Cabinets of Curiosities

We stumbled across these amazing cabinets of curiosities by French artist Maissa Toulet on Poetic Home. We're intrigued by the concept of curiosity cabinets as a way to corral unusual collections in a cohesive way, without creating a visual sense of clutter and chaos. Do you have such a cabinet or similar entity that houses a unique collection?...

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For those of you in Boston, aspiring to add to your cabinet of curiosity you should check out the Greater Boston Bigfoot Research Institute in Roxbury where you can find unicorn tears!

Check out the Poetic Home post for more cabinets of curiosities and to learn more about Maissa Toulet, click here.

Comments (6)

These are stunning- right up my alley! I've been dreaming about making inset curiosity cabinets in my house so these are really inspiring. Thanks for turning me on to this amazing artist!

posted by Xenotees on April 14th 2009 at 6:15pm
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I'm trying to do this in my home. Any source for cheap, large pieces of coral?

posted by glassesgirl on April 14th 2009 at 9:16pm
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Thanks for introducing me to these beautiful and curious constructions. They are fabulous!

posted by Golly B. on April 15th 2009 at 7:21am
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Very interesting! I like these!

posted by suzy8track on April 15th 2009 at 9:55am
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I like the overall concept, but the duckling's head over the coral and the doll's hands on the side creep me out.

posted by Maroha on April 19th 2009 at 2:13am
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Fabulous! So surreal and actually poetic, like it says!

For coral, go for the fake stuff that looks pretty real, since authentic coral is endangered. I've seen some at Home Goods and acquarium shops. (You might find vintage real coral at antique shops or yard sales, too.)

posted by SherryBinNH on April 20th 2009 at 6:08pm
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