These Mandalorian Superfans Built Their Own Gigantic Razor Crest Ship in Siberia
If you’ve seen The Mandalorian you know the ship we’re talking about. It’s the ship Mando uses to travel the galaxy with his little green companion, Grogu. These fans loved it so much that they decided to build their own. Continue reading »
Vintage Photos of Stunning Custom Cars Painted by Larry Watson in the 1950s
Larry Watson was born on July 21, 1938, in Bellflower, California. He began his pinstriping career at the tender age of 16, having grown up in a time period that saw the Southern California scene abuzz with the latest American makes and model cars; a time period that would later be considered “the era of Bombs.” Continue reading »
New Naaan Bread Clocks Made from Real Bread Take Inspiration from Dali and a Japanese Pun
PAMPSHADE by Yukiko Morita (previously) is a brand of handmade goods that literally light up the life of bread lovers. The company’s name, a hybrid of “pan” (bread) and and “lampshade”, takes actual slices and loaves of bread, and after giving them an antimicrobial treatment, turns them into one-of-a-kind decorative lamps and clocks. Continue reading »
Artist Makes Awesome Flat Cat Stair Runner Rug Inspired by “Tom and Jerry”
While ‘Tom and Jerry’ might be arriving as a feature film in 2021, the main characters of the show have ruled over the hearts of millions of fans for years. No matter how and where we have grown up, one of the fondest memories for 80s and 90s kids remains to be the epic shenanigans of the constantly-at-war cat and mouse duo. Now, a floor rug inspired by the famous cartoon show has left fans in a frenzy online. Continue reading »
When Buick Offered Convertible Tops in Designer Fabrics in 1961
A selection of stylised convertible tops that didn’t make it onto the options list for the 1961 Electra 225 Convertible. Continue reading »
Artist Transforms Famous Paintings Into Realistic 3D Furry Artworks
Furry Lisa (Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci)
Classical art has been an inspiration for many artists who try to constantly bring the artworks back to life with an original spin. Turkish art director and illustrator Murat Yıldırım imagined how famous paintings would look if they were made of fur and as a result, six of the world’s greatest art masterpieces got a hairy makeover in the “Furry Artworks” series by this Istanbul-based creative. Continue reading »
Felt Artist’s Terrifyingly Real Roomba Cat Creation Glides and Meows when Summoned
Sacocho is an artist, who actually describes himself as a person who combines wool felt artistry and technology to create a crazy cat cafe. A couple years ago, the talented artist gained a lot of attention for crafting realistic (and somewhat creepy) felt cat roombas and monorails. Continue reading »
Estonian Rapper Tommy Cash Has Collaborated with Adidas on Some Really Long Shoes
Estonian rapper Tommy Cash has collaborated with Adidas Originals for the latest in their ‘Superstar’ campaign, which sees the sportswear brand working with a number of different musicians. Continue reading »
Japanese Artist Azuma Makoto Will Make You Rethink Flowers
Artist and botanical sculptor Azuma Makoto doesn’t care if flowers die—he lights them on fire, drags them underwater, drops them out of airplanes, and launches them into space. Continue reading »
Artist Repaints Dolls In A More Realistic Way
Dolls are a beloved toy out there and most kids love to play with them, although sometimes, people take their fondness for dolls into adulthood and never grow out of them. It is quite trendy today to recreate dolls and repaint their faces to make them look more detailed and realistic, and that is exactly what Spanish artist José Francisco Cerezo Roldan does. Continue reading »
Lexus Unveils the UX Art Car 2021 “Zen Garden” by Clap Studio Valencia
An interpretation of a classical Japanese meditation garden is the winner of the second UX Art Car design competition. “Zen Garden,” by Valencia’s Clap Studio, sees the entire bodywork of Lexus’ premium compact crossover covered in a pattern of thousands of paper petals. Continue reading »
Snow Cuteness or Unusual Winter Hobby: Artist Creates Tiny Snow Sculptures in Dreary Russian Neighborhoods
Zubaidat Omarova, native to Dagestan who lives in Moscow now, has an unsual and cute hobby – she makes popular cartoon and movie characters from snow. Continue reading »
Flowery Tale: A Paper Flower Vase Shaped Like a Book
This product functions as a vase by installing a test tube in the book’s spine. When opened, the silhouette of the vase appears. Each book contains 3 types of silhouettes; they can also be used upside down, giving a total of 6 variations. Continue reading »
