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mental_floss Blog ? 10 Notable Staircases Staircases can be so much more than just a means of getting to the next floor. A staircase can be a work of art, a conversation piece, a place to meditate, or a historical marker. Floating on a Wall This floating staircase above by designer Jordi Vayreda looks dangerous, but the steps are made of steel welded to a thick beam inside the wall. Hanging Spirals This design makes sweeping under the stairs easy! Bookshelf Stairs Levitate Architects of London designed this bookshelf staircase to combine storage space with access to a loft bedroom. Staircase Drawers Another way to use stairs for extra storage is to put drawers in the risers. Alternating Stairs Gabriella Gustafson and Mattias Ståhlbom of TAF designed this unusual staircase for a private residence in Stockholm, Sweden. Step Up, Slide Down Entrepreneur Scott Jones built a spiral staircase combined with a slide for his home. The Stairway as Art Stairs to Nowhere The Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California, was built by Sarah L.

Pencil Carving What? Check out the amazing pencil carving prowess of Mizuta Tasogare and Kato Jado. Add two more people to the list of folks who possess more patience than me. That list is getting longer. This from the site: "According to their forms,they are divided into 4 types - "Double spiral", "Chain", "Ring" and "Kikko" that may be called a honeycomb pencil. link via Crooked Brains

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Dalton Ghetti Creates Amazing Art On The Tips Of Used Pencils - Green Diary Most of us will agree with the age-old saying that “patience is a virtue.” How many of you, however, would actually hang on for two years and a half to bring a piece of art into existence? Dalton Ghetti, 49, a Bridgeport artist, has spent 25 good years working with a razor blade, a sewing needle and a sculpting knife for carving his unique art on the graphite of pencil. The artist says: I don’t make money from it but I would love a gallery owner in England to fly me over and put on a show. The inclination to fashion something new did not surface all of a sudden. A long time ago something existed that was not defined by name or A long time ago something existed that was not defined by name or known in its form. It blocked the sky and the earth. Hindu architecture from India From the 1969 book Living Architecture: India by Andreas Volwahsen Will 50 Watts