Artist Wendy Tsao Transforms Kids Drawings Into Adorable Plush Toys
Wendy Tsao brings kids drawings to life by transforming them into amazing plush toys. Wendy made her first toy (which she calls ‘softies’) back in 2007, based on a self-portrait her 4-year-old son had drawn. Continue reading »
World’s Largest Hammock Installed In New Jersey
And…relax! King Digital Entertainment celebrates the launch of its new mobile game, Paradise Bay, setting the Guinness World Record for the World’s Largest Hammock in New York on Wednesday, September 2, 2015, in Jersey City, N.J. The ultimate symbol of relaxation, the hammock embodies the beauty and charms of the tropical island themed game and brings them to life on an enormous scale. Measuring a huge 65 feet long by 31 feet wide – that’s over 10 times the size of a regular hammock – the net of the hammock is large enough to hold 1000 bass-sized fish, could fit 170 people lying head to head, side by side, and is large enough to park 24 New York City taxis fender to fender. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision for King World Entertainment/AP Images)
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Realistic Animal Lollipops and Sugar Sculptures by ‘Amezaiku’ Artisan Shinri Tezuka
Ever had a hankering to taste a slippery goldfish or a wriggling tadpole? Now you’re in luck thanks to a new candy shop in Tokyo called Ameshin that offers traditional Japanese amezaiku, a form of artisinal candy making that dates back to the 8th century when the edible objects were offered at temples or given as gifts. Continue reading »
An Architect In France Has Designed A Concrete Pool Table For Public Spaces
French architect Gwendal Le Bihan, has designed Urban Pool, a concrete pool table for public spaces. Continue reading »
Adorable Rocket Raccoon Backpack Buddy
Rocket and Groot’s relationship could be complicated, but it’s simple. After all, do we have any precedent for how a sentient tree creature should relate to a gun-toting not-raccoon? Not so much. And yet, their odd-couple friendship comes naturally. Well, of COURSE, the not-raccoon understands and translates the sentient tree creature’s language. Why wouldn’t he? Continue reading »
Photoshop Fridge Magnets – Burn And Dodge Your Way Through The Kitchen
According to Photojojo studio: “You’re a whiz when your fingertips hit the keyboard. You’ve got brushes and lassos at the ready.” Continue reading »
Housewares To Make You Smile By Beardbangs Ceramics
“We’re Alicia and Jo of Beardbangs, a wife and husband team that attempts to make the cutest housewares imaginable by transforming illustrations into ceramic objects.” Continue reading »
Dad Builds Triple Rocking Chair So He Could Read To His 3 Kids
Master craftsman Hal Taylor loves to read to his children, but when his third child, Rose, was born, he ran into a problem – his three children wouldn’t fit in his lap when he went to read to them on his rocking chair! Continue reading »
French Designers Create A Tiny Bathroom In A Box
Bathroom design company Line Art, has created La Cabine for French company, La Fonction. Continue reading »
Designer Develops Alzheimer’s-Friendly Tableware Thanks to Inspiration from Her Late Grandmother
Industrial designer Sha Yao created the inspiring Eatwell tableware line to help those who are coping with Alzheimer’s disease. Continue reading »
One Of The World’s Last Remaining Globe-Makers That Use The Ancient Art Of Making Globes By Hand
According to Bellerby & Co. Globemakers studio: “In the modern age, with the advent of GPS in addition to the abundance of mass-produced globes and maps, the art of globe-making has seemingly long disappeared. Only two workshops in the world still make modern handcrafted globes; one of them is us….. Bellerby & Co. Globemakers, a studio based in London, England.” Continue reading »
A Basketball Court Was Styled as a Malevich Painting in Paris
Ill-Studio has collaborated with French fashion brand Pigalle to create a multicoloured basketball court between a row of buildings in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. They took inspiration from a 1930s artwork called Sportsmen by Russian artist Kasimir Malevich – a boldly coloured oil painting that depicts four figures stood side by side. Photos by Sebastien Michelini/Depositphotos. Continue reading »
Coffee Kiss by Jang Woo-Seok
