2025-04-15
Morning Zen
I accidentally looked at the news first thing this morning, and it threatened to set me up for a day of anger and frustration. If you've made the same mistake, here are a few links to take your mind off it...
Hags, seductresses, feminist icons – how gender dynamics manifest in witches | Aeon Videos
Sometimes wicked but always powerful. Why did witches transform from figures of fear to figures of entertainment and aspiration?
Butterflies become unrecognisable landscapes when viewed under electron microscopes | Aeon Videos
With electron microscopes that magnify butterfly wings 50,000 times their original size, a hidden ‘topography’ emerges
Silly, surreal and seriously smart: Nastia Cistakova is making space for femme absurdism in illustration
From potatoes in crisis to fragmented memory installations, Nastia’s work blends humour, honesty and high-octane visuals to invite audiences into her weird and wonderful world. Dutch illustrator N…
Abbey Bamford
One of ‘Australia’s most incredible houses’ is for sale outside Sydney - The Spaces
The Berowra Waters home is designed by Tamsin Johnson on the Hawkesbury River
Betty Wood
See inside Es Devlin’s enchanting Library of Light - The Spaces
One of the standout installations of this year’s Milan Design Week is undoubtedly British Designer Es Devlin’s spectacular Library of […]
The Spaces Team
‘The revolution will be drawn by hand’: Otherwhere Collective is reimagining educational design
The design collective’s new identity for Super Genius Society transforms educational materials into tactile objects of artistic revolution. Otherwhere Collective has unveiled a distinctive brand i…
Tom May
The Japanese Mini Truck Garden Contest is a Whole New Genre in Landscaping
The Kei Truck, or kei-tora for short, is a tiny but practical vehicle that originated in Japan. Although these days it’s widely used throughout Asia and other parts of the world, in Japan you’ll often see them used in the construction and agriculture industries as they can maneuver through small side streets and easily park.Continue reading “The Japanese Mini Truck Garden Contest is a Whole New Genre in Landscaping”
Johnny Waldman
And finally, if all else fails, here's 25 minutes of pure Zen: