A Controversial Ad Shows Female Tech Founders And CEOs Coding In Their Underwear
With its brand-new Ada Collection — named after Ada Lovelace, the world’s first computer programmer—underwear company Dear Kate is taking a rather non-traditional approach to advertising. Continue reading »
An Introverted Artist Details The Struggles Of An Introverted Life
Being an introvert in an extrovert’s world is tiring. Some people just don’t understand how wonderful it is to get away from people, lock the front door and watch Netflix until the weekend is over. While an extrovert obtains gratification from the outside world, an introvert prefers their own company and spends less time in large groups. Continue reading »
Yup, We’ve Found The Most Terrifying Church In The World
Here’s another excuse not to go to church! St. George’s church in the Czech Republic fell into disrepair in the 1960s after the cave fell in during a funeral. Taking that as a bad omen, locals abandoned the 14th-century-old church and held services outside rather than stepping foot inside the church. That is until artist Jakub Hadrava got involved. Continue reading »
“Cat Jenga” is a Brand New Challenging Game for Feline Fanatics
Of course there’s a cat Jenga game, of course there is! In the age of the Internet, cats are everywhere and you can’t really escape them, so Chinese company Comma came up with a game where participants balance wooden cats on top of each other in the hope of placing the last wooden cat on the cat tower and becoming the Cat Jenga champion! Continue reading »
Realistic Wheat-Pasted Figures Playfully Interact with Parisian Streets
Artist Charles Leval, aka Levalet, continues to delight us with his wheat-pasted characters that cleverly interact with their surroundings. Using the streets of Paris as his playground, Levalet installs the realistically-rendered, life-sized figures on tattered buildings and boarded-up windows, sometimes combining his giant drawings with ornate fountains to create the illusion that these architectural elements have suddenly sprung to life. Continue reading »
Creative Employees Transform Their Office with ‘Star Wars’ Murals Made of 3,597 Post-Its
Viking is a company that isn’t afraid to let their employees get creative— especially when a new Star Wars film is soon to be released. Using a total of 3,597 post-it notes, four employees created spectacular murals of four iconic characters: Yoda, R2D2, Darth Vader, and a Stormtrooper. Continue reading »
This Smog Vacuum Cleaner Turns Carbon Particles Into Jewelry
The designers and engineers at Studio Roosegaarde, together with Environmental Nano Solutions and university researcher Bob Ursem, have recently launched the “Smog Free Project” in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Continue reading »
September 8: This Day In Photos From The Past
Evel Knievel parachutes down in a rocket after an ill-fated attempt to soar across the Snake River Canyon in Twin Falls, Idaho, on September 8, 1974. The jump failed when the parachute on his rocket malfunctioned, opening prematurely. Knievel was uninjured. (Photo by AP Photo)
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Photographer Thomas Windisch Explores The Abandoned Mental Asylums Across Italy
These images of abandoned hospitals across Italy are not for the faint-hearted. Both of the hospitals featured in the photographs are Italian asylums – known as manicomios – that were used as mental hospitals. Shut down by law in 1978, the derelict buildings are visibly overgrown and make for very eerie portraits. Photographer Thomas Windisch, 32, of Graz, Austria, said the asylums, located in top-secret spots, can get very creepy when there aren’t many people there with him. Here: a ray of light beams down on a decaying theatre in an abandoned hospital. Continue reading »
This Is What Disney Princesses Would Look Like As Pin Up Girls
Disney princesses illustrated as pin up girls by artist Andrew Tarusov. Continue reading »
Andrew Myers Creates A Portrait Using Suspended Painted Cubes
Artist Andrew Myers has created “My Dealer Is Not A Square,” a portrait of his art dealer Lawrence Cantor, that took 7 months to create from concept to finish. Continue reading »
A Girl Collects Porcupine’s Shed Quills And Makes Different Things Out Of Them
Snuggles is a 8 month old African Crested Porcupine (Hystrix cristata) here she is trying to look like a bad ass with her Mohawk quills out.
