Handcrafted Fantasy Books By Aniko Kolesnikova
Latvian designer and artist Aniko Kolesnikova, working under the name Mandarin Duck, creates fantastic hand made book covers using polymer clay. Continue reading »
Snap: Design Your Own Furniture
Our lives are continuously and rapidly changing. Today few things last forever. However, this shouldn’t be the case for your furniture. You can now enjoy your furniture for life without the need of buying and throwing away over and over again. Continue reading »
Weaving Your Own Forest
“Weave own ‘nature’ and plant ‘forest’ in our soul.” – “Weaving Forest” is an art installation consisting of wooden reindeers and structures where visitors can use yarns to weave and making own line-patterns on it. A massive of yarns covering the installation will be the result of this interaction. The installation is not only an insight to human relationships, respect and love for nature, but also a reflection on social responsibility and eco consciousness. The installation was exhibited at “Detour” Festival, Hong Kong. Continue reading »
Stella Artois Limited Edition For Cannes Film Festival
This is something wider, than ordinary limited edition beer packaging. Let us introduce you packvertising – concept, where story and design finally meet each other. Story – is what Stella Artois stands for. And traditionally Stella Artois support Cannes Film Festival. So we show a story happened somewhere in Cannes in 4 parts – a part for each can. Accidents, unexpected twists, chase, drama, beautiful woman, kiss at final and even a helicopter – well, it’s almost a film on cans, actually. But no more words – meet Cannes cans and enjoy Stella Artois. Created by BBDO Ukraine. Continue reading »
Artist Used 145 Gallons Of Paint To Revive An Abandoned Pool On Roosevelt Island
“This piece is inspired by my color field installations that take up both private and public spaces. I love introducing color to spaces that seem neglected or forgotten. When people experience my installations I hope that they will remember the experience far after the moment is gone. My goal is to evoke subconscious feelings one may have forgotten when viewing my work.” Continue reading »
Self-Taught French Artist Creates Wistful Yet Heartwarming Creatures Fallen From The Stars
Anne-Marie Verron, a French artist, has given birth to a whole dream world. She creates textile sculptures under the name “The Bear Fallen from the Stars” (L’ours tombé des étoiles, in French). Each bear is unique and full of personality, it seems to have its very own story. Mohair and alpaca are scissor and needle sculpted to bring to life a new character. Continue reading »
Out Of Town Backpacks
Out Of Town Backpack is a French backpack brand with a functional, minimalistic design. The «Friday bag» has been conceptualized and created by Out Of Town to function as aseamless link between ones weekday and weekend life. Continue reading »
Benibla Athletics Summer College 2015 Lookbook
After releasing the 1st part last month, Paris-based imprint Benibla unveils its Athletics Summer College 2015 collection. Continue reading »
Murksli Custom Hanfcrafted Boards
Murksli is a boutique/workshop of handcrafted longboards and skateboards. Based in Slovenia. Continue reading »
The International Flag of Planet Earth
The International Flag of Planet Earth is a graduation project at Beckmans College of Design (Stockholm, Sweden). Continue reading »
Would You Eat Insects If They Looked Like This?
These are insect infused protein bars and this is what they look like. Would you eat this if you knew it contained insects? Introducing a Jungle Bar: The Insect Powered Protein Bar. Continue reading »
Spain Welcomes Springtime With ‘Maya’ Girls
A “Maya” girl sits in an altar during the traditional celebration of “Las Mayas” on the streets in Madrid, Spain. Continue reading »
Life-Like Fly Agaric Mushrooms And A Fern Sculpted From Old Book Pages And Reclaimed Fabrics
Herefordshire based artist Kate Kato created these life sized fly agaric mushrooms and fern from completely recycled materials including book pages, fabric, upholstery and wire. She used a demi-john and reclaimed wood to create the bell jar style display it sits in, like a little magical world. Her sculpture will be on display at the RBSA Gallery in Birmingham, UK from the 7th of May in the Prize Exhibition!
