French Artist Makes Louvre Pyramid ‘Disappear’ In Optical Illusion
Photo by Francois Mori / AP Photo
The French street artist known as “JR” has made the Louvre Pyramid in Paris disappear in an optical illusion created by covering the huge glass structure with a trompe l’oeil photo installation depicting the museum that surrounds it. Continue reading »
Plastic Trash Gets New Life As Art
Photo by Keith Lane / The Washington Post
This summer, experience “Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea,” a larger-than-life exhibit of 17 marine wildlife sculptures—from jellyfish to sharks—made entirely of plastic pollution directly recovered from oceans. Placed throughout the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, these massive sculptures represent the more than 315 billion pounds of plastic in oceans, illustrating the devastating effects of the ocean’s deadliest predator—trash. The Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute is committed to saving marine species and is a pioneer in coral research and conservation. Continue reading »
Isosceles: Unique Female Lingerie Inspired By Geometry And Architecture
Isosceles is a unique, independent lingerie label making waves out of London with their debut collection. Deriving their name from geometry, their designs swathe the female body in an architectural rainbow of graphic and figure-flattering neon shapes. Continue reading »
Drift Away: Beautiful Handcrafted Eco-Friendly Jewelry Made From Driftwood And Bioresin
The societal pressures of living in a fast-paced city can be daunting and stifling. We become engulfed by its constant demands and expectations that may often weigh us down. Continue reading »
Epic Video Game Room Decoration Ideas From PIXERS
How many times have you heard your parents say not to waste time on playing computer games? Exactly, so many times that you are smiling at the very thought, while reading this sentence. When our parents were kids, it was difficult to believe that games would become a huge branch of the entertainment industry and the driving force for new technologies, that artists will be working on their development, and playing them will become a job that not only brings in a sizable income, but also great popularity. Continue reading »
This Is Not Your Granddad’s Creepy Brother: An Artist Makes Unbelievable Pro Silicone Masks
This artist started making Pro Silicone masks late in his career, and, clearly, found his calling. They’re all super realistic, except with a tinge of crazy. He works out of the back of a friend’s business who generously donated the space to help him develop his craft. After playing with a silicone formula for months to make the masks lightweight, durable, textured for paint and hair, he hit a sweet-spot and has been making them since. Each mask is unique, hand painted, and each hair inserted with needle. They’re creepy, they’re imaginitive, holloween themed, and just flat out amazing. Continue reading »
This Artist Turns Children Drawings Into Real Toys
According to Hayley from That Little Nook: “I love creating pieces with polymer clay and have been creating realistic Cake Toppers for 10 years. I wanted to add something a little different to mix up my creations and so I turned my nieces favourite Spore characters into display figures for her. Then my local radio station hosts posted pictures they had drawn onto their Instagram- they had made up Mr Men characters for each other just for fun. So I turned them into figurines for them.” Continue reading »
Amazing Leaf-Inspired Bags From Budapest By Gabriella Moldovanyi
Budapest-based shop Leafling incorporates the elegant shape of a leaf into whimsical bags that are as comfortable in nature as they are in the city. Completely handcrafted, the packs are adorned with giant leaves that act as flaps or surface decoration, adding a playful twist to practical, everyday bags. They’re available in a bevy of styles to fit everything you’ll need to carry—from small saddlebags to large backpacks, you can take these designs for a night out or on a weekend camping trip. Continue reading »
Artist’s Incredible Hand-Painted Clay Sculptures Look Like Whimsical Illustrations
Madrid-based artist Irma Gruenholz creates her evocative three-dimensional “illustrations” using clay and plasticine. She sculpts the materials into soft-edged human renderings and then hand-paints them in whimsical color schemes, designing entrancing dioramas that invite imaginative interpretations from viewers. Continue reading »
Russian Artist Creates Dolls That Look Disturbingly Real
Russian artist Michael Zajkov’s skills are so precise, that the dolls he creates look disturbingly lifelike. The dolls are made of polymer clay, hand painted glass eyes, and mohair hair. Dressed in a Victorian era style, they have multiple movable joints. But the most frightening part is their faces. The artist works on every detail in order to delicately bring out explicit features and facial mimicry of each doll. The outcome is fascinating. They look as though they are about to come to life. Continue reading »
Cool Bookmarks For Cool People Who Love Books
According to Lena and Dmitriy, design duo from Ukraine: “We’re a team of creators and makers who like to read. The idea behind our bookmarks was to create something which will add a stylish touch to any book you’re reading. Thus our metal CoolBookmarks were born. The bookmarks are laser cut out of thin metal, hand polished, bent into shape and powder coated with durable paint.” Continue reading »
This Planter And Lamp Might Save Your Life In An Earthquake
Earthquakes are very common in Japan. There’s a tremor every five minutes and over 2,000 earthquakes that can be felt by people every year. Being prepared for the next earthquake is always important, and many people have emergency kits ready, but few people own safety helmets. Continue reading »
Bloody Boudoir Ladies By Jessica Harrison
Ceramic figurines are like little reflections of ourselves. Historically modeled after royalty, famous actors, and unusual characters from every day life, they can show us who we are and where we come from. Scotland based artist Jessica Harrison sees figurines in much the same way, but beauty is only skin deep. Continue reading »
When Does Food Cross The Line And Become Art?
