Yearly archives: 2021
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Raf pointed me to this French Cheese Map (possibly inspired by Ken’s Cheese Map of Britain) Je déclare ouverte la coupe des fromages de France : 64 fromages dont 46 appellations d’origine contrôlée et 9 IGP que vous allez départager ! twitter.com/_Twinsen
This 6m x 2m tapestry map is hanging at Heathrow Airport – one more reason to want to fly out of the UK. Via Reinder Storm Handmade from recycled wool, this tapestry of the #world is incredible; handmade by Vanessa Barragão, with ancestral techniques such as latch hook, crochet and […]
I love a map about wine, who doesn’t? This one is on the side of a wine box, it came from Reinder Storm. “Domaine Nathalie Vigot is one of the smallest in the Vosne-Romanée appellation, only 1 hectare, producing 3500 bottles per year.” I didn’t taste any of her wine, […]
TrashUre Hunt in #Scheveningen brings environmental problems to the attention of the public in an accessible, effective and fun way. Litter is hunted with groups of children, teenagers and adults in various game forms Via Reinder Storm
Via Reinder Storm “SPACE is a 90 meters long wall artwork that creates a new dimension of light & space at Eindhoven Central Station by using 3D lenses. It shows the impact of light on our planet and creates a place of wonder.” https://www.studioroosegaarde.net/project/space
One could spend a more than a penny in this mappy toilet. Apologies, I have lost track of who sent this one to me.
Yet another beauty from Reinder Storm, I love these massive maps on the sides of buildings. The #map on this house in #Hildesheim (Germany) makes clear what the city looked like before 1945.
This magnificent map of the Netherlands on a fine china plate came via Reinder Storm (of course). It is from a collection in the Rijksmuseum. These plates reflect the period when the Netherlands and Belgium formed the United Kingdom of the Netherlands (1815-1830). The kingdom consisted of 17 provinces plus […]
Cartonaut sent me this as a suggestion for my birthday wishlist. You absolutely don’t have to play basketball to want one of these.
Last year on Valentines Day, Europa Technologies shared this picture of Tavarua Island, Fiji by Warren Vick, their founder. I thought it was such a great image that I decided to republish it this year. #Perfect!