“We Take Rusty Old Junk And We Put Love Into It” – Detroit’s Custom Cycles
Photo by Jason Walker/Slow Roll Monday Nights
The old Motor City has a unique style in bicycles these days: from fat wheels and fake fuel tanks to stretched cycles with powerful sound systems – and even a family-sized BBQ. “Detroit’s custom bike scene developed alongside Slow Roll, a weekly cycle ride started in 2010 by Jason Hall and Mike MacKool. Now upwards of 2,000 people turn up each Monday to cruise a different part of the city. The week I go the crowd seems evenly split between black and white, male and female, city and suburbs. It’s the most inclusive cycle event I’ve ever witnessed”. Continue reading »
Meet The Artist Selling Real Carved Human Skulls
Artist Zane Wylie has purchased dozens of human skulls. He carves the bones with intricate designs and sells them on his website for thousands of dollars. But the art of bone carving is complex: It’s both technically difficult, and it’s increasingly tough to find legally obtained skulls for purchase, as major online retailer eBay prohibited the sale of human remains this year. Continue reading »
This Baking Artist Just Won The Internet With Her Realistic Breaking Bad Cake
You’ve never seen Mike Ehrmantraut from Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul like this before. For this eerily-realistic cake, Mike shows his sweeter side. Created by Natalie of Sideserf Cake Studio in Austin, Texas, this incredible cake perfectly captures Mike Ehrmantraut’s persona. This cake sculpture is so realistic, it doesn’t even look edible! But that’s just because Natalie happens to be unbelievably talented at creating realistic cakes that don’t look like cakes. It’s kind of her thing now and the internet is beginning to take notice. Continue reading »
Meet Challky, The Innovative Streetwear T-Shirt With A Chalk-Drawable Surface
When you walk into a local coffee shop and you see this big chalkboard behind the counter with nothing, but the menu on, do you go,“I’d draw the #!$@ out of that thing!”? Those exact thoughts brought Alex and Michael to the idea of creating Challky. Continue reading »
Giant Food Art: Jolita Vaitkute’s Work Disappears From Certain Angle
Here’s a new perspective on food: this giant food art by Lithuanian artists Emilija Vinžanovaitė and Jolita Vaitkutė (previously) only emerges as such when seen from a certain angle. The pair uses desserts, condiments, spices, and cheese to create their giant food art pieces, which include famous faces, animals – for example a bee made of fruits that are “just a small part of food diversity that humanity loses if bees disappear” – and street scenes, and can measure up to four metres. Continue reading »
Crashed Car Randomly Gets A Golden Makeover
A Toyota Camry crashed in Melbourne, Australia a few weeks ago and it was quickly abandoned with the keys left in the ignition. A street artist seized the opportunity and turned this car into a gold masterpiece. Continue reading »
Artist Maria Gasanova Paints Live Models To Look Like Watercolour Masterpieces
Model Karina Magomedova poses while she presents “The Alive Painting” body art work by Russian artist Maria Gasanova during the Art Krasnoyarsk annual festival in Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Maria Gasanova paints live models to look like watercolour masterpieces Continue reading »
You Need A Mermaid Blanket In Your Life
What a time to be alive! Not only are self-driving cars right around the corner, but now you can actually become a mermaid! Well… at least you can pretend to become a mermaid with your very own mermaid tail blanket. Mermaid blankets started out as a trend for kids, but soon adults became jealous. Now, there are mermaid blankets in adult and teen sizes. Continue reading »
Artist Covered The Poland National Gallery’s Staircase In Colorful Paint
Not that long ago Polish Artist Leon Tarasewicz has made something unexpected by man. He completely covered the Polands National Gallery’s Great Hall Staircase in vibrant colors splattered all around by Kate Sierzputowski. The whole paint splattering fun turned into an art exhibition titled “Polish Painting of the 21st Century”. Continue reading »
Life-Size 1964 Ford Mustang Recreated In Lego
What you’re looking at here is 194,900 Lego bricks. The pieces were constructed to recreate this life-size 1964.5 Ford Mustang V8 coupe, making it the latest and possibly greatest attraction at LegoLand Florida Resort (so far). It was built as part of a partnership between Southern Ford Dealers and Lego, and will have a permanent home outside of the Ford Driving School attraction at the park from here on out. Continue reading »
A Look Inside The Luxurious Boeing 747-8 VIP
The Boeing 747-8 VIP is one of the most luxurious planes in the entire world. It has four engines, it can travel 8,000 miles without refueling and the inside of the plane is a dream come true. Continue reading »
French Florist Spends 15 Years Decorating His Shop With 800 Water Cans
Bruno Geyer, a passionate florist from the quaint village of Rougemont Le Chateau , in the Franche-Comté region of France, has been decorating his flower shop with water cans for the last 15 years. He currently has around 800 of them hanging from the walls and roof of his shop, and even covering a nearby hillside. Continue reading »
Sarah Mudle’s Creepy Makeup Art Will Give You Nightmares
