31 Stunning Black And White Photos Of Europe In The Fifties Through A Soldier‘s Lens
It all started in December 1954, when the then 22-year old soldier Bill Perlmutter boarded a troopship to Germany, to start his new assignment as a photographer for the U.S. Army. The first images from Perlmutter’s Rolleiflex were taken during the rough transatlantic voyage. Even though he had never left the United States and was a bit apprehensive about his future, Perlmutter was “looking forward to photographing Europe and visiting all those wonderful places that I had read about and seen in the movies.” His first leave after his deployment to Augsburg Germany, brought him to Paris, the city of light and home to many of his favorite photographers. Continue reading »
Illustrations Of A Dad And Daughter Will Give You Your Happy Cry For Today
We all like to imagine our childhood as an idyllic time full of love, gentle guidance, and hair braiding. That’s not the reality for everyone, unfortunately, but if you’re lucky enough to have parents who spend time with you, some of the illustrations by artist Snezhana Soosh will tug your heartstrings. The watercolors cover the gamut of sickeningly sweet daddy/daughter relationships without ever getting too treacly. Continue reading »
“The Way We Fall”: Eerie Illustrations Of An Apocalyptical World By Yuri Shwedoff
Whether we imagine the world as a futuristic dystopia or a charred wasteland, post-apocalyptic images weigh heavily on our cultural imaginations. In a stunning series of illustrations, Russian artist Yuri Shwedoff has created an intensely atmospheric vision of the “end of days,” one that blends fantasy imagery with science fiction. Among his scenes are sword-wielding warriors, blasted roads, alien architecture, and falling skies; as vestiges of the lost world, animals seem to take on a symbolic significance, communing with the human figures in moments of intensity and reflection. Pulled between oscillating states of violent destruction and quiet despair, Shwedoff’s images are bound together by a powerful atmosphere that emanates from the brooding, ash-filled skies. Continue reading »
“Destroying Nature Is Destroying Life” – Brilliant Ad Posters For The Campaign To Call Attention To The Environmental Catastrophes
These stunning images by Robin Wood, a German environmental activist NGO, call attention to the environmental catastrophes caused by you humans, like the melting Arctic, the jungles set on fire, or the continents of forests wiped out. Continue reading »
Anonymous Artist Is Photoshopping Kids Books, And The Result Is Hilariously
Mark March 11th on your calendar, for it is a day that will go down in history as the founding date of Paperback Paradise, “The world’s #1 used book store.” After the Berenst(E)ain Bears Conspiracy of 2015, it should come as no surprise that many of the books that you read in your childhood are not as you remember them. In particular, that their titles are radically different. Continue reading »
Decorate Your Bike This Spring With Cute Little Flower Vases
Colleen Jordan, is a designer and artist who likes to create objects that make life more enjoyable. Back when Colleen was an industrial design student at Georgia Tech and Lund University, she was always trying to convince her professors to let her do a projects that enabled people to carry plants. Her ideas were a bit far-fetched, like when she imagined small farms growing on raincoats, or little plants living on lapels. Unfortunately the professors said that she couldn’t explore these ideas in class. Continue reading »
How People Look After 1, 2 & 3 Glasses Of Wine
There’s a saying about wine, that “the first glass of wine is all about the food, the second glass is about love, and the third glass is about mayhem”, says Brazilian photographer Marcos Alberti. According to him, the “3 Glasses after [project] started as a joke like a game after hours”, during which he photographed his friends after one, two, and three glasses of wine. Continue reading »
Vintage American Teen Girls’ Hairstyles – Female Students Of The High Schools In California From The Late 1960s To Early 1970s
These are what female students at high schools in California from the late 1960s to early 1970s looked like. Continue reading »
The First Design-Protected Original AK47 Chair
Here’s a chair fit for any firearm fanatic. Crafted from real AK-47s, this JamesEdition creation boasts style and innovation in its effort to pay homage to arguably one of the more infamous assault weapons. The inspiration came to artist Rainer Weber while he was reading a book on Michail Kalashnikov, creator of the AK. From here the chair was born. Continue reading »
Re-Imagine The Bathing Concept: There’s A Floating Sauna On A Lake In Seattle
goCstudio have designed the wa_sauna, a privately owned sauna, designed and built to be used year round on Seattle’s Lake Union. The 240 square foot sauna is a registered vessel, powered by an electric trolling motor with three 12-volt batteries, and is heated by a wood burning stove. Inside, there’s enough room for 6 people. On top of the sauna, there’s a diving platform. There is also a small deck to sunbathe on. Continue reading »
Toyota Has Made A New Concept Car Out Of Wood
Toyota have designed an awesome looking wood concept car named Setsuna, that will be debuting later this month in Italy, during Milan Design Week. Toyota engineer Kenji Tsuji and his team, have designed Setsuna as a reaction to the fancy cars of today that have all the latest gadgets and technology. Continue reading »
Stunning Glass Animal Sculptures By Scott Bisson
