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THEORY & INK / COLLECTION No. 01

The beauty of
a simple idea.

Six machines. Centuries of ingenuity.
Fine art studies, offered as digital editions.

Discover the editions
MechanicaThe spirit of an inventor’s notebook.
A history of ideas.
THE COMPLETE STUDYI—VI
The Six Simple Machines: six annotated sepia mechanical studies on warm parchment
THE SIX SIMPLE MACHINESView digital edition
01 / ORIGINAL STUDIES02 / SCIENCE & HISTORY03 / PRINT-READY PDFS04 / PRINT YOUR WAY

THE INDIVIDUAL STUDIES

Each with a story.
A place on your wall.

Choose the mechanism that speaks to you,
or bring the whole collection together.

PLATE IThe Lever — annotated Renaissance-inspired art print

The Lever

Equilibrium Digital edition

PLATE IIThe Wheel & Axle — annotated Renaissance-inspired art print

The Wheel & Axle

Rotation Digital edition

PLATE IIIThe Pulley — annotated Renaissance-inspired art print

The Pulley

Suspension Digital edition

PLATE IVThe Inclined Plane — annotated Renaissance-inspired art print

The Inclined Plane

Ascent Digital edition

PLATE VThe Wedge — annotated Renaissance-inspired art print

The Wedge

Separation Digital edition

PLATE VIThe Screw — annotated Renaissance-inspired art print

The Screw

Translation Digital edition

BEAUTY, WITH REASON

Worth a closer look.

Explore the forces, trace the dimensions, and follow each machine’s story from early use to later invention.

Science & stories
THE PRINCIPLE OF THE LEVER

Fe · de = Fl · dl

Effort × effort arm = load × load arm
Warm ivory paper and brass drafting instruments on a walnut worktable

FROM THE STUDIO

An old spirit.
A fresh study.

Inspired by Leonardo’s notebooks: the meeting of observation, geometry, and imagination. Original contemporary studies, composed to live together.

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