Museum of Unnatural History

The Art of Memory

Big Ideas, Little Packages

National Geographic Magazine
November 2010

Designers are creating innovative, affordable products as solutions to problems all over the world.
Photographs by Renee Comet; Rebecca Hale

Barcelona’s Natural Wonder

Joy is Round

National Geographic
February 2013

On fields throughout Africa, plastic bags, old clothes, and shredded tires transform into magic orbs—soccer balls.
Photographs by Jessica Hilltout

Oil Paintings

On Everest

The History of Hip-Hop

Rare Earths

National Geographic
June 2011

From iPhones to cordless drills, everyday products depend on 17 special elements that are mined mostly in China.
Photographs by Nick Mann; Mark Thiessen

Visualizing Concussions