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Architectural Photographer Pavel Bendov
Pavel Bendov photographs architecture, interiors and design to stun. Executing each shot with expertise and empathy, he works with passion and steadfast attention to detail. Continue reading »
Beautiful Nordic Nature Through The Lens Of Photographer Roger Brendhagen
Nature photographer and Nikon Ambassador Roger Brendhagen will show some of his pictures from the Nordic wildness – and talk about techniques he uses – and tell the history behind the pictures. Continue reading »
Stunning Time Slice Photography By Richard Silver
Photographer Richard Silver created a series called ‘Time Slice’ where he pretty much sliced a regular photo into many photos in different time frame so the photo goes from day to night. The result is incredible, check it out! Continue reading »
Colorful Paintings Capture the Endless Freedom of the Open Road
East Hampton, Long Island-based artist Grant Haffner paints vivid landscapes inspired by the beautiful country roads and bodies of water of his hometown. Continue reading »
Artist Uses A Sewing Machine To Capture Nature’s Fragile Beauty With Embroidery
“I hope to capture the power, beauty and fragility of nature in knotted embroidery threads. The work explores the sculptural possibilities of a unique embroidery technique that utilizes a domestic sewing machine and a base fabric that dissolves in water. By repeatedly stitching threads into dense structures I create intricate and complex openwork compositions that mimic natural forms and structures.”, told artist Meredith Woolnough to Bored Panda. Continue reading »
September 7: This Day In Photos From The Past
Prince Georges County police carry an integrationist to a waiting patrol car in Bowie, Maryland on September 7, 1963 after he and 11 other persons were arrested and charged with trespassing at the sales office of a housing development here. The 12 lay down on the floor of the office of Levitt & Sons, developer of Bolair, and refused to move. They were protesting the firm’s refusal to sell homes to African Americans. (Photo by AP Photo/WAS)
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Mexico’s Mural Art is Getting a Modern Makeover
In this September 1, 2015 photo, a mural by Beatriz Avila Haro from the Street Art Chilango cooperative, decorates the exterior wall of Delirio restaurant in the Roma Norte neighborhood of Mexico City. Murals and street art have a long history in Mexico. Beginning in the 1920’s, Diego Rivera, David Siqueiros, and Jose Orozco painted public buildings with social and political messages, establishing murals as a pre-eminent Mexican art form. (Photo by Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo)
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An Artist Created 100 Ceramic Mugs In 100 Days
“A few months ago I started a project as part of the #100dayproject. The 100-Day Project is a celebration of process that encourages everyone to participate in 100 days of making. The great surrender is the process; showing up day after day is the goal. For the 100-Day Project, it’s not about fetishizing finished products—it’s about the process.”, told designer Adrian Smith to Bored Panda. Continue reading »
EverBlock: Customize your Space With Oversized Modular Lego Bricks
Giant LEGOs for adults? Heck. Yes. EverBlock is a modular building system of giant plastic blocks that can be used to build anything from furniture, walls, shelving, bars, and even entire rooms. Obsessed with LEGO bricks as a child, EverBlock founder Arnon Rosan realized there might be a demand for a functional full-scale building system for personal and industrial purposes. Continue reading »
“Girl Power” By Kelly Reemtsen
Kelly Reemtsen mixes it up with 50’s glam and hints of the macabre. Heroines are wielding an axe, shears, a hose or rubber gloves. Continue reading »
Surreal Collages Of Cambodian Trees Mixed With Traditional Art By Clement Briend
French photographer Clément Briend projected giant gargoyle heads on to trees at Parc de Saint-Cloud near Paris. Continue reading »
Oscar ‘The Traveller Dog’ Visits Most Famous Landmarks
A dog called Oscar has laid claim to the title of the animal kingdom’s most intrepid explorer after visiting famous landmarks around the world. His travels include five continents, 29 countries and stopping off everywhere from the Eiffel Tower to the Taj Mahal. Continue reading »
This Baby Girl Has An Inoperable Brain Tumor, So Her Parents Did A Photoshoot To Show Their Love
When Abigail Jones was born on August 6th, her parents already knew the odds were stacked against her, but then came the diagnosis: their little angel had an inoperable brain tumor and probably didn’t have long to live. Despite this crushing news, however, Erika and Stephen Jones were determined to fill her short life with love. This heartbreaking photoshoot captures their bittersweet family life. Continue reading »
