The New Victorians Category Archives: inspiration

Category Archives: inspiration

Anything having to do with inspiring figures, eras, or things.

Centennial Soiree at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden

By ethan | Published: August 13, 2010
This past Thursday evening August 12 was the Linnaean Libation League’s Centennial Soiree. The celebration was held for the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s 100th birthday. We did not have a speaking role, but our fashions were included in this video clip on the Long Island Channel 12 news. Here are some vintage styled photographs from the [...]
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Retrofitting suburbia

By ethan | Published: June 29, 2010
Video via Ted.com – Ellen Dunham-Jones: Retrofitting suburbia
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Disney Pixar UP – Cute Married Life

By ethan | Published: May 22, 2010
Very cute entry scene to the movie UP. It shows the intro scene of married life between Carl & Ellie.
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Robert Providence – Preservationist Extraordinaire

By ethan | Published: March 31, 2010
Robert Providence you are our hero! After Fight, a Brooklyn Brownstone’s Costly Rescue – NYT.
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I LEGO NY BOOK

By ethan | Published: March 20, 2010
Remember these LEGO photographs from February 2009 in the NYT City Blog? Well the Illustrator Christoph Niemann has made a book about his creative LEGO pieces.
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Edible Brooklyn

By ethan | Published: February 9, 2010
Amelia Coulter’s architecture cookies are featured in the latest issue of Edible Brooklyn. Wow, they look yummy.
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A Beautiful Reveal

By elizabeth | Published: January 12, 2010
These are some of the most smile-inducing before-and-after renovation photos we’ve seen in a while. It’s always scary to think what could happen when vinyl or other artificial siding is removed (in this case it was Permastone); you never know what you could find. This beautiful project in Clinton Hill puts our fears to rest, [...]
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Why Not Buy Something Old-Fashioned and Glittery?

By elizabeth | Published: January 11, 2010
We’re  venturing across the East River today to focus on one of our favorite sources for Victorian and Art Deco eye candy. The Upper Rust Antiques, on East 9th Street, is a more intense version of what we’d like our apartment to look like, featuring a assortment of new and old accoutrements that artfully blend country [...]
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Urban Center Books Temporarily Closing | NYC Museum of Complaint

By ethan | Published: January 10, 2010
Credit: Paul Soulellis The Municipal Arts Society is moving to a new location later this month, and its bookstore Urban Center Books is having a large sale until Jan. 23, 2010. The good news is that much of their stock is down 40% from the cover price. The bad news for New York is that one [...]
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NYC BigApps | Addendum

By ethan | Published: January 10, 2010
As an addendum to our earlier post about the NYC BigApps contest, we’re shedding some additional light on another contestant, as well as one we already covered. Though the opportunity to vote has ended, we should all still be supporting these projects, each of which contribute to making our city a better place to live. Roadify [...]
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