“Take ‘Kiss’ Out” is a coffee cup lid designed by Korean designer Jang Woo-Seok. It features puckered lips and a nose – as much human face as a lid needs for a kiss. So smooch your cup first thing in the morning! Continue reading »
Tiny Oyster Pearls Are Intricately Carved into Wearable Skull Sculptures
Japanese artist Shinji Nakaba transforms elegant oyster pearls into intricately carved anatomical forms. His wearable sculptures come in many different shapes and sizes, but the jeweler’s most unique pieces are carved into the shape of human and animal skulls. Continue reading »
Timothy Hyunsoo Lee Creates Singular Folding Painted Paper Sculptures
Timothy Hyunsoo Lee is an korean-american artist based in Brooklyn. Inspired by themes of psychological disorders, spirituality and religion, his troubling sculptures mix several artistic techniques like realistic paintings, folding-paper and cut. Continue reading »
Chris Kapono Creates Unique Pieces Of Art Being Inspired By The Nature
According to Chris Kapono: “My name is Chris Kapono and I am a self-taught artist living in Missouri. I have been drawing and painting ever since I can remember and art has been a big part of my life. My love of animals and nature is reflected in my art and sometimes interesting things I find on walks in the woods will find their way into some of my pieces!” Continue reading »
Fantastic-looking Custom Made Steampunk Bullet Shell Chess
According to an author: “First, note the quarter placed in the images for a size reference. The board for this set was made from jointed pieces of Red Oak.” Continue reading »
These Animal Rings Come Alive When 3 Pieces Are Put Together
These beautiful rings will drive your fingers wild! Made by Bangkok artist “m e r r y m e,” these enamel three-piece accessories can fit together to form an animal doing something cute, or can be worn separately. For example, when worn on three fingers, one set of rings appear to be a squirrel after an acorn. Continue reading »
This Paper Grocery Bag Doubles As A Backpack
Dennis Rasch and Cornelius Voss have designed PaperJohn, a new version of the traditional paper bag. Continue reading »
This Restaurant Is Designed To Look Like A Teddy Bear Factory
Thai design firm party / space / design, have created Villa De Bear, a restaurant in Bangkok, where the design is based around the idea of a European teddy bear factory. Continue reading »
Incredible Alarm Clock Manipulates Magnetic Fluids to Tell the Time
Zelf Koelman of the Eindhoven University of Technology has designed an alarm clock that resembles a Rorschach test in motion. The clock—which is known as the Ferrolic—relies on the manipulation of magnetic fluids to display the time. Continue reading »
3D-Printed Chess Set Turns Each Piece into a Miniature Planter
The MicroPlanter Chess Set reimagines the classic board game by cleverly combining it with nature. Its creators, XYZ Workshop, were inspired by Bauhaus-style chess pieces and designed them as miniature planters that can each hold a different herb or succulent. This gives every piece its own unique look, as the monochromatic, hard-edged shapes are now offset by soft, green leaves. Continue reading »
This Minimal Trunk Bench By Cradle Design Studio Uses Misfit Tree Parts
The team behind the Toronto-based Cradle collective created a minimal bench using a raw-cut tree slab and a white steel frame. The project’s name ‘Bench_01’ stems from the fact that the first piece cut from a maple leaf tree, labelled B_01, was originally used as the base of the bench. Continue reading »
British Artist’s Evocative Ceramic Sculptures Offer A Slice Of Summer
Fascinated by food, the way we eat, and the rituals of treats and indulgence; artist Anna Barlow exercises dexterous ceramics-wizardry to create these stunningly original sculptures from clay, porcelain and glaze. Continue reading »
Skilled Ceramicist Katharine Morling Lifts Her Paper Drawings From The Page
Katharine Morling‘s work is so good, it’s confusing. That is, it takes a moment for the brain to put together exactly what’s going on — at least my brain anyway. She describes what she does as three dimensional drawings in ceramic, and that’s bang on the money; life-sized pencil drawings that come to life, lifted from the page with consummate skill in Morling’s Deptford studio. So how does the magic happen? Continue reading »
