Jiangcheng No.1
A sculpture made of 13 retired cars in ‘Jiangcheng No.1’ Creative Culture Park in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei province. The sculpture, Rebirth 2013, is placed inside the park that used to be a factory back in last century. The first walking tractor of China was produced here in the factory in 1957. (AFP)
Invisible Hieroglyphics
Hieroglyphics is a system of writing that serves as a form of communication. They represent an imprint of the world as it was told in the past for the future to decipher and understand. These writings are a window into another world. Today, the touchscreen interface is our window into another world and the writings are smudged onto the screen instead of carved into stone. Its subtle, but if you strip away the hardware and software, what’s left is a finger painting that illustrates the story of how we communicate. Continue reading »
Copenhagen Ink Festival
Pernille Ferdinandsen receives a neck tattoo from Peter Madsen during the third Copenhagen Ink Festival which opened Thursday May 9, 2013 in Copenhagen, Denmark, the biggest tattoo festival in Northern Europe. During the three days, 180 of the world’s best and most celebrated national and international tattoo artists show the audience their skills in making art on the body and tattoo’s on the audience. (Lars Krabbe/AP Photo) Continue reading »
Cosplay Leipziger Buchmesse 2013
The Leipzig Book Fair (Leipziger Buchmesse) is the second largest book fair in Germany after the Frankfurt Book Fair. The fair takes place annually over four days at the Leipzig Trade Fairground in the northern part of Leipzig, Saxony. It is the first large trade meeting of the year and as such it plays an important role in the market and is often where new publications are first presented.
Otoya Ittoki, Leipziger Buchmesse 2013, Germany. (Photo by AzurBlueDragon) Continue reading »
Jet-powered Paint by Tarinan von Anhalt
Jet-powered paint splatters an 8-foot-by-8-foot canvas just off the runway of Palm Beach International Airport. A diminutive woman in a black cat suit teeters as she tosses quarts of brightly colored paint into the hurricane-force winds created by a Lear jet’s engine. The question isn’t whether this is art, agree those who pay Tarinan von Anhalt $50,000 a pop to watch this spectacle.
Captain Chad Gilmore readies the engine to start blowing jet wash for the painting. (Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)
Paint is scattered in the jet wash. (Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)
Painting is halted so more plastic tarp can be laid on the tarmac. A small private plane near the painting area was speckled in blue paint and had to be cleaned before the princess could continue with the multiple canvases planned for the day. (Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)
Princess Tarinan von Anhalt manipulates the paint on a large canvas. (Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)
Von Anhalt paints in the jet wash. (Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)
Princess Tarinan tosses a column of purple paint into the jet wash. (Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)
Von Anhalt instructs the pilot to reduce engine power as assistants prepare to move one of her finished paintings. (Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)
Princess Tarinan works on a canvas. (Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)
Von Anhalt reloads a blue painting bottle. (Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)
Von Anhalt’s face bears the paint splatter from her jet wash painting technique. (Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)
Princess Tarinan von Anhalt poses with a canvas at the event. (Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)
Sole Sculpture: Toys Fashioned from Shoes
Carver Daniel Lekalau, 26, uses scissors to trim the mane of a toy lion he is making from pieces of discarded flip-flops, at the Ocean Sole flip-flop recycling company in Nairobi, Kenya. The company is cleaning the East African country’s beaches of used, washed-up flip-flops and the dirty pieces of rubber that were once cruising the Indian Ocean’s currents are now being turned into colorful handmade giraffes, elephants and other toy animals. (Photo by Ben Curtis/AP Photo)
Machinist Benedict Ndambuki uses a lathe to smooth off the rough edges of a toy elephant made from pieces of discarded flip-flops. (Photo by Ben Curtis/AP Photo)
Jackson Mbatha uses a knife to carve part of the neck of a large giraffe he is making from pieces of discarded flip-flops. (Photo by Ben Curtis/AP Photo)
Carver Jackson Mbatha, 40, poses next to a an unfinished large toy giraffe he is making from pieces of discarded flip-flops, in front of a painted workshop wall. (Ben Curtis/AP Photo)
Finished toy animals made from pieces of discarded flip-flops are laid out in rows to dry in the sun, having just been washed. (Photo by Ben Curtis/AP Photo)
A pile of discarded flip-flops sits in a crate ready to be washed, sorted, and carved into toy animals. (Photo by Ben Curtis/AP Photo)
Worker Jacqueline Achien washes discarded flip-flops in a bucket prior to them being sorted and carved into toy animals. (Photo by Ben Curtis/AP Photo)
A worker washes and scrubs discarded flip-flops prior to them being sorted and carved into toy animals. (Photo by Ben Curtis/AP Photo)
Finished toy animals made from pieces of discarded flip-flops are laid out in rows to dry in the sun, having just been washed. (Photo by Ben Curtis/AP Photo)
A female worker washes some finished toy animals made from pieces of discarded flip-flops in a bucket. (Photo by Ben Curtis/AP Photo)
Company owner and marine conservationist Julie Church poses for a photograph on a pile of pieces of discarded flip-flops used in a children’s play area. (Photo by Ben Curtis/AP Photo)
Franziska Eichhorn – Men’s Fashion and Styling
“Yes, Boy”, a collection of men’s wear, designed by Franziska Eichhorn. Continue reading »
RDN
RDN – high-quality design and fantastic artworks from France! Continue reading »
Coupled
Coupled – a series of prints depicting a somewhat complicated relationship between two (or more) objects. These were originally made by Safwat Saleem, a designer from Phoenix, Arizona, for a love-themed exhibit that opened in February 2013. Continue reading »
“Fate”, Sculpture by Takashi Murakami
Takashi Murakami is an internationally prolific contemporary Japanese artist. He works in fine arts media—such as painting and sculpture—as well as what is conventionally considered commercial media —fashion, merchandise, and animation— and is known for blurring the line between high and low arts. Continue reading »
Less Armchair
This armchair pushes the boundaries of product design. It was born by lots of questions and philosophizing. What is the design or art? What is beautiful and what is ugly? How far we can go? What we call well-designed product? If something is simple , is it beautiful as well? Why? If less is more,a little is much? How does the simplest armchair look like?
