Category: Design
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Amazing Geometric Paper Animal Sculptures by Wolfram Kampffmeyer!
Wolfram Kampffmeyer, a talented artist based in Germany, creates beautiful geometric paper animal sculptures in elegant pastel colors that look like computer models that have come to life. These paper critters’ resemblance to 3d computer models is intentional. Kampffmeyer, who studies Computer Animation, writes, “if you are sitting in front of the computer all day…
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What the? Hidden Messages in the World’s Famous Logos!
Did you know that among some of the most famous brand logos are little hidden messages? A lot of these you could probably see on first glance but others you would have to look a little harder. It makes you wonder how many other logos have hidden messages out there… FedEx: The FedEx logo isn’t…
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Is That a House Perched on the Edge of an Australian Cliff? Yes it is.
In response to a number of clients seeking options for living on extreme coastal plots, Australian prefab architecture firm Modscape created the Cliff House, a design concept for a home that extends precariously from the side of a cliff. Inspired by the way barnacles hang on to a ship’s hull, the Cliff House clings to the…
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An Amazing Suspended Tent That Lets You Sleep In The Trees!
This isn’t some surreal work of art or alien structure – it’s a tent! The Tentsile, a portable suspended tent (Tent? Treehouse? Hammock?) created by UK-based inventor Alex Shirley-Smith, solves the problem of setting up camp on rocky, muddy, or otherwise unpleasant surfaces by hanging from the trees. In addition to avoiding unpleasant conditions, the…
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Beautiful Vases Constructed from Hundreds of Pencils by Studio Markunpoika
Amalgamated is a new series of vessels by studio markunpoika constructed from assembled pencils. Taking advantage of the pencil’s unique hexagon shape, the pencils are first tightly glued together at each facet to form a solid block. The final pieces are then carved on a machine lathe to reveal the insides of each pencil. Via…
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Beautiful Embroideries of Landscapes and Plants by Ana Teresa Barboza
Using embroidery, yarn, and and wool artist Ana Teresa Barboza creates landscapes and other imagery that exists in the space between tapestry and sculpture. Mimicking the flow of waves or grass, each piece seems to tumble from its embroidery hoop where it flows down the gallery wall. Most of the pieces seen here are from…
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Glass Paintings and Portraits Sliced From a Loaf of Glass Bread
Master glassblower and stained glass artist Loren Stump in California has wowed the internet with an extraordinary display of virtuosity. He created a “loaf” of glass, called murrine, out of carefully layered glass rods that, when sliced, reveal a painstakingly detailed work of art in cross-section. His greatest work is called “Madonna of the Rocks,”…
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Super Creative Rolling Pins Create Super Cool Baked Goodies!
Polish designer Zuzia Kozerska creates amazing laser-engraved wooden rolling pins that print a multitude of different designs onto cookie dough. She has a number of standard designs available over on Etsy, but creates customized pins to order. Do you love them as much as we do? And don’t forget, if you’re looking for a piece of original art…
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Flashing Lights Make Budapest Tram Look Like it’s Traveling Through Time
If you ever find yourself in Budapest, Hungary for the winter holidays, don’t miss the wonderfully festive Christmas trams, local streetcars decorated with over 30,000 twinkling LED lights. People of all ages and nationalities marvel at the special trolleys each winter, mesmerized by the sight of thousands of blue-and-white lights glittering like stars in the…
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Powerful Animal Ad Campaigns That Tell The Uncomfortable Truth
Following on from our previous post where we featured a performance artist that was restrained, force-fed and injected with cosmetics in a high street shop window as part of a hard-hitting protest against animal testing (see HERE), we’ve put together a collection of powerful advertisements designed to raise awareness about the world’s animals. After all,…