Journal
A space for enquiry and observation
Welcome to the INCA Living Journal – a space for enquiry, observation, and stories about the patterns of nature, the role of design, and the histories that connect them. We share perspectives from our world of stormglass, barometers, and classical instruments.
The Story of the Stormglass
A quiet history reaching back to a time when the sea was charted as much by intuition as by instruments.
Read the story →Galileo Galilei and the Invention of the Thermoscope
The late-1500s instrument that quietly set the course for thermometers, barometers and the stormglass.
Read →The Journey of the Thermometer — From Rømer to Fahrenheit
A new epoch began after Galileo, as European researchers sought ever greater precision in reading the natural world.
Read →The Stormglass — From Fitzroy to Modern Observation
How a 19th-century admiral helped shape the stormglass into an instrument of attentive, intuitive weather observation.
Read →The Stormglass — From Function to Design Icon
A passage from working maritime tool to refined design statement — without losing its connection to the natural world.
Read →How the Stormglass Works
A finely tuned mixture of alcohol, water and camphor, responding quietly to the shifts of temperature and pressure.
Read →Crystal Formation Explained
A quiet study of the mixture inside the glass — and the shifting patterns it forms in response to temperature and pressure.
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