Ever stood on a battle-site late at night? You hear sounds, the wind perhaps, gusting over the ground and between the trees. Culloden or Marston Moor are eerie places. They are well known, too. Not so famous, perhaps, is Monte Pasubio, a number of mountain peaks between Rovereto and Vicenza... Read more →
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October 2017
10/15/2017
10/13/2017
Inspiration from peculiarities - part 1
The object on the left is an Italian military 6.5 mm rimless bottle-necked rifle cartridge, developed from 1889 to 1891 and used in the Carcano 1891 rifle. These small-bore cartridges had several advantages: flatness of trajectory, outstanding penetration at distance, less weight, less recoil, smaller dimensions, and less material required... Read more →
10/05/2017
Inspiration from old or abandoned buildings: History lives!
Just look at this ticket hall! It once formed part of a grand station - a turn-of-the-century Franco-Spanish project designed to open up their borders and encourage international trade and travel. The station was built just to the Spanish side of the border and finished in 1928. From the start,... Read more →
