Observatory interior

THE WARNER OBSERVATORY. INTERIOR. Rochester NY

Astronomical clock and orrery in office

This just about combines two of the most fascinating things to me; miniature art and the depiction of post-apocalyptic world. Photographer Lori Nix is clearly not your average photographer. Rather than going out and looking for her subjects, Lori builds her own by hand which can take up to 7 months

FZD - Mage Tower

In The Belgariad series by David Eddings, a sprawling stone castle overlooks the northern Kingdom of Cherek. In one of its many wings, King Anheg spends his spare time studying various complex brass devices and illuminated manuscripts. The area of his study wasn't specified in the book and I thought it would be a great opportunity for a scholar king to have his own observatory. I designed the observatory apparatus and furniture with medieval aesthetics in mind. Must be nice to have a room…