We’re giving you a host of lovely things to gaze upon this week. You’ll be lusting after vintage cameras, a hidden coffe shop, and so much more.
If Only Digital Cameras Were as Beautiful as These Restored Vintage Rangefinders
https://gizmodo.com/if-only-digital-cameras-were-as-beautiful-as-these-rest-5913943
There is so much beauty in those dusty old cameras you see at thrift stores and flea markets, but you don’t buy them because they probably don’t work at all. Ilott Vintage resurrects those treasures, and makes them better than ever. More
You Can’t Make This Inspired Cookie Tray Crumple
https://gizmodo.com/you-cant-make-this-inspired-cookie-tray-crumple-5913975
Great objects are often overlooked or dismissed because of context. And here’s a perfect example. More
Cordless Reading Lamp Is Powered by Its Own Moving Parts
https://gizmodo.com/cordless-reading-lamp-is-powered-by-its-own-moving-part-5914068
Summer is soon approaching, as does the occasional blackout when local power grids can’t keep up with power-sucking air conditioners. And the next time your home loses electricity, you can at least stay entertained by reading—even in the dark—with this lovely lamp that runs completely off the grid. More
Recycled Vinyl Records Become Bases for Beautiful Lamps
https://gizmodo.com/recycled-vinyl-records-become-bases-for-beautiful-lamps-5914476
Brooklyn-based Orlando Dominguez of GIN Art & Design debuted his simple yet gorgeous lamps, whose bases are made of recycled 45 vinyl record, at the recent annual New York Design Week. More
When Astrophysics and Design Collide, the Cosmic Quilt Is All That Remains
https://gizmodo.com/when-astrophysics-and-design-collide-the-cosmic-quilt-5914866
Likely taking its inspiration from the metaphor that space-time is a gently undulating fabric, the Cosmic Quilt was on display in New York last week, slowly rippling as users passed under its glow. More
Sip Espresso In a Coffee Shop That Looks Like a Secret Fort
https://gizmodo.com/sip-espresso-in-a-coffee-shop-that-looks-like-a-secret-5914935
In the middle of a park in the north of Amsterdam is a building that looks abandoned. But actually, it’s the Noorderparkbar; a quaint coffee shop built entirely from of secondhand materials. More
