Designer Creates Tiny Bookmarks That Look Like Your Favorite Foods
Inspirational Gecko is the brainchild of Natural Sciences student, Francesca. She loves creating little, colorful, cute things using only felt and thread. All of her lovely creations – bookmarks, covers, key chains, brooches – are completely handmade and designed to put a smile on your face with their unique charm. Continue reading »
The New Reebok Furylite “Triple White” Sneakers Looks Very Hot This Summer
We’re at the midway point of summer, meaning we’re at peak white sneaker, with cleanly appointed kicks continuing to land on store shelves at a steady pace. Continue reading »
Baker Turns Loaves of Bread into Adorably Sleepy “Catloaf”
If you’re a cat owner, then you’ve probably seen a “catloaf” before. It’s when your furry friend tucks their paws underneath their body and looks like a loaf of bread that just came out of the oven. Yorkshire baker Lou Lou P’s Delights created an adorable homage to this pose with her edible catloaf. Continue reading »
Superhero Bookends That Save Books From Falling Down
Created by the imaginative folks at Israeli design studio, Artori Design, are the Book And The Hero, and Supershelf – a pair of bookends that make it appear the books they’re holding are being saved by a small, yet incredibly strong superhero. Continue reading »
Art Installation ‘Intimate Vestiges’ – A Different Kind Of Room
According to artist Fiona Roberts: “I believe the house and the body are palimpsests of life events with their history inscribed into every surface. In ‘Intimate Vestiges’ I wanted to draw out the treasured moments within the home; of everyday routines and memories, of growing up or growing old, of accidents, of habits, and of fear and trauma. Continue reading »
Papertrophy – Life-Size Polygon Shaped Paper Sculpture For Your Home By Holger Hoffmann
Talented Berlin-based artist and designer, Holger Hoffmann has created another set of eye-catching DIY papercraft sculptures, this time for your home. If you are looking to give your home the much needed lift and modern touch look no further than “PaperTrophies”. Continue reading »
Hungarian Graphic Design Student Barbara Bernat Redesigns the Euro
The euro is a controversial currency, but one thing that we can agree upon is that this currency might look a lot better if Hungarian graphic design student Barbara Bernat had anything to say about it. Continue reading »
The “Happy Computer Icon” Stand For Iphone Made Of Paper
A smartphone usually is laying on your desk without any additional purpose. Once I decided that it can be turned into a classic pixel icon — the «happy computer». The only thing you need is a special stand that looks like a small computer case. It took me few days to design a blueprint and now it is ready and I want to share it with everyone. Continue reading »
Light Up Your Dreams with Sturlesidesign’s Abstract Night Lights
Etsy store SturlesiDesign makes all these minimalistic laser-engraved night lights and decorative lamps that, what with their geometric designs, are pretty darn cool. Continue reading »
Tiny Paper Bookmarks Let You Grow Charming Miniature Worlds In Your Books
Adding a cute and playful element to the mundane process of bookmarking, these sticky paper tabs let you create little landscapes and scenes on top of you books, ideal for research, study and quick reference to your favourite pages. Continue reading »
Tiny Handmade Ceramic Animal Planters by Cumbuca Chic
If you’ve been on the hunt for the perfect ceramic capybara planter, look no further. Ceramicist Priscilla Ramos from São Paulo, Brazil, has a fantastic line of animal planters in the form of foxes, whales, anteaters, and yes, even the world’s largest rodent. She’s even working on a sloth! The handmade stoneware pieces are perfect for small succulents or cacti. Continue reading »
Create Your Own Jurassic Park
Even if you’re not particularly green-fingered, there are plenty of plants that don’t need a lot of care and attention. The likes of cacti and succulents and air plants are perfect for the forgetful plant lovers out there, and the unique products from DingaDing Terrariums are perfect to house them in. Continue reading »
Astonishing Giant Sculptures Made From Scrap Wood By Thomas Dambo
Thomas Dambo is an artist and designer who specializes in making art pieces, sculptures, furniture and anything you / I can imagine out of trash, also known as recycled materials. He also gives a lot of speeches about upcycling and arranges workshops for schools, companies etc. teaching people to build stuff from trash. Continue reading »
Brand New VW Transporter Gets Witty Camouflage To Keep It From Being Stolen
