Machine Junky

Kinetic sculptures are an art form practiced by few. Whether stationary or mobile, these impressive pieces can be found in a variety of shapes and sizes. Relying heavily upon mathematical calculations and carefully engineered parts to ensure fluid locomotion, kinetic sculptures are an amazing and modern adaptation of art that everyone can appreciate. Squirrel Power [...]

Obsolescence: noun – “A method of stimulating consumer demand by designing products that wear out or become outmoded after limited use”

Remember folks, just as you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, curiosity kills the cat, even robot ones.

From here the King of the Industrial World reigns… The Throne Room Concepted and modeled by: Nathan Chisholm Machine Junky Tagged: concept engineering industrial monarch throne

While this is one of the coolest contraptions we’ve ever come across featured in a black and white photo, we aren’t entirely sure of its authenticity. Please, anyone with info on this armored two-wheeler or the military project responsible for its development, drop us a line in the comments. We’re as curious as you.

And we thought we were infatuated with all things mechanical. The person lying beneath this headstone has us all beat.

Abandoned machinery in Brodie, California.

Shot at Ferropolis in Gräfenhainichen, Germany. The pictured wheel is a staggering 8.4 meters high.

Well, not really. Just a bit of motorcycle topiary.

Berlin based Dr. Fritz Kahn, active in the 1920′s and 30′s, illustrated these machinery inspired images of the human body.

For thousands of years human beings have used metaphors as ways of understanding the body.