World’s Most Secure House: A Zombie Bunker
The Safe House, designed by Robert Konieczny from KWK Promes in Poland, is made to be the world’s most secure home. With moveable concrete walls that seal shut, making The Safe House impregnable, it’s little mystery where people is going to run when the zombie apocalypse happens. The 6100 sq. ft Safe House is encapsulated in concrete walls. The walls can be configured to the owner’s desire and once safe inside, only a security code can open the home that also has an inner safety zone. Continue reading »
Simple Sheets Of Paper Get Transformed Into Amusing 3D Scenes
Danish illustrator HuskMitNavn has a way with paper. He’s able to take a single sheet of paper and turn it into something truly impressive, and his style is totally unique. Continue reading »
The Rooms At This Hotel Are Inside Airstream Trailers On The Roof Of The Building
Created out of a need to fill the space at an urban rooftop car park, James Fry came up with Notel, a unique boutique hotel made of six vintage Airstreams in an up and coming part of Melbourne, Australia. Each Airstream was gutted and redesigned by Edwards Moore Architects, FMSA Architecture and artist Ash Keating. In an effort to encourage guests to spend time in the city rather than in their rooms, the hotel isn’t staffed, has no dining facilities, gym, or hotel reception. Continue reading »
This Powerful Photo Series Inspired By Brock Turner Will Make You Think
Brock Turner was sentenced to six months in June of 2016 for sexual assault. But only three months later he was released. In today’s society, sexual violence is dismissed as quickly as its perpetrators. It’s no wonder assaults go severely underreported. How can statements like “It was only 20 minutes of action” lead to so much inaction? We believe justice can’t be served until the sentence matches the severity of the crime.
Yana Mazurkevich, a 20-year-old student at Ithaca College in New York, decided to create a photo series about Brock’s release and its message is shockingly powerful. Continue reading »
Europe’s First Beer Fountain Opens In Slovenia
Hundreds of beer lovers gathered in Slovenia recently to witness the unveiling of “Europe’s first beer fountain.” Six euros will get you a special glass that comes with a microchip that allows people to drink a limited amount of beer five times from one of the five different taps on hand. Continue reading »
Behemoth Bike: German Man Builds Heaviest Bike In The World
Photo by Markus Scholz / AP
Using giant tires from an industrial fertilizer spreader and scrap steel, a German man has built a bicycle weighing 940 kilograms (2,072 pounds) that he plans to pedal into the record books as the world’s heaviest rideable bike. Frank Dose’s bike already outweighs the current Guinness World Record holder’s 860-kilogram (1,900-pound) contraption. Continue reading »
This Modern Dog House Is Designed To Fit Your Home’s Aesthetic
This dog house design proves that they can be just as architecturally designed as any other house. After searching for something that would suit their own home and not finding anything, RAH:DESIGN decided to create their own and launched the MDK9 Dog Haus. Using the techniques and materials that are found in modern homes, like Brazilian Teak, powder-coated steel and concrete, they were able to create a dog house that would look good and be functional at the same time. Continue reading »
“Star Wars Bands”: Superfi Spoofs Popular Album Covers Using Star Wars Puns
Tupacca – All Jediz on Me
The bloggers at Superfi have used the escalating hype to create something rather amusing: “Star Wars Bands,” a series of iconic album covers twisted to match Star Wars-related puns. Lady Gaga’s face from The Fame is mutated into a grinning “Lady JarJar”; Chewbacca throws up Tupac’s “westside” on the cover of 2paca: all jediz on me. Other spoofs include the Sex Pistols, Run-D.M.C., and Green Day. Clever and good-humored, “Star Wars Bands” will amuse music and movie lovers alike. Continue reading »
American Sculptor John Bisbee Makes His Pieces Out Of Steel Nails
John Bisbee is an American sculptor living and working in Maine, whose whole body of work is made entirely from steel nails.Through bending and twisting and thoughtful arrangement of the nails, he creates large scale sculptural pieces that look like they could have come right from the earth. And, in an effort to create pieces that compliment the existing architecture of the buildings his work is installed in, he makes most of his sculptures on site. Continue reading »
Striking Hyper-Realistic Murals By Italian Graffiti Artist Jorit Agoch
The artistic activity of Jorit is unique because he carries out graffiti and paintings on canvas at a very high technical level.He declares that his aim is to portray as close as possible to reality. This is possible only after a very thorough analysis and, subsequently, scrupulous reproduction with all kind of painting techniques.Together with this high technical level, Jorit sends an ethical message, has accompanied him since he started to paint. He considers the human face the most characterising part of humanity, almost like a totem to venerate. That is why he has concentrated on painting human faces with all their peculiarities. Continue reading »
Unbelievable Hair Sculptures By Tresse Agoche
Photo by Delphine Diaw Diallo
French hair designer Tresse Agoche created these complex sculptures of hair as part of the highness project, a series of works combining the skills of four women envisioning the 21st century female archetype. The pieces combine the mediums of sculpture, design and photography to create striking visual imagery pushing the boundaries of human adornment. Continue reading »
Food Styling Lettering By Panco Sassano
Fantastic Food Styling lettering work by Argentinian designer Panco Sassano. One of great work is the “A gusto” decorative lettering project, produced in collaboration with food stylist Anna Keville Joyce and photographer Agustín Nieto, Continue reading »
Magical Glow-In-The-Dark Bookmarks By Manon Richard
Jewelry designer and photographer Manon Richard has been making fabulous glow-in-the-dark pieces for some time now, but this time she’s applied her technique to creating fabulous bookmarks for literature lovers. The bookmarks add a welcome element of magical realism to the covers of your favorite books, but they also serve a practical purpose as well – you’ll be able to find your books in the dark, Continue reading »
