City Dwellers by Mark Hadjipateras

City Dwellers (for Costas and Maro) by Mark Hadjipateras is a series of glass mosaics located in the 28th St. subway station in NYC. The cartoonish images reference the nearby Flatiron Building and Toy Center, as well as the flower, fur, and garment districts.

Elsewhere

Exploring Cincinnati, Mayoral-Style: Mayor Mark Mallory shows off the Queen City in the NY Post.

Nineteenth Century Covington Mansion Demolished: because Walgreens plans to build a store a block away from its current one.

Weekly Farmers Market Coming to Washington Park: Mondays this summer [the one day that Findlay Market is closed].

Seeds of Creativity: 10 Etsy Favorites: Lark Crafts likes our 10 Seed Bombs with Slinger!

Windy City Hoops: the city of Chicago has turned to crowdfunding to expand its teen basketball program.

Why All Your Impressions of Detroit Are Wrong: astute writing from The Urbanophile.

360 Panorama of London: just that.

The New York Public Library by Carrère and Hastings

The architecture firm of Carrère and Hastings designed the Beaux Arts main branch of the New York Public Library, which opened in 1911 at 42nd St. and 5th Ave. in Midtown Manhattan. The building was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965.

Map Sculptures by Matthew Picton

London 1666 by Matthew Picton

Plenty of artists use books in their work or create maps as their practice. London-born, Oregon-based Matthew Picton has found a way to do both by using books and other textual materials that reference a city in a moment in time. Above, London 1666 is constructed out of book covers for The Plague Years by Daniel Defoe.

Mixed Media Landscapes by Mike Bernard

Salcombe by Mike Bernard

Born in Kent, Mike Bernard is now based in Devon, UK, where he creates landscapes that incorporate acrylic paint and mixed media collage elements. The resulting works focus primarily on landscapes of European cities and coastal villages, with “happy accidents” during the creative process providing surprising details and color combinations.

Neighborwoods by Aymie Spitzer

The Brooklyn-based designer Aymie Spitzer has created Neighborwoods, a series of maps that are drawn by hand and then laser-engraved into unfinished aromatic cedar. Here are Brooklyn, Philadelphia, London, Barcelona, and Paris.

London Drawings by Lucinda Rogers

Saffire Furniture Shop, Redchurch St. by Lucinda Rogers

With the London Olympics starting tomorrow, let’s take a look at that fair city. Lucinda Rogers is an illustrator who’s been documenting the East End of London for a number of years. She creates each drawing on site in a single session, often working on tinted paper and using color sparingly, focusing instead on bold strokes that capture the dynamic energy of an area in transition.

Metropolis Wallpaper by Sandberg Tyg & Tapet

Really, the only reason I would ever want to own my own house would be to be able to wallpaper the walls. Check out Metropolis by Sandberg Tyg & Tapet, a manufacturer based in Ulricehamn, Sweden that calls itself “the world’s slowest wallpaper factory.” This pattern couldn’t possibly be more me.

Illustrated Maps by Linzie Hunter

Maps with hand-lettering? Yes, please! I love these cartographic illustrations by London-based Linzie Hunter. The letterforms are great, and the cheery color choices put a smile on my face.

Midwest T-Shirts by RAYGUN

Des Moines-based RAYGUN is a t-shirt company that specializes in making fun of Des Moines, Iowa, the Midwest in general, and points beyond. As a Midwest non-native, I don’t feel qualified to wear any of them, but they are pretty funny and are obviously based on affection for the place.