I have always loved the luminous blue - green colors of the ocean in the mother - of - pearl that can be found on the inside surface
of abalone shells.
Benyus says the strategy has already yielded a wide range of new products that may replicate nature's successes: ceramics with the strength and toughness
of abalone shells, self - assembling computer chips that form by processes similar to the way that tooth enamel grows, adhesives that mimic the glue that mussels use to anchor themselves in place, and self - cleaning plastics based on the structure of a lotus leaf.
The kits included a pair
of abalone shells holding paint made from a red dirt known as ocher.
Embedding themselves within the global supply chain
of the abalone shell, Zheng Mahler, a collective based in Hong Kong, explore the history and politics of the porcelain trade through a collection of small - scale objects.
Not exact matches
Because
abalone is known for their colorful
shells and mother
of pearl almost as much as for their taste, other farms try to have it both ways.
In addition to pieces
of ochre that appear to have been engraved — the oldest such abstract art in the world — archaeologists have found tool kits that included
abalone shells used as containers to mix ochre with crushed bone, charcoal, quartz and other material to make paint.
If you take an example
of again, an
abalone shell, certain kinds
of shells, they put two different crystal structures
of calcium carbonate side by side naturally.
The remarkable aspect
of this find was uncovering two
abalone shells used as vessels for the preparation
of the ochre.
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The Art Deco - inspired design
of the Manhattan skyline, which runs around the entire interior
of the Range Rover, is executed in over 5,500 individual pieces
of veneer,
Abalone shell and stainless steel.
Bracelets, anklets and necklaces are all made by hand using natural materials including
shells like mother -
of - pearl and
abalone; freshwater pearls; precious and semi-precious gemstones, metals; and 100 % pure cotton cord.
Warman makes all
of her necklaces, earrings, bracelets and anklets by hand, using natural materials she finds in her environment like mother -
of - pearl and
abalone shells; freshwater pearls; precious and semi-precious gemstones such as opal, jade, onyx, garnet and turquoise; metals
of copper, brass and sterling silver; and 100 % pure cotton cord.
The interplay
of much black and white media in the exhibit — the large wall drawing Head and Tales, 2007, which consists
of dark marks made using spray paint and
abalone shells cast from charcoal — arguably accentuate this.
«Chariot (The Day After the End
of Days),» 2005 - 06 (Polish hay cart, scrap wood, T111 plywood, fluorescent lights with colored lenses, bronze, 20 state flags, wool, scorched wood, buttons,
abalone shell, mother
of pearl, Powell Peralta skateboard, bucket, purple resin, Black panther 10 point program and Stanton's Declaration
of Independence) by Matthew Day Jackson.
Nacre, or Mother
of pearl is the iridescent lining you see on the inside
of an oyster, mussel, or
abalone shell.
In the living room, the vintage sofa is upholstered in a Clarence House velvet, the
abalone shell — inlaid lacquer cocktail table is by Tony Duquette, the circa - 1953 Louis XV — style desk is by Maison Jansen, and the Barcelona stool is from Knoll; the curtains are
of a silk taffeta from Brunschwig & Fils.
For the mosaics
of stone and crushed
abalone shell used throughout the house, the designers commissioned Xavier Llongueras, an artist who relocated to L.A. from the South
of France, and gave him carte blanche to install mosaic «carpets» as well as a mosaic ceiling in the master suite.
Dozens
of white iridescent baby
abalone shells are linked together on a matte silver metal frame to make this stunning signature piece.
It's made out
of baby
abalone shells and it's a beauty.