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urbantraps:

For those of you interested, our production designer, Aaron Glazer, gave us his step by step process on how the urban traps were made from thick laminate paper board. 1. The board is cut into pieces. 2. The pieces are placed on plastic and soaked with water / soak both sides until soft (several hours). 3. The piece is wrapped over a form and masking taped. 4. The next day the pieces have dried hard. 5. The pieces are glued together. 6. The final form is stippled with water-base glue (slightly diluted) several coats. 7. A metalized water-base paint is applied. 8. When dry, flat black spray paint is misted and wiped (fills dimples on the surface). 9. The red paint is toss-applied with a brush and sprayed with water to dilute and drip. 10. The springs are coiled electrical cable cut to size. 11. Add real nuts and bolts. * The cut is important - use dangerously sharp hardened steel blades to get a clean slice. Aaron’s work can be seen at http://cargocollective.com/grid61

Skia.

(Source: supersonicelectronic)

ianbrooks:

Metal Insect Sculptures by Elizabeth Goluch

Elizabeth’s lifelike insect and spider sculptures incorporate metal, gold, silver, enamel, and a little slice of steampunk. You are highly advised to check out her website to see all the amazing details I couldnt post here, as most of her clockwork bugs have movable parts and secret compartments that reveal hidden flourishes (the Dragonfly, for instance, hides a dragon beneath its wings while the ladybug houses a tiny house inside of it. SO GO LOOKS).

(via: lostateminor)

Soviet Travel

Vintage travel posters - incredible collection at Boston Public Library from the early-mid 20th century. 350 creative commons images for your viewing and sharing pleasure
Check out the full set on Flickr.

Heads-up from BrainPickings