These Pet Pancakes From Japanese Chef Are Too Cute To Eat
As pancake day has creped up on us once again, a Japanese chef has combined our favourite things; cute animals and sugar. Keisuke Inagaki has been a chef at his restaurant La Ricetta in Zama City, Japan, for the last 18 years. He rose to Instagram fame from his Pokemon and anime pancake art, and the time around heis created a lifelike animal series. The 46-year-old chef began making pancakes in 2011 to raise spirits after the devastating nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan. Continue reading »
Shrimp Neck Pillow Grabs The Attention Of Squid Girl And The Rest Of The Net
Today’s object of Japanese social media and blog fascination is a neck pillow designed to look like a realistic shrimp. The shellfish is designed to keep the wearer warm and comfortable. Continue reading »
The Octopus Chair By Maximo Riera
The Octopus Chair is a project of Spanish artist Maximo Riera. Produced in a limited series and one part of a larger collection entitled «Animal Chairs». Continue reading »
Bench To Bedroom: Urban Furniture Turned Homeless Shelters
Whereas London and Montreal have installed spikes on the sidewalks to keep homeless people from getting too comfortable, Vancouver offers a kind welcome with benches that transform into mini-shelters. A nonprofit called RainCity Housing teamed up with Spring Advertising to create the modified public benches in order to provide a covered place to sleep while simultaneously raising awareness. Continue reading »
Tiny Living Room Makes Its Way Inside PC
Using dollhouse furniture and copious amounts of imagination, an unknown Russian artist has created a miniature living room inside the shell of a PC computer. The tiny room replica includes a working floor lamp, a tiny gumball machine an oriental rug, and even a miniature copy of the New York Times. Continue reading »
This Public Seating Installation Was Inspired By Snowbanks That Gather Around Trees And Street Lights
When it was a little more sunny and a lot less snowy in Quebec City, Canada, Atelier Pierre Thibault designed a public seating installation named Le Banc de Neige (The Bench of Snow). Inspired by the cooler months of the year when there is plenty of snow around, the designer wanted to recreate the snowbanks that gather around the trees and street lights. Continue reading »
Creepy But Amazing Kafka-Inspired Cockroach Backpack
A Dangerous Minds reader submitted these images of a Kafka-inspired cockroach backpack without any information. The text at the bottom is in Spanish and says “To go to work… with style.” Continue reading »
Artist Jocelyn Teo Creates A Tiny Food You Can’t Eat
Jocelyn Teo of Singapore sculpts the most realistic miniatures of food and drinks, and it makes you hungry just looking at her art! Continue reading »
This Photographer’s Business Card Changes Color Constantly And Never Looks The Same
Hungarian designer Réka Neszmélyi created an amazing business card that anyone would be jealous of. Created for photographer Al’z Ács and with help from logo artist Ádám Katyi, the card is extremely simple with only the email address and logo printed on it. Yet the stunning visual effect that covers more than half of the card makes all the difference… If features reflective foil that changes color depending on the angle and light from which you look at it! You never know which color will appear next… How cool is that?! Continue reading »
Turn Your Apple Watch Into A 1984 Macintosh
If you have an apple watch, this charging stand is pretty nifty. Continue reading »
This Birdhouse Inspired Side Table Is Designed For Reading
Designed with multi-functionality in mind, the Birdhouse Cabinet by Lianne Siebring of Siebring & Zoetmulder Design Products, is a light fixture, book marker, and storage solution all in one simple furniture piece. Continue reading »
A Wearable ‘Shark Man’ Suit Lets You Build Your Own Private Space Anywhere
Conceived by product designer Yang Zhao, ‘SharkMan’ is a hybrid wearable furniture that lets you have your own private space anywhere. Designed to look like a shark’s fin, its shape can be altered to fit the user’s needs. For example, it can be opened if the user is on a laptop, or folded shut if the user decides to lie down to take a nap. Continue reading »
Use This Paper Roll Holder To Create A Fun Place To Write Lists Or Sketch Ideas
Minimalist, functional, and built to last, the Studio Roller, designed by New Zealand-based lifestyle company George & Willy, was originally built to accommodate a roll of butcher’s paper they found in their grandfather’s old boat shed. However, the simplicity of the design and the functionality it adds to interiors caught the eyes of many and it’s quickly become a staple in cafes, restaurant, offices, and homes. Continue reading »
