Plant Sculpture by Emeric Chantier
French artist, Emeric Chantier, created these magnificent skull-infused plant sculpture. I say infused because I can’t think of another way to describe this unusual piece of art. Emeric is part of the Macadam Gallery and also created other pieces of art in a similar style which contains guns, hearts, hands and cars. Continue reading »
United Colors of Ukraine
‘United Colors of Ukraine‘ is a series of patriotic works by Andrey Ermolenko, Ukranian artist.
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40 Weeks and a Mirror: Mother Documents Her 9-Month Journey with Child Through Selfies
Photographer Sophie Starzenski does a unique twist with a selfie, and documents her journey into nine months of being with child. Just in case you are from another planet, a selfie is a kind of self-portrait taken using a hand-held digital camera or camera phone. Continue reading »
Professional Ballerina Documents Her Pregnancy in Photo Series ‘Ballet Beautiful’
The internet has been quite busy with its share of pregnant women who defy normal conventions of child bearing. These was the woman that lifted weights all throughout her pregnancy, the mother who posted a selfie post childbirth looking none the worse, and now this pretty ballerina. Mary Helen Bowers has been dancing ballet throughout her pregnancy with a grace and agility as if not bearing a child.
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Fantastic Portraits of Superheroes Set Against Tranquil Environments
Superman has the Fortress of Solitude, Batman has the Batcave. Obviously, even superheroes need some space and alone time. When the writers drew up these characters, they also had to humanize them by giving them some kind of escape where they could be by themselves. French photographer Benoit Lapray‘s imagined series, ‘The Quest for the Absolute, Portraits of Superheroes’ builds on that premise. The collection shows images of famous superheroes alone with their thoughts while in tranquil environments. Continue reading »
‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ with Andy Serkis and Gary Oldman
Andy Serkis as Caesar, the leader of the ape nation in ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.’ (WETA/Twentieth Century Fox)
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Innovative Sand Packaging by Alien & Monkey
Sand-made packaging re-establishes the ritual of discovering a gift and the concept of sustainable packaging. As an answer to the increase of waste in modern society, we have developed a material using one of earth’s most abundant natural resources, sand, to create packaging for precious gifts.
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Star Wars X Football Helemts
Graphic designer Brandon Hubschman created this series of NFL helmets and Star Wars characters mashups. This was a self-inclined project for his website that would tranform football helemts into star war characters, just using the helments themselves by adding elements and aspects to helemt untill they seemingly took on their character.
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Jennifer Lawrence by Jan Welters for Marie Claire US June 2014
Gorgeous actress Jennifer Lawrence covers the June issue of Marie Claire and gets candid on her fame, career and boyfriend, Nicholas Hoult, photographed by Jan Welters. Continue reading »
Meet the Kitten with No Name Who is Purrrmanently Sad
With downcast eyes and an upside-down smile, there’s a new feline in town to rival Grumpy Cat.
The mournful kitten, whose photographs appeared on Imgur this weekend, is owned by Ashley Herring and currently has no name. Due to its woeful expression, the female kitten has earned the temporary nickname Purrmanently Sad Cat or PSC for short. Continue reading »
Pothole Art
Residents in a small town littered with giant potholes may be ready to “crack” the art world – after turning their massively damaged roads into hilarious masterpieces. Continue reading »
R1: Innovative Three-Section Low Floor Tram
Uraltransmash Ural Plant of Transport Engineering, a part of Uralvagonzavod Research and Production Corporation, together with Atom Experimental Design Bureau has developed a new three-section low floor tram. This is the first in Russia absolutely low floor tram, unique in our country today. Continue reading »
IKEA’s Sleepy Customers
Photo: Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
Of the world’s 10 biggest Ikea stores, eight of them are in China to cater to the country’s growing middle class. The stores are designed with extra room displays, given the tendency for customers to make a visit an all-day affair. The shops do not discourage shoppers from sleeping on the furniture, even marking them with signs inviting customers to try them out. Continue reading »
Frog Perched on the Crocodile
Perched on the snout of a crocodile, this brave frog will probably never realise just how much of a lucky escape it’s had. For there’s one reason the reptile’s beady eye is fixed greedily on its visitor with jaws gaping wide in anticipation – it’s feeding time. The crocodile had just devoured the first frog in his enclosure, but appeared unable to capture the second.
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Amazing Scenery of “Rotten Sea”
Photographer Sergey Anashkevych captures the incredible images of salt flats in Crimea. Lake Sivash is also known as the “Rotten Sea”, it’s unique dazzling red colours caused by rapid propagation of Dunaliella algae in an abandoned mine. Continue reading »
The World Cup Superhero Kid
Post-80s parents dress up their kid to salute to the world cup. Continue reading »
Meet Pixel, the World’s Shortest and Most Adorable Cat
Tiffani Kjeldergaard from Potrero, California, is currently waiting to hear word from Guinness on whether or not her cat, Pixel, will be entered into the record books. Continue reading »
Dreadful Mushroom-Cloud of Lightning Looks Like Nuclear Burst
Photo: Stefano Garau/Carters News Agency
Residents of the normally-sunny island of Sardinia could have been forgiven for running for the hills when this terrifying mushroom cloud appeared in the skies during an intense thunderstorm. Continue reading »
“No Violence Against Women” Project
Marge Simpson stands despondently with a black eye next to a grinning, vacant Homer. A trickle of blood comes from Lois Griffin’s nose as Peter drapes his arm around her. Wonder Woman has Superman’s hand clasped over her mouth, while Snow White lies battered at the feet of Prince Charming.
These illustrations are the work of an artist who has put a sinister spin on iconic animations in order to highlight the disturbing realities of domestic abuse. No Violence Against Women is a project by Italian artist and activist AleXsandro Palombo, 40, who is based in Milan. It forces its audience to confront the plight some women go through under the pretence of a happy relationship or family.
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“Gatling” Water Gun Created!
Alex Begrave, an engineer in London, has designed the most powerful water gun that can hold 10 liters of water. This water gun has a firing range of 40 feet and valued at €1,250. Amazingly, it took Alex 50 hours to design and build the gun from scratch.
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Diving Jaguar Attacks Crocodile
When a jaguar pounces, sometimes one bite is all it takes to get a meal. National Geographic has exclusive video of a jaguar taking down a caiman in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands, photos of which went viral earlier this month. Continue reading »
Scaring Cakes Made by American Photographer
According to the redditor ChristineHMcConnell: “I decided to try making homemade waffle cones; Then this sorta happened…” Continue reading »
Robot Crocodile “Longlong” in Philippines
Workers pull “Longlong”, a 21-foot robot crocodile from a truck at the Crocodile Park in Pasay City, the Philippines, July 5, 2014. The robot crocodile, costing around 80,000 pesos, or 1,818 U.S. dollars, is inspired by a giant saltwater crocodile, the longest crocodile on the earth, which died while in captivity in southern Philippines in 2013. (Photo: Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
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Siberian Tiger Cubs at Zoo
Siberian tiger cubs are seen at a zoo in Shiyan City, central China’s Hubei Province, June 10, 2014. The tiger cubs were born on May 2. (Photo: Xinhua/Zhang Xinjun) Continue reading »
Sand Sculpture Festival Held in Belgium
Tourists view sand sculptures during the Sand Sculpture Festival in Oostende, Belgium, July 2, 2014. About 150 sculptures created by more than 30 professional sand artists from about 10 countries were shown in the sand sculpture festival which would be held till the end of August. (Photo: Xinhua)
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