the natural becomes mediated and conceptualized through domestication, locating interiority as a key in understanding the process in which mythologies and histories are created and perpetuated. View this post on…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. CCLXXIV)

1. Waiting room with TV sets at Greyhound bus station, Los Angeles, USA, 1969 Found here. 2. Before McDonald’s there was “Snappy Service System” The saga of Snappy Service System dates back to the 1930s. This Chicago hamburger stand was forgotten for decades, encased under yellow paint during its long afterlife as La Pasadita, a…

Did Elvis have a Secret Fetish for Vampires?

In our usual perusal of the internet’s nethers, we kept finding trails that pointed to a darker side of the “King of Rock & Roll”, notably, to a dame of darkness named Maila Nurmi, who pioneered the campy-vampire-starlet schtick in the 1950s, paving the way for the likes of Elvira. Who, speak of the Devil,…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. CCLXXIII)

1. Porto Flavia, Italy, a sea harbor and former mining hub A tunnel approximately 600 metres long, dug out of the rock by the miners, appears halfway up a cliff, offering a breathtaking view of the captivating Pan di Zucchero sea stack, a 132-metre natural monument shaped over time. Today it’s open as a museum. 2. The…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. CCLXXII)

1. The Best Cat Box ever? Found on Reddit Aww. 2. These Art Nouveau & Art Deco sketches of Italian architect Silvio Gambini Found on Italia Liberty. 3. A Hidden Staircase at the Winchester House There are just too many secret doors in the Winchester house to show them all. As the legend goes, Sarah Winchester believed…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. CCLXXI)

1. Autumn Perfection in a Photograph Is there anyone that captures fall in America better than Kiel James Patrick? Ugh. 2. The Highland by Incredible Tiny Homes More photos here. 3. Italian Clam Shell Chairs Italian Venetian Grotto Clam Shell Chairs fit for a mermaid, made in the 19th century and for sale at $7,250 USD. Found…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. CCLXX)

1. This 30,000,000 year old volcanic plume in New Mexico Shiprock pinnacle, photographed by Jordan Hammond. 2. Ancient Chinese cottage built on top of a mountain in Suiyang Shuanghedong National Geopark View this post on Instagram A post shared by History Cool Kids ® (@historycoolkids) on Sep 20, 2019 at 5:10pm PDT 3. Tibetan Yaks…

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