Now You Can Look Like A Dutch Masterpiece While You Sleep
Created by Belarusian designer Lesha Limonov, these sleeping eye masks are a response to a call put out by Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum. Known for its wide array of Dutch master paintings, the museum is a mecca for art history lovers. That being said, it only makes sense that they would fund a creative new way to experience famous art. Continue reading »
These Animal Constellation Cookies Are Out Of This World
Pastry chef and author Heather Baird is responsible for these Instagram-famous cookies which integrate art, animals, and baking. After Baird was inspired to read about constellations and the mythology of the galaxy, she took to the kitchen to recreate the sky. She takes animal constellations in particular and turns them into cookies with a decorative Aurora Borealis, marble fondant. Continue reading »
Custom Ring Made Out Of Metal Plate From Surgery
During the ski season of 2015 this guy had a bad accident on the slopes that ended with a a broken collarbone and four fractured ribs. It was a tough thing to go though at the time and they’ll never forget it because they turned the metal plate that was once inside their body into something that can be worn on the outside. Continue reading »
Tiny Crocodile Bookmark Design By Peleg & Hila Raam
Deep between the pages lays Crocomark. This crocodile shaped bookmark will silently wait for the right moment to draw you back into the story. Continue reading »
Fish Eye Pillows Is What You Need After A Hard Day
Having a bad day? Or perhaps your kids are driving you nuts? “Put a fish on it,” writes AliaGraceDolls on her Etsy shop. Made from organic cotton and filled with organic flax seeds and lavender, these fish-shaped eye pillows can be be warmed and cooled if desired. And according to their description “nothing beats the soothing feel of a cool fish on your face after a long hard day.” Continue reading »
Quick Guide To Identifying Ford Pickups From 1948 To 1996
The Ford Motor Company (commonly referred to simply as Ford) is an American multinational automaker headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the Ford brand and most luxury cars under the Lincoln brand. Continue reading »
Artist Rainier Weber Designs Unique Gold-Plated AK47 Chair From Real Rifles
Artist Rainier Weber was reading a book about a book about Michail Kalashnikov when inspiration struck and he combined his interests in design, technology and functionality with his love for furniture design to create a dramatic chair made up of AK-47 rifles. Continue reading »
Amazing Rock Art Pieces By Stefano Furlani
Born and raised in Fano, Italy, Stefano Furlani is accustomed to life lived along the sea and its sandy, rocky shores. Much time was spent exploring the stones of this shore with his son, creating beautiful designs. Eventually, Furlani decided to preserve these rocky art pieces on canvas. The results are truly amazing. Continue reading »
Ed Gein Style Horror Jacket Is The Most Terrifying Jacket Ever
Behold! This fashion statement might literally change your life.
Handmade by creatives Kayla Arena and Toby Barron, this jacket is made to look as if it were made from human flesh. Known as the as the Ed Gein Serial Killer Jacket, this terrifying fashion piece is guaranteed to turn heads. Continue reading »
The Innovative Minimalist Earrings By The Designer Otis Jaxon
The British designer Otis Jaxon, based in London, unveils his Ear Climbers collection, an amazing series of earrings that give the illusion that the ears are doubly pierced. Some minimalist earrings with geometric shapes to discover on his Etsy shop. Continue reading »
These Designers Create Stylish And Unusual Dresses From Kids’ Drawings
One day, mother of two, Jaimee Newberry, came up with a brilliant idea to sew her daughter a dress that was based on her own drawing. The dress was such a huge hit with both her daughter’s friends and their parents, that Newberry decided to make a business out of it. Continue reading »
This 3D Printed Modern Clutch Was Inspired By A City In Switzerland
Set to be launched at Maison et Objet in Paris later this week, Odo Fioravanit’s Bern clutch, part of the Bern collection for Maison 203, was inspired by Switzerland’s capital city, Bern and it’s unique urban structure. Rounded, curved layers of 3D printed sintered nylon make up the design of the clutch and mimic the layout of the bending and parallel streets that make up the Swiss captial. Continue reading »