A tiny woodland world growing inside a reclaimed demi-john bottle.
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The Realistic 3-Dimensional LEGO Bridge
German graffiti artist, Martin Heuwold aka MEGX, has painted a bridge with an area of 250 square meters to look like it was made from LEGO bricks. Continue reading »
An Artist Has Gone To Incredible Lengths To Paint Several Iconic Album Covers On Her Own Face
London-based artist Natalie Sharp wanted to celebrate Record Store Day in a unique way, and asked her Facebook friends for suggestions about which album covers to paint. Continue reading »
Absolut Looks to Create an Icon for the Future with Bottle Redesign
This year, Absolut looks to the future and makes a new mark by introducing a freshly redesigned bottle – an icon for the future made by a passionate group of creatives who push boundaries in their pursuit of perfection. Continue reading »
Game of Thrones Fan Wedding
Darren Prew (37) and Kerry Ford (33) won a blinkbox Movies contest that allowed them to do a Game of Thrones-themed wedding. They dressed up as their favorite characters, with Prew as Jon Snow and Ford as Daenerys Targaryen. Their friends and family also partook of the event by dressing up and attending. Let’s see, we have the Direwolves, Khal Drogo, Brienne of Tarth, a White Walker, Hodor, and many more. (Photo by Geoff Caddick/PA Wire)
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Textile Artist Creates Beautiful Hummingbirds
“Hummingbirds are possibly the most beautiful thing on the planet. They way they thrum their way around flowers, little blurs of jewelled light. I made this hummingbird a few weeks ago and wasn’t sure about the best way to display him until the husband suggested making him appear to drink from a flower. Thank heavens for wire :) He now lives with his new owner (the hummingbird NOT the husband) and she has him displayed in her conservatory – exactly as he was meant to be.” – Amanda Barnes, textile artist. Continue reading »
Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend
In this April 5, 2015, photo, women wait in line before taking part in a bathing suit contest at the Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend in Las Vegas. Many of the attendees of the weekend wear vintage clothes. (Photo by John Locher/AP Photo)
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Japan’s Bombastic Street Style Puts New York Fashion Week To Shame
New York-based photographer Thomas C. Card spent months in the depths of Japan’s hyper-fashionable nether regions, documenting the eye-opening variety of styles found on the streets of Tokyo in 2012. From neon wigs to reappropriated Victorian garb to gas masks as accessories, he found a plethora of fashion identities that flourished in the year after the country’s devastating earthquake and tsunami. Continue reading »
Paul Brockman’s Collection Of 55,000 Dresses Bought For His Wife
This might look like a dress-makers warehouse, but this huge collection of frocks actually belongs to just ONE woman. Continue reading »
The Beauty Of World’s Grandest Abandoned Hotels In Photographs By Thomas Windisch
Grand banqueting halls, opulent lobbies and vast ballrooms; you could easily be forgiven for thinking this was a collection of photographs was documenting some of Europe’s grandest hotels. However, a closer look will reveal the majestic rooms to be engulfed in swathes of dust and moss; hotels that once hosted royals and high society abandoned to the elements. This is the latest result of urban exploration photography, going beyond “no entry” signs to capture images of dilapidated buildings across Europe. Photographer Thomas Windisch, from Graz in Austria, indulged his passion for photography by traveling across the continent, visiting over 100 abandoned hotels along the way. Here: inside a hotel in Austria. Continue reading »
Pixelated Christmas Ornaments For Your Retro Christmas Tree
8-Bit ornaments made of Perler Beads were inspired by video games from the ‘80s, created by designer Adam Crockett. They look great on a Christmas tree, especially if you love geeky retro themes!
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Canned Human Condition
Works from the “Canned Human Condition” series by Reima Honkasalo. Continue reading »
This Badass Couple’s Vegas Elopement Is The Epitome Of Cool
Ainsley Hutchence and Sebastien Fougere had both been married before. So when they fell in love in 2008, they both agreed they would never tie the knot again. Continue reading »
