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Urban explorers and photographers have a tendency to keep exact locations a secret, but somewhere in Spain lies a porcelain doll factory that was abandoned decades ago. The business was dropped in a hurry, it seems, as many half-made dolls and doll-making equipment was left behind to decay. See a collection of photographs from inside, and read about the history of the porcelain doll business at Environmental Graffiti. Link
(Image source: Abandonalia)
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How many plastic containers does your family go through? Multiply that by millions of families, and you see why they have to be made so fast that this video is slowed down to show us how it’s done. This is from the TV show How It’s Made. -via J-Walk Blog
In 1973, architect Ricardo Bofill bought an abandoned cement factory in Barcelona and converted it to use as his business offices, creative studio, and home. He spent two years remodeling: tearing down some buildings, converting others, and leaving some of the original equipment in place for its charm. The result is an inspiring and overwhelmingly spacious headquarters. See more pictures at yatzer. Link -via b3ta
Blogger ‘brb’ of the Bouncing Red Ball website has posted 12 fantastic photos of various factories in Japan. They look like something out of a sci-fi or anime movie.
Lately, I’m having a “factory fetish”, (or “k?j? moe” as they say in Japanese) after browsing through some fascinating pictures of factories in flickr, especially those of sielbleu, hanazuc, totoon and beef.200%. The photographers kindly let me reproduce their photos here.
There is something fascinating about factories at night: the surreal colors, the dazzling lights, smoke billowing through the night air, the almost audible sound of a busy industrial complex. The photos themselves conjure up images of some strange, enormous, metallic creatures of the night on an alien landscape.
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