In 1926 Dr. Fritz Kahn created a poster of the human bodily functions, Man as Industrial Palace, based on mechanics. Dr. Kahn was famous for using mechanics metaphors to explain the workings of the human body. Dr. Fritz Kahn (1888-1968) was a gynecologist in Berlin and a world-famous popular science writer who illustrated the form and function of the human body with spectacular, modern man-machine analogies. In the 1920s, his magnum opus, “Das Leben des Menschen” (The Life of Man) – a five-volume series – was renowned as a German accomplishment of global repute. In the 1930s, his books were banned and burned by the Nazis, then edited by Kahn’s Read more »
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Acoustic piano used as voice synthesizer
As someone who learned to play the acoustic piano from an early age, is a fan of synthesizers, and is a geek, this ticked all the right boxes — a rather bizarre creation of a voice synthesizer using an acoustic piano. Check out the video. It’s in German but with subtitles. See if you can understand what the piano is “saying”, based on the recording of a young child, without looking at the words. Really interesting concept. Totally impractical, but hey that’s not the point. Via Read more »
Cassette tapes floor lamp
The Cassette Tapes Floor Lamp by OOO My Design is one of those you wished you had thought of yourself! You can get this lamp for only €40 or alternatively you can also get the ‘shade’ for only €35. Read more »
27 weird and cool pool balls and accessories
I love a good game of pool, but let’s face it, the standard equipment can be a bit boring. Here’s 27 ideas for jazzing up the pool balls, table and surroundings. Keep a bottle of wine fresh (if it lasts more than one sitting) with these pool ball adorned bottle stoppers. Link Pool balls with skulls on. Mwahaha. Link Read more »