End Embarrassment: The Playful and Fun Toilet Paper Rolls from Japan
Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings Co., Ltd., has a chain of drugstores nationwide. It’s private brand, “matsukiyo”, is a unique label that aims to deliver the brand’s vision of “making life in Japan enjoyable.” Continue reading »
Household Surrealism: Artist Helga Stentzel Uses Common Household Items to Create Surreal Forms
Helga Stentzel (previously) is a Russian-born visual artist based in London, UK. She works across a wide range of media including illustration, photography, video and stop motion animation. Continue reading »
Food Inspired by Mario’s World
It’s in Super Nintendo World, an area dedicated to Mario’s world in Universal Park in Osaka, Japan, that the Kinopio’s Cafe is located. Continue reading »
BlizzCon Community Showcase Won By Amazing WoW Bolvar Fordragon Cosplay
Hartigan Cosplay, who created an amazing cosplay of World of Warcraft’s Bolvar Fordragon, has won BlizzCon’s Community Showcase awards for Best Cosplay and Best in Show. The Community Showcase lets fans show off their artistic creations such as cosplay and music. Categories include Weapons and Armor, Digital Storytelling, Art Contest and various categories of cosplay. Continue reading »
Japanese Retailer and Fetish and Punk Accessory Designer Team up For Plague Doctor Mask Covers
Cosplay and photoshoots are some of those hobbies, and that’s why Japanese online retailer and general oddity shop have teamed up with a number of artistic creators for unique masks–the latest of which is a mask with attachable covering modeled after a plague doctor mask. Continue reading »
This Artist Can Carve Anything From Food
One of the most exciting parts of Halloween is all the creepy decorations carved from a pumpkin that we are eager to make and show off. But for some people, Halloween is every day of the year. They say anything can be art, so Italian artist Valeriano Fatica chose food as his medium. In his talented hands, watermelons, pumpkins, potatoes, carrots, avocados, cheese, truffles, and even tiny coffee beans turn into incredibly detailed sculptures that look just too good to eat. Continue reading »
Artist’s Stunning and Spooky Abandoned Movie Theater Diorama Is Too Real Not to Believe In
Japanese model artist Takatsu breathtaking diorama is one that is taking us down memory lane with a bit of nostalgia–and also one that is so breathtakingly realistic we can’t believe they’re not photographs! Continue reading »
20 Times Filmmakers Used Clever Tricks To Create Impressive Scenes
The Phantom Menace (1999)
If you thought that filming movies is nothing more than pointing a camera and yelling “action!” while slamming a clapperboard, then we’ve got some news for you – it’s not that simple. Turns out that there are numerous clever tricks used by filmmakers to achieve the perfect shot that we don’t normally get to see. But all of that is about to change. Continue reading »
This Gold, Vintage and Rare McDonald’s Canada Employee Diamond Ring
For only $760 you can own this vintage beauty from the ’90s. Unfortunately, I could not find any information about who was given this ring, why and for what reason. It was probably awarded to the most successful employee or manager of the branch based on the financial results of the year. Continue reading »
Life-Sized Wax Figures of Hollywood Stars From The 1980s and 1990s
In May 2009, the Hollywood Wax Museum sold a batch of life-sized wax figures at auction. Bidders vied for wax effigies of musicians, athletes, Hollywood A-listers, Jesus and stagehands. Continue reading »
Musician Builds Guitar out Of His Dead Uncle’s Skeleton, Uses It to Play Black Metal!
A man by the name of ‘Prince Midnight’ decided to use the skeleton of his dead uncle, Filip, to make a guitar. He has documented the creation of what he calls his ‘Skelecaster’. He appears to have attached a neck, pickups, volume knobs, strings, and electronics to the skeleton. The rib cage serves as the body of the instrument and the spine and pelvis make up the rest of it. On the headstock are the words: ‘Filip Skelecaster’. According to Prince Midnight, the guitar plays perfectly and “sounds awesome”. Continue reading »
“Jane Asher’s Fancy Dress”: Over 100 Costumes for Children and Adults and How to Make Them, 1983
A wonderful source for costume making, for both children and adults. Imaginative, witty and creative. This is a great source book for ideas, themes, and very flexible in the use of materials. Continue reading »
