Melo melo pearl
Melo melo pearls are extremely large and generally very round. One of the largest discovered is nearly the size of a golf ball.
Charvet
Charvet is a French high-end bespoke and ready-to-wear clothing company.
Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana
Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana is an icon of fascist architecture.
Pedersen bicycle
The Pedersen bicycle is a bicycle that was developed by Danish inventor Mikael Pedersen and produced in the English town of Dursley. Though never hugely popular, they enjoy a devoted following and are still produced today.
White lions
The white lion is a rare color mutation of the lion, specifically the Southern African lion. White lions in the area of Timbavati are thought to have been indigenous to the Timbavati region of South Africa for centuries, although the earliest recorded sighting in this region was in 1938. White lions first became known to the English-speaking world in 1977 through the book The White Lions of Timbavati.
Mei Langfang
An introduction to Peking Opera would not be complete without mentioning female impersonator Mei Lanfang. Traditionally only men performed Peking Opera, including the female roles - and Mei Lanfang was the master.
Leo Belgicus
The Leo Belgicus is a map of Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium drawn in the shape of a lion.
Le Grand Meaulnes
Le Grand Meaulnes is the only novel by French author Alain-Fournier who was killed in the first month of WW I. It is somewhat biographical - especially the name of the heroine Yvonne, with whom he had a doomed infatuation in Paris. Fifteen-year-old François Seurel narrates the story of his friendship with seventeen-year-old Augustin Meaulnes as Meaulnes searches for his lost love. Impulsive, reckless and heroic, Meaulnes embodies the romantic ideal, the search for the unobtainable, and the mysterious world between childhood and adulthood.
Jacques Tati
Though he made only a handful of films, director, writer, and actor Jacques Tati ranks among the most beloved of all cinematic geniuses. With a background in music hall and mime performance, Tati steadily built an ever-more-ambitious movie career that ultimately raised sight-gag comedy to the level of high art.
Achille Castiglioni
Achille Castiglioni was a renowned Italian industrial designer. He was often inspired by everyday things and made use of ordinary materials.