Probably when it looks as amazing as these glass-finish cakes created by Russian bakery artist, Olga Noskova. Let’s have a look at some of her creations. Continue reading »
Minimalist Single Line Tattoos By Iranian-German Artist
German-Iranian tattoo artist Mo Ganji is back, creating more simple images with a strong impact. Continue reading »
Beautiful Live Leaf Tattoos By Rit Kit
“I’m a nature lover, so most of my sketches are related to flora,” Ukrainian tattooer Rit Kit explains. “But the more I drew, the more I wanted something fresh and native, to feel the plants without any steps in between.” Continue reading »
Giant Skull Armchair Designed By Gregory Besson
Parisian designer Gregory Besson imagined an armchair that takes the shape of a skull, a theme that has been treated many times in the design area. Conceived with fiberglass and provided with a high quality leather seat, each creation is unique and will be made on demand. Continue reading »
This Paint-Splattered Clothing Is Actually Incredible Embroidery
Art and fashion have always gone hand in hand. Sometimes it’s the artist that makes the clothes; other times it’s the clothes that make the artist. Think of Andy Warhol’s iconic turtleneck, or Dior turning spray artworks by Sterling Ruby into gowns. Continue reading »
Vietnam Veterans Dog Tag Memorial In Chicago
Photo: Charles Rex Arbogast
At the Harold Washington Library in Chicago is a new art installation called “Above and Beyond” featuring over 58,000 replica dog tags — one for each American soldier killed in the Vietnam War. The dog tags, each hung one inch apart, are suspended from the ceiling from a 410-square-foot rectangle. Each dog tag lists the soldier’s name, military branch and date of death. Nearby is a touch panel display that allows visitors to look up a veteran’s name and find generally where the soldier’s dog tag is hanging. It is the only memorial other than The Wall in Washington, D.C., that lists every individual killed in Vietnam. Continue reading »
Artist Blank William Creates Incredible Wild Animal Stormtrooper Helmets
Star Wars meets The Jungle Book, as New York based designer Blank William has reinterpreted the iconic Stormtrooper helmet from the vaunted sci-fi film franchise. The armor is sculpted into distinctive shapes, bearing the likeness of an elephant, rhino and hippo. Continue reading »
This Artist Has Made A Portrait Of Accordionist From Real Accordions
Jolita Vaitkutė ia a designer and artist, generating and implementing extraordinary ideas. She is mostly known for creating art using food or other material – different size of pencils, paper sheets and other. She also calls herself media artist. Continue reading »
Guy Builds Lego Star Destroyer Ship With Fully Equipped Three-Floor Interior
Some things go deep with people, like religion, money, health… and Star Wars. You don’t need to look for proof any further than the Imgur user doomhandle, who has assembled an incredibly detailed Imperial Star Destroyer ship using only Lego bricks. Continue reading »
Innovative Braille LEGO-Style Bricks Help Blind Children Learn To Read While Playing
The Braille Bricks project, co-founded by the Dorina Nowill Foundation For The Blind, helps blind children learn to read through play. Each block can be used like a toy by blind and sighted children alike, although for the benefit of the blind children, each block features one Braille letter. So far, the São Paulo based organisation has only manufactured enough bricks for 300 students, but through the Creative Commons, they hope more will be made. Continue reading »
Aquarium Ferns Grow Inside An Air Bubble Within Upside-Down Fish Tank
Japanese designer Haruka Misawa trained at the design office Nendo, created this incredible upside-down fish tank. A large air bubble is encapsulated within the water of the fish tank, allowing ferns to grow and fish to feed off them. Continue reading »
These Modern Interpretations Of Classic Rally Cars Are So Satisfying
The 2016 World Rally Championship is gearing up to be one of the most exciting seasons in its history, staged in some of the world’s most gruelling locations from the classic Monte Carlo Rally to a brand new event in China in September. Continue reading »