Sarah Mudle is most definitely ready for Halloween. The 33-year-old makeup artist/model/actress from Gold Coast, Australia loves to show off her work on social media, and people clearly appreciate her talents because she has a following of over 1 million people on Facebook. Continue reading »
The Squid Man Will Haunt Your Dreams Forever
Imgur user jesuislimparfait recently posted some terrifying photos showing off a creation called The Squid Man. The creation is a custom prosthetic, and it looks absolutely terrifying when it’s applied to a human’s head. Continue reading »
This “Safe Cabinet” Was Designed With The Lock Mechanism On The Exterior
Designer Scott Jarvie together with DELUPO, recently exhibited the Safe Cabinet during 2016 London Design Festival. The cabinet took hundreds of assembly hours and was created using 28 CNC cut aluminium moving parts, 164 hand cut wood joints, and 247 stainless steel mechanical fastening elements. Designer Scott Jarvie created the cabinet to hold your most treasured possessions. It opens via a central hand wheel. Continue reading »
Miami Artist Renders Beautiful Persian Rugs With Acrylic And Ink
Jason Seife, the Miami-based artist beautifully renders the exquisite patterns found on old Persian carpets using a combination of acrylic and ink. Along with familiar geometric motifs, Seife’s rugs feature colors you seldom find on heavy textiles. Continue reading »
Self-Taught Baker Creates Incredibly Realistic Cakes That Look Like Bowls Of Pasta, Donor Kebabs And Junk Food
When it comes to crazy cake decoration, Pintrest is the place to go for inspiration, tutorials, and just awe-inspiring creations. Cakes made by Laura Loukaides fall in the latter catagory. Her baking creations are incredibly detailed and impeccably crafted, leading to a lot of love on social media. What’s more is that 23-year-old Ms Loukaides, who is from the Hertfordshire, is self taught and has never attended professional baking classes. Continue reading »
Vanishing Point: Lithuanian Artist Makes Trolleybuses Disappear Using Optical Illusion Art
Though not as common in North American cities, many European metropolises have extensive trolleybus systems. As part of the Vilnius Street Art Festival in Lithuania, artist Liudas Parulskis executed an ingenious project that made the city’s trolleybuses disappear. In collaboration with creative place-making agency Studio Vieta, Parulskis took blown up photographs of city streets and architecture and wrapped entire trolleys, creating an illusion of the urban landscape on the moving vehicles. Continue reading »
Jason deCaires Taylor Is Building The First Underwater Contemporary Art Museum In The Atlantic Ocean
Situated in clear blue waters off the coast of Lanzarote, Spain. The unique, permanent installation is being constructed at around 12m deep and accessible to both snorkelers, divers and observers through glass bottom boats. Continue reading »
An Artist Creates Mesmerizing Kinetic Sand Drawings Coffee Tables
Bruce Shapiro is an artist standing behind this unusual tables which will mesmerize you few moments after you start watching them. This kinetic sand drawing machines in a form of tables trace beautiful patterns in thin layers of sand by a movement of a metal ball. He named this project Sisyphus, alluding to infinity of motion and struggles of the hero from the Greek myth, just like a ball seems to roll endlessly creating beautiful patterns in the sand under the surface of a coffee table. Continue reading »
First Ever Jewelry Collection For Bearded Men
Krato Milano is a stylish brand that offers one-of-a-kind exclusive items to individuals who want not only to stand out of the crowd, but also to be ahead of the crowd. Krato’s first collection is dedicated to beardsmen who express their individuality in eccentric, yet sophisticated ways. Beard is a visual display of dignity, style, and uniqueness which makes for a perfect canvas of self-expression. Krato Beard Jewelry collection consists of iconic shapes like skull, anchor, and classic crystals that could be mixed and matched to create most unique adornment look. Continue reading »
Ombre Tights Hand-Dyed By Tiffany Ju
With fall already upon us and winter just around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about how to stay toasty during those long cold months. And what better way to keep warm than with these vibrant hand-dyed ombre tights by Tiffany Ju, a Seattle-based designer with an eye for color. There are several different varieties to choose from depending on what kind of mood you’re in, and they’re sure to make you stand out from the crowd while everybody else shuffles about in their dark and boring winterwear. Continue reading »
This Guy Took Apart A Drum Set And Turned It Into Something Awesome
After years of being a band geek this guy was left with clunky old instruments scattered throughout his home. Instead of letting his old drum set rot away, he put it to good use and now it’s one of the coolest things in his home. Continue reading »
Badass Steampunk Skull Rocker Leather Waist And Holster Bag
The blaster bag pocket flap combined with the money penny body splattered with spikes, skulls and some antique badassery. Yarrr! Continue reading »
Fantasy Animals By Lee Cross
Artist Lee Cross creates her own animal sculptures without the use of any dead carcasses. The basis of each animal’s shape is made out of materials such as wood, clay and chicken wire, and is then wrapped up in a soft padding. On top of that, she adds imitation fur that she hand dyes and as many details and decorative elements as she sees fit. The result are truly one-of-a-kind fantasy creatures. Continue reading »
