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Finger-ring set with the Lord’s Prayer. England, AD 1676. This gold ring contains a miniature version of the Lord’s Prayer of the Christian faith, written by hand on a tiny disc of paper, less than a centimetre in diameter and set beneath a faceted sliver of rock-crystal.
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Reliquary ring from the Thame Hoard. The Thame Hoard is made up of five medieval gold rings and ten silver groats (c.1351 – c.1457)
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Melted aluminum casted with cypress wood by Hila Shamia , perfection!
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Felix Gonzalez-Torres - Portrait of Ross in L. A. (1991)
175 pounds of multicolored candy as a “portrait” of the artist’s partner Ross Laycock, who died of AIDS that same year.
Ross’s ideal healthy body weight was 175 pounds.
Attendees of the exhibit were instructed to take one piece of candy each. The dwindling pile paralleled Ross’s body languishing from the disease.
Gonzalez-Torres also instructed that the pile be continually replenished so that Ross could be symbolically reborn again and again.
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Check Out This Undulating Stonescape by Kengo Kuma!
The clean and pure ‘pieta serena’ stone recreates a topography that, as in real landscapes, molds the shape of water, guides our walking and gives a context to the objects to better admire them. Read more!
Check Out This Insane Circus Wheel-House for Acrobats!
A bit like a hamster wheel, the Wheel House is powered by repetitive kinetic motion: A male and a female performer, both dressed as hobos, repeatedly climb over one another to slowly roll the dwelling, setting off a series of small bells and creaking noises. Read more!
740ct opal butte crystal with Contra luz color plays. This gem has all faceted faces and contains some amazing matrix inclusions. The mix of of facets, color plays, and minerals creates an almost mystical or “underwater” like scene within.
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Don’t you ever just want to like… live INSIDE an opal??
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Beautiful Modern Barn Renovation by Loïc Picquet Architectes!
The project created four lodging rooms in a farm building in Alsace. A new wood addition was designed as a natural and fluid extension of the old farm, not only renovating it but honoring it by the use of its historic details. Read more!
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