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How Arne Jacobsen invented the symbol of the sexual revolution
The Series 7 chair was once a symbol of the sexual revolution. After this piece of the interior became a full-fledged participant in the scandalous erotic photoshoot of the model and spy Christine Keeler, its sales soared to heaven. And the designer of this sexual masterpiece - Arne Jacobson - later became the founder of the Danish functionalism style. Arne Jacobsen is a find for a spy In the '60s, Britain was shaken by a loud spy story. The fact that the British Secretary of War John Profiumo for a long time met with a girl on call Christine Keeler...
5 лет назад
The fastest raccoon in your house
He wears a Zorro mask, which makes him very attractive to the opposite sex. He also wipes away everything that comes in handy. It looks like a description of a portrait of an ideal man - mysterious, but at the same time economic. In fact, the subject of discussion is an ordinary raccoon-raccoon. More precisely, it is extraordinary! Nowadays it is fashionable to buy exotic animals in the society: rams, pythons, wild cats of Pallas' cats. The same category also includes raccoon stripes. To keep it, of course, is less difficult than the abovementioned comrades...
5 лет назад
Khatiko, Kabanchik and Prank Squirrel - animal sculptures will not leave indifferent!
During the Great Patriotic War, dogs rescued about 700,000 wounded. 5,000 cats cleaned the city of rat hordes during the blockade of Leningrad. Even camels helped the Soviet soldiers in the battle with the enemy: carrying wagons and field kitchen, as well as heavy weapons. That is why our smaller brothers deserved to be commemorated. So, sculptures of animals that make people think about some global things... They had no choice. Monument "Animals at War" Sculptor David Beckhouse was so shocked...
5 лет назад
Almost Freudian: Louise Bourgeois found inspiration in childhood trauma
In her early youth, the artist and sculptor Louise Bourgeois could well have become a patient of Dr. Sigmund Freud. But who knows how the life of this woman would be if the author of the book "The Psychology of the Unconscious" would deal with her psychological problems. After all, it was children's psychological trauma that influenced the entire creative life of Louise. "All happy families are equally happy, and the unhappy are unhappy in their own way," said Leo Tolstoy. It would seem that Louise...
5 лет назад
All you need to know about refrigerator magnets is the use and harm
A friend of mine was collecting magnets. He used to bring magnets to the fridge from all the countries he'd been to, sometimes even the most exotic ones like Brazil and Australia. And every time I bring another magnet from any country, I think about it... We're looking into the origin of the magnets It is believed that the history of magnets dates back to the 50s of the last century. However, if we talk about the prototypes of these objects, their past goes as far back as the 13th century, and even earlier...
5 лет назад
How to fit a Russian oven into the interior
I'm sure there are moments in the life of each of us when we want to turn into Emel. Do you remember the hero of such a fairy tale, whose every wish was fulfilled by Schuca? And he just lay on the stove and ate big rolls. Of course, you will hardly be able to catch the magic Bitch, but to install a real oven in the house is quite possible. Especially since the Russian stove will fit into almost any interior. Myths and legends about the Russian furnace It is clear that people needed fire since the times of civilization because they had to warm up and cook food at the stake...
5 лет назад
Labutenants and delightful trousers: how the video "Exhibit" was filmed
To date, the video "Exhibit" of the group "Leningrad" has been watched by about 127 million people. And every day this number only increases. And the main words of the song: "On the labutenas and in delightful pants" come from every cafe. What is the secret to the popularity of this video? At the Van Gogh exhibition, I'm a valuable exhibit Even at the stage of the origin of cinema psychotherapists concluded that this type of art will always be in demand among viewers for two reasons. Firstly, the effect of voyeurism works in the cinema...
5 лет назад
The great and terrible Edgar Allan Poe
There is a legend that every year on the day of death of writer Edgar Allan Poe, a mysterious man wearing a black hat with his eyes on it appears on his grave. Maybe it's a man or a woman, but it's definitely not known. Year after year, a stranger (a stranger) performs the same ritual: leaves three roses and a bottle of expensive cognac. They say that flowers are intended for the writer himself, his wife Virginia and... his mother-in-law. No one has ever been able to talk to a mysterious admirer, despite the fact that on this day at the cemetery, where Poe is buried, are on duty numerous yawns...
5 лет назад
Prepare spring in autumn: planting tulips
May is one of the richest months for blossoming, but in order for the favorites of spring blossoming - tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths - to please you with their beauty, it is necessary to plant them now, in autumn. Daffodils Daffodils are the first to drop out of this friendly trio. This should be done at the end of August and beginning of September. September is the key month for bulbs and roots to take root. And it depends on how well the daffodils will survive the winter. In general, narcissus is a winter-hardy plant and not very fastidious...
5 лет назад
Prepare spring in the fall: plant small bulbous
Autumn is the time to prepare your garden for next season. Most plants allow both spring and autumn planting. But early spring flowers, which meet us with snow and make us happy until early summer, should be planted in autumn. Let's get to know them first and choose who will live in your flowerbeds. Crocus These are the brightest and very first flowers that bloom almost under the snow. Only the first protamines appear, and they are already here. Blue, blue, yellow, pink, white - among the early spring flowers of crocuses the most colorful palette...
5 лет назад