Just beautiful objects

[Ilovejapcrap]

Blown2CV said:

Sway said:

Blown2CV said:

Not knowing anything about a chav thing qualifies me for the non-council thread.

A signet ring was at one time the very definition of 'non-chav'.

and yet for decades it has been:

http://www.argos.co.uk/search/signet-ring

I'd get one with dragon thing on.

[davepoth]

The brother of a friend makes these for a living:



Even if I couldn't play, I'd want one on the wall. I couldn't play this one because of the fanned frets, but that's neither here nor there.

[Blown2CV]

Ilovejapcrap said:

Blown2CV said:

Sway said:

Blown2CV said:

Not knowing anything about a chav thing qualifies me for the non-council thread.

A signet ring was at one time the very definition of 'non-chav'.

and yet for decades it has been:

http://www.argos.co.uk/search/signet-ring

I'd get one with dragon thing on.

apparently it comes with a free lifetime membership of a gentleman's club.

"the very definition of non-chav"

[Sticks.]

Apologies for the poor picture.

[ZesPak]

I was about to disagree 'till I thought: are those regular TL tubes?

If so, very nicely done!

[Morningside]

I was expecting a high voltage arc.

[andy_s]

InductionRoar said:

The Garden of Earthly Delights is probably a somewhat too predictable choice so I would go for this as being one of the most beautiful items ever made.

Close up detail of the middle panel...

I spent about an hour in front of TGoED on a quiet day in the Prado, it's utterly compelling.

[Sticks.]

ZesPak said:

I was about to disagree 'till I thought: are those regular TL tubes?

If so, very nicely done!

I don't know whether it's been updated since it went up @ 1935. I'll have a look in my book at some point.

From another angle:


I'd like to have another go at that with a proper camera at some point.

Can be seen here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_La_Warr_Pavilion