Chinese artist Wenyi draws these beautiful pictures on garbage he finds on the street, then leaves it behind where he found it when he’s done.
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Letting Nothing go to Waste
I love the Japanese concept of mottaini: letting nothing go to waste, or, more poetically, “waste not, want not.” There is a lot to admire in this approach to life, especially when it comes to food. When you consider the resources it takes to produce food, it seems absurd that we waste even the smallest bit. Yet we do.
The Free Diving Haenyeo
I am fascinated by the matriarchal culture of these South Korean free diving women, which this post so beautifully introduced to me. These ladies are BAD ASS.
A Beautiful House
I enjoy a well designed house, but every now and then I come across a house that just works so perfectly it nearly brings a tear to my eye. Like the Newberg Residence.
Soviet Book Jackets
These are spectacular. From the New York Public Library, Soviet Book Jackets: 1917-1942, via The Paris Review