Amazing Vintage Posters of Cigarette Ads in the 19th Century
Cigarette advertising in the 19th century leveraged mass production from the Industrial Revolution to make cigarettes more affordable and appealing. Continue reading »
S2VICTOR’s Exquisite Wooden Toy Collection: A Blend of Minimalism and Imagination
Korean design studio S2VICTOR has unveiled a captivating series of handcrafted wooden toys that embody the essence of minimalist design. These charming vehicles not only ignite the imagination of both children and adults but also serve as a delightful medium for strengthening familial bonds. With their educational benefits, S2VICTOR’s wooden toys offer an immersive experience that fosters creativity and learning. Continue reading »
Stunning Pictures of North Korea Industries in 1972
Medical facility. June 1972, Pyongyang, North Korea.
In June 1972, The Toronto Star’s veteran Asia correspondent Mark Gayn was one of four reporters allowed into North Korea. The trip yielded four lengthy feature stories, published in The Star in July 1972, where Gayn detailed the country’s political landscape, then dominated by Kim Il Sung, and its people. Continue reading »
Russian Industrial Crane Manufacturer Presented Its Sensual Calendar for 2021
The industrial crane manufacturer from Naberezhnye Chelny, Russia, made a sensual calendar 2021 featuring a real plant employees. The calendar is being distributed free to the clients of the plant in Naberezhnye Chelny in the central Russian Republic of Tatarstan. Cranes are going to sell well. Continue reading »
The Industrial Cutaways Of Frank Soltesz: Amazing Cross Sections Of Modern Life From The Mid-20th Century
Born in Pennsylvania in 1912 and active from the 1930s to the 1960s, Frank Soltesz was a versatile commercial illustrator who had a love for large cutaways. He spent part of his career working for the BBD&O advertising company. Continue reading »
Alessandro Servadei Captures Stunning Photos Of Abandoned Industrial Landscapes In Australia
Stunning urbex shots by Alessandro Servadei, a talented self-taught photographer, drone pilot, and music composer from Forlì, Italy who currently lives and works in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Alessandro focuses mainly on abandoned, urban, industrial, and drone photography. He likes to explore Melbourne to capture incredible colorful abandoned landscapes. Continue reading »
Remains Of An Older More Advanced Civilization Has Been Found In Russia
Remains of Soviet civilization in one of the industrial suburbs of a city have been found by a Russian internet dwellers. Just like in the movies such as Alien, Prometheus or Planet of Apes, when you come at this area you will quickly notice these are the remains of a far more advanced cosmo-travelling civilization. The time when humans progressed beyond our-wordly problems and started their space-traveling journey, but just as in above mentioned movies, their civilization crumbled and here we are today enjoying these photos thanks to Andrey Andreev. Continue reading »
Discover The Relics Of Hungary’s Industrial Past With The Photographer Peter Trembeczki
Peter earned his BA degree as an economist and later graduated from the Photography MA programme of the Moholy-Nagy University Art and Design in Budapest, Hungary. Interested in collective memory, his photo story Victory is an exploration of Hungarian public and industrial buildings that have been either abandoned or modified. Owing to the various degrees of erosion and reconstruction they have experienced, these buildings have taken on an alternative, and at times, grotesque, identity. They have become subjects of collective remembrance — instances of a nation’s socio-political psyche. Continue reading »
Exploration Photographer Has Traveled Thousands Of Miles To Document The Eerie Beauty Of Abandoned Industrial Locations
The photographer behind Freaktography is a modern day explorer choosing to seek out and show the wonders and mysteries of our own backyards through unconventional photography and adventurous Urban Exploring. In the works of a photographer named Dave – who goes by Freaktography and never gives out his full name – haunting abandonment leaps from images of discarded machinery, tools and factory essentials. Continue reading »
What Would U.S. Money Look Like, Given The Proper Attention Of An Industrial Designer?
Industrial designer Andrey Avgust hails from Belarus, a country whose currency I admit I’ve never seen. But he’s seen our yankee dollars and recognizes that their design kind of stinks. For fun Avgust gave U.S. bills a redesign, starting with the material: Polymer. Continue reading »
“Fragments Of The Past”: The Superb Contemporary Industrial Paintings By Pavel Otdelnov
Pavel Otdelnov was born in 1979 in Dzerzhinsk (Nizhny Novgorod region, Russia). Member of Moscow Union of artists since 2006. Continue reading »
A Towering Turtle of Discarded Industrial Junk Welded By Ono Gaf
Photo © by Gina Sanderson
Indonesian artist Ono Gaf works primarily with metallic junk reclaimed from a trash heap to create his animalistic sculptures. His most recent piece is this giant turtle containing hundreds of individual metal components like car parts, tools, bike parts, instruments, springs, and tractor rotors. Continue reading »
Photographer Places Mirrors Into Industrial and Natural Landscapes to Look Both Beyond and Behind
For Guillaume Amat‘s “Open Fields” project he placed a mirrored stand in various landscapes, reflecting the opposing environment back within the image to create a double interpretation of the surrounding scene. These reflections contain dark figures against bright fields, homes in barren landscapes, bits of foliage contained within stretches of industry, and even a horse that pops into the frame. Continue reading »
Awesome industrial design projects by Igor Chak
Check out outstanding industrial projects of international design craftsman Igor Chak. Continue reading »