A Thrill-Seeking Photographer Risked Life And Limb As He Swam Alongside A Ten-Foot-Long American Crocodile Near Belize
Photo by Rodrigo Friscione / mediadrumworld.com
Stunning pictures show Mexican underwater photographer Rodrigo Friscione getting up close and personal with the two-hundred-pound predator. Other shots show the curious croc check itself out in the camera lens and poke its head above water. Rodrigo, who runs a dive shop in Cancun, Mexico, took the spectacular images in Chinchorro Banks. Continue reading »
Underwater Portraits Of People Diving Into A Freezing 4°C Dunking Pool
Photo by Daan Verhoeven
There was a freezing 4°C (39°F) dunking pool at the freediving world championships in Turku, Finland… and photographer Daan Verhoeven did not want to let it go to waste. As the competitors took their shocking dunk into the freezing cold water, he was there to capture their reactions. Verhoeven is an award-winning freediver himself, and most of his portraits involve capturing the sport in action. These… well these are just fun. Continue reading »
Surreal Illustrations For Book Lovers By Korean Artist Jungho Lee
Jungho Lee is a Korean artist and illustrator based in Seoul. He creates surreal illustrations incorporating books into our everyday surroundings and is also in the process of working on his own picture book. He creates hand-drawn images that are then scanned and layered digitally, citing surrealists such as René Magritte as a major influence. Jungho Lee was recently named the overall professional winner of the World Illustration Awards 2016. Continue reading »
Subway Doodles Bring New Life To New York
If you’re riding the subway between Brooklyn and Manhattan, there’s a chance you could become the subject of some very entertaining artwork. Ben Rubin, who runs a creative marketing studio called The Mint Farm, has been keeping himself and his social media followers entertained with a series of sketches created during his commute. Continue reading »
The Dreadful Beauty Of Abandoned Places
Kieron Connolly’s new book of photographs of more than 100 once-busy and often elegant buildings gives an idea of how the world might look if humankind disappeared.
Rubjerg Knude lighthouse, northern Jutland, Denmark. This lighthouse was built on the top of a cliff in 1900 and ceased operating in 1968. With coastal erosion and continually shifting sands a major problem in the area, it is anticipated that by 2023 the cliff will have been eroded so far that the lighthouse will fall into the sea. (Photo by Elisabeth Coelfen/Dreamstime) Continue reading »
Meet Ellen Sheidlin, The Russian Instagram Princess
The stunning Ellen Sheidlin is a Russian model and artist, with the emphasis on artist. With her doll-like otherworldly looks she creates a colorful world of fantastical whimsy. She makes us want to create magic and play, kid-like, every day, every minute. Life is a game and Ellen “is able to create the charming world of beauty and strength incorporated with magic actions and fantastic characters. She is a model with a flight of fancy, she can project an image and transform beyond recognition into it.” We love her daily dose of cute, often very strange, utterly unique pics. They’re a treat like a piece of candy. You get a sugar rush and you want more! Continue reading »
A Backpack That Gives You… Wings
Everyone have once dreamed of his own wings behind his back! Comfortable, large, with wonderful feathers… But people are not angels or birds. And it is inconvenient to carry carnival costume wings every day. What if such wings would be useful… what if you could pack something into them and wear on your back? What if the wings were a backpack! It is made of felted wool (felt), that is very durable, comfortable and looks great. Each backpack-wings has a zipper and lining with pockets inside. The straps are strengthened and can be adjusted. Continue reading »
The Most Amazing Wedding Dress You’ll Ever See
Photo by James Tang
If you’re tired of all-white traditional wedding dresses – dip it in some dye or airbrush it. We’re not joking! This dip dye wedding dress trend not only gives your formal dress a colorful touch, it also solves one major problem that many brides face. Enyone who has attended a wedding probably saw how dirty the gowns sometimes get from touching the ground. So there’s a very practical reason to color the edges. Continue reading »
Amazing Food Art By Anna Keville Joyce
Meet the woman who has made playing with food her job and creates incredible pieces of edible art. From city landmarks to colorful animals, Anna Keville Joyce lets her imagination run wild as she creates a series of intricate art works made entirely from food. Continue reading »
The Beauty Of The Light And Shadow Photography
Photo by Jure Kravanja
In ancient times people believed that shadows were signs of some divine presence around an object. Today, we know the nature of shadow as the optic phenomena, but in our perceptions shadows still remain associated with some mystery. That is why shadows have always been of interest to visual artists – painters and photographers. Many of them choose to illustrate shadows instead of real objects, producing very interesting, conceptual, and artistic works. Today we offer a showcase of shadow photography. People, actually, are often too busy to notice how different and interesting shadow effects can be. Photography is capable of “freezing” the moment and showing us the truth about many things on Earth, including shadows. Continue reading »
Mom Trolls Her Daughter With A Great Birthday Cake
For her daughter’s 18th birthday this mom wanted to recreate a special moment from her life, so she had a very important photo turned into a cake that the daughter will never forget. Continue reading »
Wire Sculptures Resembling Energetic Line Drawings Capture Animals’ Graceful Movements
Artist Candice Bees creates elegant animal sculptures from bound wires, capturing graceful movements of both winged and four-legged creatures. Originally trained as an illustrator, she found its two dimensions hampering her creative spirit. “Since finding wire as a medium,” she shares, “I cannot keep up with my brain!” Continue reading »
