1. A pink 18th century bastide above Cassis waiting to be restored
One can dream . Five bedrooms; 227 sqm; 1,779 sqm garden; €2.79M, found on The Spaces.
2. She painted her late father’s passport into a memory capsule
“I have been filling up the pages of my late father’s passport. Almost a decade after his passing I couldn’t let the passport be a forgotten document in the drawer. He would have loved to travel but never got a chance to fill up the pages. So I am doing it for him”.
More from graphic designer Radhika Chitalia. Found on This is Colossal.
3. New York in the 70s, as told through its parked cars
Between 1974 and 1976, photographer Langdon Clay wandered Manhattan—and nearby Hoboken—at night with a Leica and Kodachrome film, photographing parked cars against deserted city streets. The cars are technically the focus, but the photographs became accidental portraits of a changing New York. Four decades later these lonely cars, and most of the businesses around them, are long gone. But they can be revisited in Clay’s book, Cars – New York City 1974 – 1976, published by Steidl.
Found on Atlas Obscura.
4. The coffee shop where 162 regulars had their own mug (1977)
What’s that saying? They don’t make ’em like they used to.
5. Medieval Beekeeping Attire
Medieval beekeeping attire, which relied on natural materials rather than the mesh and plastic used today. To protect themselves from stings, beekeepers wore heavy linen tunics and masks made of woven wicker or straw baskets (resembling the “skeps” they used to house the bees). While the faceless, basket-headed appearance looks like something out of a folk-horror film to modern eyes, it was a highly practical design; the tight weave provided ventilation and visibility while being sturdy enough to prevent bees from reaching the face. These protective suits were essential for harvesting honey and beeswax, which were vital commodities for food and candle-making in the Middle Ages
Found on Reddit.
6. A short film from The Met about a participant in the museum’s Copyist Program
7. Step into the National Gallery’s Imaginarium
Dive into this wonderful internet rabbit hole.
8. One of my favourite artists makes her museum debut with a 1980s-inspired supermarket stocked with more than 20,000 felted objects.
If you happen to be passing through Arkansas, “Lucy Sparrow: The Beginning of Convenience” is on view at the Momentary, 507 SE E St, Bentonville, through July 11, 2027.
9. How to Bring Blockbuster back to your neighbourhood
Looking for a DIY project this weekend that clears out some space in the den and does something nice for your community? Start your own Blockbuster franchise here.
A Free Blockbuster is a place where people can leave movies so other people can borrow them. Like those Little Free Libraries where you can take or leave a book, but for VHS tapes and DVDs (and anything else you want to share with your neighbors).
Many FreeBlockbuster locations are refurbished newspaper boxes, but you can make yours out of almost anything. Decorate your Free Blockbuster franchise with all the logo stencils provided by the project. All that’s left is to tell your neighbours. More info here.
10. An updating collection of found cassette tapes from around the world with voice memos, field recordings, mixtapes, bootlegs and more
A noble little online project called Intertapes.
11. Vintage object allure: Folding Train Sinks
As sleeper cars became a thing during the golden age of rail travel, manufacturers like Pullman had to figure out how to stuff a sink in a very limited space. And thus, the folding sink was born…
Folding railcar sinks for sleeper cars was definitely not on my interior design bingo card. Now firmly on the lookout. Today at least one company, Watermark Fixtures, still makes replicas. Theirs is made out of cast-iron and porcelain:
Found via Core77.
12. An adventurer’s alternative to the Eurostar: Ferry between France and England on a Catamaran
Book your next channel crossing here and check out one traveller’s experience below…
“Make the journey part of the holiday”.
13. Less-Famous Paris Photographs from the archives of Robert Doisneau
This website has an endless collection of less-famous Robert Doisneau shots to click through.