The Lotus Esprit S1, Known as “Wet Nellie,” Was Featured in The James Bond Film “The Spy Who Loved Me,” and These Photographs Are Really Breathtaking
The Lotus Esprit S1 was used in the 1977 James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me, where it was affectionately dubbed “Wet Nellie.” This “car-submarine” became an iconic Bond vehicle, with its ability to transform from a car into a working submarine capturing the public’s imagination. Continue reading »
Makeup Artist Keeps Transforming Herself Into Characters And Celebrities
Meet Charlotte Roberts (previously featured), an 18-year-old who refutes the idea that makeup is meant to only subtly highlight someone’s features. For this girl, makeup art is an opportunity to transform into any pop culture character, monster, or simply a dramatic version of herself. Continue reading »
Korean Artist Transforms Animals Into Anime-Like Characters While Keeping Their Features
Animals and animation have much more in common than just the Latin root “anima.” All animals have unique-looking features, just like the characters of anime or any other kind of animation. Naturally, one starts to wonder what the animals would look like if they were transformed into characters from animation. A Korean artist named Nitro, who goes by the alias of byeongju.a on Instagram, satisfies this curiosity by merging the two together and showing interesting results. Continue reading »
Watch This Russian Piece Of Junk Transform Into The Van Of Your Dreams!
You may have heard of the ‘Bukhanka’ – the car the Russians amicably refer to as ‘a loaf of bread’, thanks to its pudgy appearance. But the guys from the YouTube channel ‘iling Show’ wanted something a little more menacing from the UAZ vehicle. Behold its rebirth, and scroll down for the video of the final test drive! Continue reading »
Artists Transform People Into The Spitting Image Of Their Icons
A trio of artists can transform you into the spitting image of your biggest icons. Using a clever combination of make-up and design, the collaborators have recreated Audrey Hepburn, The Joker and Charlie Chaplins finest hours with a model just like you. Continue reading »
Digital Mapping Artists Transform A Montreal Cathedral Into Heaven’s Wonderland
The creative agency Moment Factory created a stunning mapping experience inside the gothic Montreal’s cathedral, Notre Dame. Continue reading »
Artist Aditya Aryanto Continues To Transform Animals Into Geometric Shapes – Meet Animal Balls!
After the Animal Cubes series and its strange geometric animals, here is Animal Ball, a new amusing project created by the Indonesian photographer Aditya Aryanto, who is having fun this time transforming animals into inflatable balloons! Continue reading »
Fallen Leaves Transform Into Works Of Art
Folk art master Liu Changgui cuts a picture in a leaf in Southwest China’s Chongqing. He has the special skill of cutting leaves. It usually takes two months to finish one piece, from picking fallen leaves, cleaning, soaking, painting, sculpting and drying. Continue reading »
Twin Skulls Transform The Facade Of This 19th Century French Castle
Okuda San Miguel’s (previously featured) recently transformed 19th-century castle in Château, France is perhaps my favorite work by the artist to date. Continue reading »
These Blackout Curtains Will Transform Your Windows Into A Spectacular Night Cityscape
Blackout blinds, or curtains, are no longer just a token of edgy teenage bedrooms. They’re back in style, with a modern twist that will have you clamoring to hang them up in your home. Let’s take a moment to appreciate the beauty of blackout blinds and how far they’ve come. Continue reading »
This Makeup Artist Can Transform Her Face Into A Glitch In The Matrix
Mimi Choi is a makeup and visual artist from Vancouver, Canada that has built a huge following online for her incredible makeup transformations. Continue reading »
Freezing Temperatures Transform Lighthouse Into Icy Giant
A winter chill has descended upon Lake Michigan, giving the St. Joseph lighthouse an otherworldly appearance, as ice clings to every inch of its surface. Photographer Joshua Nowicki and the Great Lakes Drone Company each braved the weather to get some incredible footage of the icy lighthouse. The structure was constructed in 1859 and was recently restored after $2 million in private donations were raised. Continue reading »
The Siberian Beauty: Artist Use Makeup To Transform Herself Into Live Paint
Russian artist Maria Gasanova adjusts her make-up as she finishes “The Siberian Beauty” body art work from her “The Alive Painting” series before the opening ceremony of the Cultural Universiade as part of preparation for the 2019 Winter Universiade Krasnoyarsk, in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Continue reading »
Buddhist Novices Transform Into Princes In Initiation Ceremony
Photo by Claudio Sieber/Barcroft Images
A young boy shows off his dance moves as the group parades through the town in Mae Hong Son, Thailand, April 2016. Monk initiates ditch normal clothes for princely tunics, full make up and heaps of golden jewels for their ordination into Buddhist monkhood. Continue reading »
Charming Cut Paper Silhouettes Playfully Transform Famous US Landmarks
King Kong has invaded New York while Marilyn Monroe makes a rare appearance at Las Vegas’ Neon Museum. Not really, of course, but cut paper artist Rich McCor imagines a world where they cleverly interact with the surrounding landscapes. Since we wrote about McCor’s work last year, he’s traveled to Europe and the UK, altering what he sees with simple shapes and black paper. Continue reading »
Jellyfish Plants Transform Your Room Into A Underwater Wonderland
Everyone loves adding a little greenery to their living space. They really freshen things up. But house plants aren’t always the easiest to keep alive. And these awesome airplant holders by JellyFishKisses on Etsy will get you moving in the right direction. She’s come up with everything from airplant jellyfish to pineapples and even unicorns with rainbow horns! You’ll have a hanging garden fit for a magical mermaid in no time! Continue reading »
Singapore to Transform Disused Railways into a 15-Mile Park Spanning the Entire Nation
Singapore will soon embark on one of the most ambitious rails-to-trails project in the world. The country’s Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) recently selected Nikken Sekkei’s proposal to redevelop a 24-kilometer (15 miles) disused rail corridor into a multipurpose linear park. The former cross-country train line spans the entire nation of Singapore, from Tanjong Pagar Railway Station on the south to Malaysia’s border on the north.
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Artist Buys Abandoned Chicago Bank to Transform It into Public Arts Center
Till recently, the 17,000 square feet (1,580 square meters) Stony Island Savings & Loan Bank on Chicago’s South Side was just an old, abandoned construction. Built back in the 1920s, it has been vacant since the 1980s and has remained in a deteriorating state for all these years. Who could imagine that this decaying structure would soon become an amazing art center? 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 »
Top GIF Artists Transform Summer Photos Into Digital Art
Credits: Cari van der Yacht
This past summer Booking.com asked people to Wing Everything. Except their accommodation. Now they’re on a mission to find and GIF the best shots of the season to find out WHO WON BOOKING SUMMER? Continue reading »
Photo of the Day: Cosplay Couple Transform Into Their Characters In Mexico
Jose Luis Mendez Luna and his wife Jessica Legorreta pose with their Optimus Prime and RC Transformer costumes in their dining room on Wednesday (Christian Palma / AP). Click to zoom.
