18 Of The World's Greatest Libraries. If you love books, libraries are some of the most spectacular buildings in the world. To celebrate these monumentally important buildings, we’ve complied a list of the most magnificent libraries on the planet. From a library hidden in the forests of Beijing to one in Egypt that was designed like a sundial, these are the libraries that all book lovers should visit in their lifetime. 1.
The Admont Library in Admont, Austria Located in the foothills of the Alps, this beautiful library is the second largest monastery library in the world. Designer Tara Fingold, Toronto. DO YOU REMEMBER this gold & lilac master bath, first published in late August?
Recently stumble across the rest of the space and it is every bit as feminine as romantic as those first glimpses of gold & lilac . . . Welcome to Forbes. 16 Things You Realize When You Travel While You’re Young. 1.
How much harder you make things in your head. Getting on a plane and navigating your way through unknown streets of a foreign country, mentally converting currency, financing and not just surviving a trip, but actually experiencing something great, seems like the most daunting thing… until you do it. You gain this new, unprecedented sense of ability and freedom. You realize your big fears were unfounded and your little ones start to disappear too. 2. 3. 4. Blogging // The Process of Writing a Post.
If you’re a blogger, you know that the process of writing one little post can be kind of daunting (especially if the post involves making something physical, like a recipe or a DIY project).
Blogs are, after all, essentially like miniature daily online magazines, and to turn out quality content for your blog is something that we all strive for. I’m asked often (by bloggers and non-bloggers) what the post writing process looks like for me, so I thought I’d tackle it today. Let’s get down to it. "You can love someone so much...But you can never love people as much as you can miss them." will you just... talk about this some? The Architecture Of Filmmaking: See Your Favorite Movie Scenes As Floor Plans. Every now and then, directors describe the city their film is set in as one of its main characters.
This claim can only come off as pretentious, but it does make a point: settings have a substantial impact on films. Not just the city, planet, or age in which scenes unfold either--interiors also play a key role in the action. In order to see how the layout of a setting elevates it to more than mere window-dressing, though, it helps to look from a different angle. Mehruss Jon Ahi and Armen Karaoghlanian are champions of the relationship between architecture and action. The two come from different backgrounds--Ahi is a project designer at BCA Architects, while Karaoghlanian is a filmmaker--but they’ve found a way to bring these focuses together. “There isn't a lot of critical analysis about the relationship between film and architecture,” says Ahi. His and Karaoghlanian’s magazine, which has now been active for over a year, focuses on just one film at a time.
Creative Mom Turns Her Baby’s Naptime Into Dream Adventures (Updated) Do babies dream when they sleep, or they simply rest peacefully?
Queenie Liao, a freelance photographer, and mother of three baby boys living in California have tried to answer this question by sharing the adventurous dramas that her child Wengenn dreams of during his sleep. Combining artistry and imagination with photography, Queenie has created these cute photos using plain cloths, stuffed animals, and other common household materials to create the background setting.
Her album – Wengenn in Wonderland – is a compilation of over 100 creative pieces of baby photography that depict the continuous exploration of her son Wengenn in his magical land of charm and wonder. She drew inspiration from other creative mommas like Adele Enersen and Anne Geddes but gave the baby photoshoots her own imaginative fairytale twist. Website: wengenninwonderland.com “Photography has always been my hobby. “In 2010, after seeing the work of Ms. “I grew up indulging myself in fairy tales. Say what? 11 untranslatable words from other cultures [Infographic]