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Whether folded into a box, bound by cords, or fragmented and stacked, the nondescript figures sculpted by Paris-based artist Khaled DAWWA experience some form of confinement. Their bodies are contorted into cages or squeezed into each other’s arms, and each looks down or away, a position that makes them appear to lack the power and agency to be free. Cast in dense blocks, the introspective sculptures reflect the artist’s preference for terracotta and bronze. More

No correspondence. A junior officer and NCO from an unidentified Feldartillerie regiment modelling what appears some kind of portable sound locating apparatus. One can't help but automatically jump to the conclusion that these fellows must belong to an anti-aircraft battery, which would explain the sound-detection gear, but the AA role was performed by the Air Service, not the artillery. Another mystery for the files.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

This creepy-looking helmet called "The Isolator" was invented in 1925 by Hugo Gernsback to cut down audio and visual distractions.

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For speculative architect Olalekan Jeyifous, imagined dystopian worlds help explore the challenges of our times.

Each decade develops its own architectural visions for the future. While some of the great forward-looking buildings of the 20th century are under monument protection, others are falling into decay – or have been targeted for demolition. A subjective glimpse at buildings that once aimed to anticipate our future and are for that very reason worth holding on to.

There are moods in which even a used bookstore can defeat you, when you can’t imagine why anyone ever bothered, when every first sentence is an effort and a rebuke. Next time you find yourself in that mood, look under A for Ackerley (J. R.). His memoir My Father and Myself is a masterpiece of calm […]

These paintings by Charles Schridde were a prominent feature in a Motorola consumer electronics ad campaign in 1961 and 1962, they ran in the Saturday Evening Post and Life magazines. The ad copy was full of the usual electronic advances only Motorola's engineers had managed to develop: TVs featured a Golden Tube Sentry Unit which eliminated the warm-up power surge (competitor RCA had Automatic Scene Control for balanced screen brightness); Hi-Fi sets featured Vibrasonic System Sound and Dynamic Sound Focus so you can enjoy concert-hall realism from your LPs; all the cabinets had exclusive designs by Drexel from their American Treasury Collection. Such technical advances required the right setting in the ads and Charles Schridde's art captured the feel perfectly. Motorola's consumer research found that the pictures were a big hit with the public and with the 1962 campaign each ad had some copy describing the interior design and building architecture at the bottom of the ad. The artwork does seem rather incongruous though because they all show futuristic settings (possibly inspired by Charles Lautner) with huge amounts of space but the electronics and especially the TVs with their small screens belong firmly in the sixties.

Chief strategy officers and those responsible for shaping the direction of their organizations are often asked to facilitate “visioning” meetings. This helps teams brainstorm ideas, but it isn’t a substitute for critical thinking about the future. Neither are the one-, three-, or five-year strategic plans that have become a staple within most organizations, though they are useful for addressing short-term operational goals. Futurists think about time differently, and company strategists could learn from their approach. For any given uncertainty about the future — whether that’s risk, opportunity, or growth — we tend to think in the short- and long-term simultaneously. To do this, consider using a framework that doesn’t rely on linear timelines or simply mark the passage of time as quarters or years. Instead, use a time cone that measures certainty and charts actions.

Tokyo-born artist Masaaki Sasamoto creates surreal worlds bathed in gold, mixing mythological iconography and the painter’s own, distinctive figures. The butterfly is one of the most common components in Sasamoto’s work, whether enveloping his subjects or fully embedded into them. Some of these scenes also carry notes of steampunk and futuristic, manga-inspired flourishes.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.