From peering through telescopes on Hawaii’s Mauna Kea summit at sunrise to manipulating tiny samples of sand from Majuro Atoll in the Marshall Islands, multi-disciplinary artist Zac Langdon-Pole‘s recent travels have revealed countless treasures pertaining to space, science, history, nature, migration and even religion. With celestial-mapping as his starting point for storytelling, Langdon-Pole ventured out as the recipient of the 2019 BMW Art Journey—an initiative …
Crafted in Italy from a blend of silk and cotton, Slow factory’s Carolina Parakeet scarf features an eclectic and intergalactic collage work by artist Céline Semaan. With an image of the Carolina parakeet—an extinct bird that was one of only two parrots native to the United States—atop a cosmic scene, this stunning 54-inch silk square can be worn or framed and hung. Committed to the …
One component of Airbus’ goal of cutting aerospace emissions in half by 2050, the “Bird of Prey” concept debuted at the Royal International Air Tattoo airshow. This hybrid-electric engine passenger plane aims to mimic birds in various ways. Not only does it have a long tail and sprawling wings, it will arch like an eagle, have individual “feathers” that can be controlled on their own …
