Rijksmuseum + Etsy

The Amsterdam-based museum partners with the online marketplace to give historic artwork a second life

The famed Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam houses many masterpieces of Dutch history and culture, including “The Milkmaid” by Vermeer (c1660), “The Merry Family” by Jan Steen (1668) and, of course, “The Night Watch” by Rembrandt (1642). The museum’s holdings extend to a rather glamorous costume collection, furniture (and dollhouses for adults), ceramics and more. Following a decade-long renovation, the Rijksmuseum reopened its door in April 2013, …

Google Maps…The World

Inflatable jungle gyms, action images from Sochi stitched together and predictions for the next big art cities in this week's look at the web

Project Tango isn’t the name of a covert CIA operation, but a new initiative from Google to “give mobile devices a human-scale understanding of space and motion.” Working with universities and research institutions, Project Tango (whose roots are actually in Motorola’s Advanced Technology and Projects group, which was one part Google decided to keep in their $2.9 billion sale to Lenovo) built a prototype Android …

The Legographer

Inflatable jungle gyms, action images from Sochi stitched together and predictions for the next big art cities in this week's look at the web

When professional long-exposure photographer Andrew Whyte decided to attempt his first 365 series, he wanted something that would be portable, spontaneous and fun. Lugging around his Nikon gear was out of the question, so he decided to make his iPhone 4S his camera of choice to photograph a LEGO figure every day of the year. The whimsical perspectives aside, what’s incredible is the quality of …