Check out this adorable, delicate little walnut book! Made from nothing but a walnut and a ribbon, the book opens to reveal an accordion of tiny photographs of Maine. It appears to be a souvenir or memory book from someone’s trip. A charming and mysterious miniature!
Jessica Chastain in “Work of Art” photographed by Annie Leibovitz for Vogue USA December 2013
Frederic Leighton’s Flaming June, Henri Matisse’s Odalisque with Red Culottes, Félix Vallotton’s Le Retour, Anders Zorn’s Frances Folsom Cleveland, Gustav Klimt’s Ria Munk, Vincent van Gogh’s La Mousmé, Julia Margaret Cameron’s photography.
There is always a parallel with vintage and cutting edge trend. People say fashion is like karma, as well as history.
Photography makes painting out of date, meanwhile, more precious.
Is Blacksburg, VA, the best-kept startup secret in America? That’s what Tech Cocktail says in this thought-provoking blog about the small community in the southwestern portion of the state – which happens to be one of the first to get gigabit internet connectivity, benefits from an entrepreneurship initiative launched by Virginia Tech, and the birthplace of startups Koofers, MailPilot and Virtual U. Even Rackspace has chosen Blacksburg as its next site for expansion. Read more about it here: http://tech.co/blacksburg-va-best-kept-startup-secret-america-2013-11.