Scott Bisson of Quantum Creative Glass was first fascinated by the medium in high school chemistry class, at age seventeen. Since then, he has studied with five different masters, as well as at the world renowned Pilchuck School with Robert A. Mickelson, and has met and observed Dante Marioni, William Morris, and Peter Novotney. Continue reading »
Surreal Black And White Analog Photo-Montages By Thomas Barbèy
Thomas Barbèy grew up in Geneva, Switzerland, across the street from the “Caran D’ache” factory, the largest manufacturer of art supplies. He started drawing seriously at the age of 13, using black “encre de Chine” and gouaches for color. His influences were Philippe Druillet, Roger Dean and H.R. Giger. Continue reading »
Black Holes By Aurélien Police
Freelance illustrator and graphic designer Aurélien Police was born in France in 1978. He has already worked and is currently working on projects for the music and publishing industries (book covers, CD design, children book illustrations). Continue reading »
Outstanding Architectural Rings By Ola Shekhtman
Ola Shekhtman, the Siberian-born jewelry designer reimagined 12 major metropolises—including London, New York, Paris, Stockholm, and Hong Kong—as intricate accessories you can wear around your finger. Continue reading »
Heat-Changing Mug Reveals The Aurora Borealis When Filled With A Hot Drink
You might not live near the aurora borealis, but you can now experience it every time you have a cup of coffee. ThinkGeek has created a special heat-changing mug that reveals the glorious sight of the Northern Lights, when it’s filled with hot liquid. Left unheated, it simply displays a stunningly desolate landscape at the base of its handle. Continue reading »
“To The Moon And Back”: Breathtaking Manipulated Photos By Robert Jahns
A not-so-famous photographer Robert Jahns can do impossible things with common photos. He takes two pictures and joins them into a single composition. Thanks to this creative idea, which is based on the combination of contrasts, ordinary photos become interesting and attractive. Jahns combines several pictures into one seamless scene. A leafless crown of the tree, layered onto deer antlers, creates a real and natural continuation of the deer`s head. Likewise, a rollercoaster with an overview of the city frightens us by being very realistic. Continue reading »
Ancient Traditional Honey Hunters Of Nepal
Andrew Newey, an award-winning UK-based travel photographer, has captured gripping photographs of central Nepalese Gurung tribe members engaged in a dangerous and ancient tradition – honey hunting. Continue reading »
Unbelievable Seahorse Sculpture By Hu Shaoming
Hu Shaoming is a young Chinese sculptor and graduate of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts. With a deft mastery of metal he creates intricate sculptures that are surreal and dreamlike, but also somewhat cautionary. As part of his city series Shaoming created a mechanical seahorse that appears submerged in water. The exposed top of its head is burdened by a beautiful, metallic civilization, creating a fascinating and treacherous balance between man and nature. Continue reading »
This Is a Cannoli Lover’s Dream Come True
What happens when you combine dozens of delectable cannoli into one giant cannoli? You get something called a “Bazooka” and Instagram goes wild. This incredibly decadent creation is a speciality dessert offered by the cannoli masters at Pasticeria Caruso in Sydney. The Bazooka cannoli can be custom ordered for special occasions in lieu of a traditional cake or box of cannoli singles. Continue reading »
“Field Of Light”: Bruce Munro Creates Fantastic Lighting Installations Across The Urban Landscapes
British artist Bruce Munro creates immersive light installations. These large-scale projects are inspired by his interest in shared human experience. Munro’s work takes on all sizes and covers all kinds of landscapes. He’s created both monumental and intimate instillations in deserts, ponds, gardens, fields, and even inside buildings. Continue reading »
This Guy Has Built A Hobbit House In His Backyard
30-year-old Ashley Yeates is not a hobbit. The Bedford, England, is a design and construction expert that’s much too big to be a hobbit, although rumor has it his feet might be just as hairy–but despite these shortcomings, he decided to build a “hobbit hole” in his garden, a project that took almost a year to complete. After a tree died in the yard, he decided a hole was just the thing to take its place! Continue reading »
Restaurant Puts Fridge In Street So Hungry People Can Take Leftovers
When a restaurant owner in Kochi, India, saw a homeless woman eating from a trashcan, she knew she had to do something. So Minu Pauline came up with a brilliant idea. Realizing that her restaurant, Pappadavada, had a lot of leftover food, she decided to put a fridge outside so homeless people could help themselves. Continue reading »
The Stunning Art Of George Redreev
The insanely beautiful and mind blowing artwork of George Redreev, a freelance digital artist and illustrator based in Russia. His impressive online portfolio contains a great selection of fantasy, science fiction and pin-up style illustrations. Continue reading »
Canadian Artist Transforms Herself Into Superman
Photo by Jeff McIntosh / The Canadian Press via AP Photo
Canadian artist Kay Pike poses for a photo after she transformed herself using body paint and latex into Superman at her home in Calgary, Alberta. The Canadian artist turns her body into different characters for an Internet audience. Continue reading »
