Speed of Light

Cylindrical skyscrapers, artistic Greek currency, Google dictionary and more in our weekly look at the web

British filmmakers The Theory put together a thrilling prison break sequence, which has been billed as “the world’s smallest all action police chase”. Using the world’s smallest projectors and an iPhone, they’ve set a daring escape against the otherwise mundane backdrop of an office building.

Chicken Footstools

Handcrafted ottomans with a farm-fresh look

For the young biodynamic agriculture aficionado, fitting furniture can be hard to find in a modern world overrun by steel and glass. Combining supreme quality with pure novelty, City Girl Farm’s Chicken Footstools offer a rustic but rich, zoomorphic alternative to the traditional ottoman. Inspired in part by the sheep ottomans of French artist Francois Lalanne, farm founder and artist Sally Jane Ebright says she …

London by Hand

Illustrator Jenni Sparks' impressively detailed map of "The Big Smoke"

With a keen eye for details, illustrator Jenni Sparks recently completed a hand drawn map of little old London town. Produced in collaboration with fellow London-based art print retailer Evermade, this exceptionally drawn map leaves no ground uncovered. Sparks follows the city’s precise geography by way of the Tube, introducing a world of black and white buildings amongst intricately drawn and cleverly labeled landmarks. Penciled …