When we sit in the Less armchair, the minimal cube design become more by us and by creases. So the less become more and the questions are answered. This is a proof that the less can be more. Designed by Attila Jónás. Continue reading »
Longboards by LOKI
Take a look at the longboards, created by LOKI – classic longboard skateboards handcrafted from repurposed furniture. Continue reading »
Autotypography
Amazing typo project by Singapore based graphic designer, Darius Ou Dahao. Continue reading »
Grabit Robot now available for pre-order
Trinkits, a husband and wife start-up company successfully funded their design project, Grabit Robot. Grabit Robot is a multi-purpose holder in the form of a robot that can be used in the home or office . Their campaign raised over $12,000 in just 40 days. That’s 174% of their original $7,000 goal. The money they raised is going towards the production, materials and shipping of their product.
Inspired by minimalist design and the world of art toys, Leo created the Grabit Robot using simple geometric shapes. Grabit is a work of art that will be sure to put a smile on your face when you walk into any room. It is made of durable ABS plastic, standing at 5 inches tall. The robot comes in 5 different colors: mango, bright blue, lime green, bright red, and white.
Grabit Robot is now available for pre-order through their website http://www.trinkitsdesign.com for $25.
Philographics: Big ideas in simple shapes
A series of 95 beautiful designs explaining philosophy using simple colors and shapes, available as a postcard box and a book. Project by Genís Carreras. Please, support on Kickstarter.
Planets Solar System Space Ball Style Hard Candy Lollipop
Earth and Saturn lollies. Life-like lollipops part of a collection of the whole solar system to be created by sweet company Vintage Confections. Using high resolution graphics they are able to print the finest detail on to a plain lollipop. Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. The backs of these lollipops are black flecked with silver edible glitter that simulate stars. Continue reading »
Bread Lisa
A Mona Lisa portrait made out of 700 pieces of bread has gone on display in a shopping mall in Tianjin Municipality, China. (HAP/Quirky China News / Rex Fea)
Rural Banksy
A rural Banksy turned the tables on fellow artist Damien Hirst by building a mock up of him in a formaldehyde-filled tank for cows to appreciate. The artwork was installed in a field next to Prince Charles’ Highgrove estate near Tetbury by Wiltshire-based stencil artist Luke Hollingworth. (Peter Robins)
Banksy to Auction
A gallery employee adjusts ‘Monkey Detonator’ by Banksy which is expected to reach 70,000 to 90,000 GBP when it is offered to auction on Wednesday 17 April as part of the Urban Art sale at Bonhams in central London (Christopher Pledger/Daily Telegraph)
Armour for Animals by Jeff de Boer
Jeff de Boer is a Calgary-based multi-media artist with an international reputation for producing some of the world’s most original and well-crafted works of art. With an emphasis on metal, he is best known for such bodies of work as suits of armour for cats and mice, armour ties and sword-handled briefcases, rocket lamps and pop culture ray guns, and exquisite high art, abstract works called exoforms. Continue reading »
Packswell: Simple Bags for Complicated Times. Made in USA.
Life is complicated. Your bag shouldn’t be. Packswell bags are designed to be simple and timeless, to be functional and stylish. They’re built to last. They’re made from durable materials that look better with time. They’re manufactured in the USA to the highest standards. Continue reading »
Schusev State Museum of Architecture
Absolutely fantastic press & OOH campaign for Schusev State Museum of Architecture Moscow.
Plus:
– high resolution images on click
– how-to’s sketches
Inspiration is a Woman Collection by PIXERS
This collection of wall murals is very feminine, inspired by women and made for women. Inspiration is a Woman presents eight women who influenced many areas of culture like art, fashion, music or movie. We’ve chosen Coco Chanel, Audrey Hepburn, Björk, Lauryn Hill, Brigitte Bardot, Frida Kahlo, Madonna and Amy Winehouse. T
hey are all very popular but we’ve interpreted them in our own way. Worth saying that dominant colors of these wall murals are neutral and fit to any interior so there’s no need to be afraid of overwhelm. Presented women symbolize power, strength, charisma and beauty. They are ICONS. And now, we can have these icons at fingertips. We can invite them to our home and make it look unique. No matter who you are, you can choose your woman and feel inspired every day. Inspiration is a woman and the truth is women run the world! Continue reading »
Decorated Tree at Easter
Visitors watch a tree decorated with about 10,000 Easter eggs in the garden of the retired couple Christa and Volker Kraft in Saalfeld, central Germany, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. The Kraft family has been decorating their tree at Easter for more than forty years. (Photo by Jens Meyer/AP Photo) Continue reading »
Wang Zi Won’s Mechanical Buddhas
South Korean artist Wang Zi Won creates enlightened robots, including the Buddha and an idealized mechanical doll based upon himself, as a guidepost for a future in which technology lead to self-actualization. Humans will evolve and adapt themselves to enhanced science and technology just as men and animals in the past evolved to adapt themselves to their natural circumstances. The artist sees this as our destiny, not as a negative, gloomy dystopia. Continue reading »
