norway
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Now Norway Has The World’s Prettiest Passport Too
Will the Nords ever stop in their quest for global design domination? Earlier this year, Norway announced the most gorgeous currency to ever occupy a wallet. Now a redesigned passport design for the country is maybe the most beautiful one I’ve ever seen.
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Norway’s New Currency Design Is Perfectly Pixelated High-Concept Art
With last week’s news that Oslo had pulled out of the 2022 Winter Olympics, I got really sad — mostly that we wouldn’t see the beautiful identity from the architects at Snøhetta brought to life. But here’s a consolation: Snøhetta won a competition to redesign Norway’s currency. And the pixelated landscapes they designed are absolutely…
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Time Capsule Of Unpublished Books Won’t Be Opened Until The Year 2114
Sadly, you won’t be able to read Margaret Atwood’s new book. When it’s finally published you’ll be dead. Well, you’ll probably be dead. Because her latest work is going to be placed in a time capsule that won’t be opened until the year 2114. And hers isn’t the only book.
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Why Mysterious UFO-Like Lights Glow In This Norwegian Valley
As a name, Hessdalen may be more familiar to UFO watchers than scientists. The valley in Norway is prone to “strange, hovering, flashing balls of lights” best attributed, as some believe, to alien origins. Now scientists say they’re on the verge of an explanation: The valley is a giant natural battery.