A cabinet of curiosities was an encyclopedic collection in Renaissance Europe of types of objects whose categorial boundaries were yet to be defined. They were also known by various names such as Cabinet of Wonder, and in German Kunstkammer ("art-room") or Wunderkammer ("wonder-room").
The narrowest house in the world has been recently completed. Keret House opened its doors —
or door. Designed by Jakub Szczęsny, the Keret House has 14 square
metres of floorspace, and has an interior that varies in width from 72cm
to 122cm. Visitors have to enter via a staircase that leads to a wooden
ladder up through a trapdoor. According to Szczęsny the house wasn’t
design to be a proper home but more as an artist studio.