There are plenty of different ways to protect your car from theft, but one owner of a Volkswagen Transporter van decided to protect it in a novel way – by covering the new vehicle in rust-like vinyl to make it look like a hunk of junk! Continue reading »
Charming Dog Head Stool By Paolo del Toro
This dog head chair was roughed out with a chainsawed from a halved log of maple. Then shaped with chisels and planes, then sanded for what felt like an eternity then finally painted with lots of coats of nice chalky tempera. Continue reading »
Cute Crochets of ‘Game of Thrones’ Characters
Anamaria Androne is the founder and artist at Merique Crochet, an online shop and blog. Her love for Crochet, its intricate artwork and her passion for creativity got her to make Crochets out of Game of Thrones characters. Cartoons, TV series and their characters inspire her the most. Continue reading »
Adorable Bird Clock By Haoshi Design
Haoshi Design is named after the Chinese for “good things”, and has come up with this cute little clock which looks like a sparrow’s nest. Made of resin, the clock is modern looking and is as much a decorative feature as as functional timepiece. The designers were inspired by watching the little birds flying outside of their window, and we love the design. Continue reading »
Beautiful Laser Engraved Rolling Pins By Zuzia Kozerska
Last year around this time, Zuzia Kozerska of Valek Rolling Pins practically set the internet on fire with lasers, more specifically her laser engraved rolling pins that imprint different patterns in cookie dough. Kozerska has been hard at work creating increasingly more complex designs as well as special mini pins just for kids. You can see more in her Etsy shop.
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Erika Sanada’s Beautifully Creepy Sculptures Of Mutant, Dream-like Animals
Erika Sanada is a Tokyo-born, San Franscico-based sculptor whose supernatural animal creations traverse the boundary between dream and nightmare. In many ways, her creatures seem soft and gentle — the colors are pale, the textures soft. Continue reading »
Smart Stairs Marking in Utah Valley University
Utah Valley University students walks along the bright green lanes painted on the stairs to the gym Thursday, June 18, 2015, at Utah Valley University, in Orem, Utah. Utah Valley University spokeswoman Melinda Colton said the green lanes were intended as a lighthearted way to brighten up the space and get students attention. (Photos by AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) Continue reading »
Dashi Namdakov Is Turning Heads With His Fantastic Bronze Sculpture
Russian artist Dashi Namdakov has a new bronze sculpture on display in London that is turning heads for its terrifiying appearance. “She-Guardian,” installed last month next to Cumberland Gate, Marble Arch, measures 36 feet high and took the last two years for the artist to complete. She depicts a mythical winged creature standing guard over her young and, in a strange turn of events, a group of migrants recently seeking shelter at her base. She stands in the same spot as one of Namdakov’s other popular works, “Genghis Khan” (2012). Both pieces represent the artist’s signature dramatic Post-Modernist style in which he conveys mysterious creatures of ancient spirituality. Continue reading »
Design Agency Made Giant Mirror Letters In San Francisco To Show That Design Is All Around Us
Character is a San Francisco-based branding and design agency with a passion for launching, rejuvenating and propelling brands. Our goal is to create lasting and meaningful relationships between our client’s brand and their audience through smart thinking and thoughtful design. We aim to do this by crafting stories that touch people on a personal level, sparking a change in their everyday behavior.
We at Character developed “Look Closer”, the campaign for the 2015 edition of San Francisco Design Week. Continue reading »
Tentacle High Heels And Other Crazy Shoes By Filipino Designer Kermit Tesoro
“Difficult” shoes like this squid-design have won Filipino fashion and shoe designer Kermit Tesoro celebrity patronage. The 27-year-old drew the attention of Lady Gaga with his famous skull-heel shoes, which resulted in Tesoro’s heel-less design being featured in Gaga’s Gilt collection. Continue reading »
Artist Kat O’Sullivan Transforms a Dull Shack Into a Psychedelic Rainbow House
The artist Kat O’ Sullivan has been creating upcycled sweaters and clothing for over 20 years. “It seems like anything within my grasp ends up painted a million colors,” she says. And this statement certainly held true when the artist decided to purchase a home in upstate New York that had been built in 1840. “I just thought it was cute,” explains Sullivan, but “it was the kind of house you would drive by and never notice.” Continue reading »
