This 2010 Hermes scarf pattern was not issued in the US because it was viewed as too racially offensive. The Hermes Lilanga Scarf is an inspiration from an oil painting of the African artist George Lilanga, who is of the Makonde tribe.
As we can see from the Hermes “Lilanga” scarf, Makonda art successfully mixes adorable patterns and abstract color plane. Continue reading »
You have got a robot to clean your floors and carpets. Now thanks to PIRO’s Windoro,a window cleaning robot which fastens to your windowpanes, and cleans them just like the Roomba cleans your floors. – Video after the break.
You have probably encountered plenty of robots, androids and humanoids in the news, but you have in all probability never encountered anything as impressive as HRP4, which promises to be an inexpensive, powerful, and the most human-like robot built up to now. Continue reading »
Silk worms
Silk is one of the oldest known textile fibers and, according to Chinese tradition, was used as long ago as the 27th century BC. The silkworm moth was originally a native of China, and for about 30 centuries the gathering and weaving of silk was a secret process, known only to the Chinese. Tradition credits Hsi-ling-shi, the 14-year-old bride of the Emperor Huang Ti, with the discovery of the potential of the cocoon and the invention of the first silk reel. China successfully guarded the secret until AD300, when Japan, and later India, penetrated the secrecy. Continue reading »
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