Colorful, Striking Street Art That Is Painted Directly Onto Asphalt Roads
Street art is conventionally found on the facades of buildings but Swiss-American artist duo Sabina Lang and Daniel Baumann—also known as Lang/Baumann—has given this medium a literal twist by painting...
View ArticleIn London, A Pop-Up Event That Lets You Watch Movies In Hot Tubs
‘Hot Tub Cinema’ is a new pop-up event in London that invites moviegoers to watch their favorite films in relaxing hot tubs. Described as an “experience like no other”, friends can purchase a whole...
View ArticleX-Ray Photographs of People & Objects Focus On Inner Beauty
With this image-obsessed world, photographer Nick Veasey decided to take a step back and reflect on what’s important—inner beauty. This notion is made literal through his x-ray photographs—each shot...
View ArticleApple Unveils iOS 7
[Click here to view the video in this article] Tech giant Apple has unveiled its latest operating system for its mobile devices, iOS 7.The complete design overhaul is claimed to be “the most...
View ArticleUnique Family Portraits Created By Shooting Treasured Possessions
Grandpa MarioIn the series ‘Portraits Of My Family’, the portraits contain no faces nor smiles, not even people.Instead, Italy-based photographer Camilla Catrambone creatively represents her family...
View ArticlePenguin-Style Covers Of Textbooks For An Academic Course In Porn
Reputable English academic publisher Routledge has announced that it will be producing a new journal—the simply, but also provocatively, titled Porn Studies.This journal is the first of its kind to be...
View ArticleLamps Shaped Like Flower Buds Give Homes Organic Feel
Inspired by the organic forms of nature, Norwegian designer Kristine Five Melvær decided to make lamps that look like flower buds.Titled ‘Bloom’, each lampshade was created with translucent, printed...
View ArticleNSA Surveillance Program Told Through Classic Children’s Books
When the news of the National Security Agency’s ‘PRISM’ surveillance program broke last weekend, the internet did what it did best—poke fun at the situation. Twitter user Darth invited his followers to...
View ArticleGirl Encounters Zombies, Dinosaurs And Secret Agents In This Short Film
[Click here to view the video in this article] Directed by André Hedetoft and Andreas Climent, this funny short film was the introduction to the Scandinavian PIXEL 2013 Film Festival.The film stars...
View ArticleIntimate Portraits That Were Secretly Taken On The NYC Subway In The ‘60s
People usually behave differently in front of the camera or when they know they are being watched—this is probably why photographer Irving I. Herzberg chose to shoot his subjects on the NYC subway in...
View ArticleMan Reinvents The Wheel, Makes It Cube-Shaped
David Patrick reinvented the wheel almost completely by accident. While playing around with six soft pieces of piping, Patrick managed to create a perfect cube. When he dropped it by accident,...
View ArticleOtherwordly, Ethereal Digital Collages of Illustrations and Old Photos
Hailing from Germany, collage artist Catrin Welz-Stein creates surreal collages from her collection of old photographs and illustrations.Inspired by Botticelli, Klimt and Magritte, her collages are a...
View Article‘Feminine’ &‘Masculine’ Versions Of The Classic Coca-Cola Bottle
Inspired by the differences between Coca-Cola Zero and Coca-Cola Light, French industrial designer Clement Boutillon has created two limited edition bottle concepts, based on the classic “Couture”...
View ArticleAmazingly Lifelike Origami Animals
Vietnamese origami artist Nguyễn Hùng Cường first started folding paper creatures at the age of five, following instructions in books. By the time he was 10, he had already created his first original...
View ArticleVisually Compelling, Typographic Illustrations of Motivational Sayings
Dutch graphic designer Tom Ritskes has created a series of typographic posters which embody his design philosophy.Motivational in nature, these each typographic element n the piece is carefully...
View ArticleClassic Fiat 500 Cars Get Turned Into ‘Cool’ Fridges
Italian automobile manufacturer Fiat has teamed up with domestic appliances company Smeg, to create a line of retro-looking refrigerators out of old cars. The ‘Smeg 500’ is an iconic Fiat 500 hacked...
View ArticleMacabre Sculptures Made From Nylon Stockings
Dutch artist Rosa Verloop creates incredibly macabre looking sculptures using an usual material—nylon stockings. Verloop’s disturbing nylon stocking sculptures appear as a cross between stitched...
View ArticleA ‘Sushi Helicopter’ That Delivers Meals To Customers
Yo! Sushi, a popular sushi chain in London, has found an innovative new way to deliver fresh sushi and sashimi to its customers.Called the ‘iTray’, it is a mini helicopter that can travel up to 25...
View ArticleDistorted, Hyperrealistic ‘Spatial Paintings’ On Glass Panels
Based in Beijing, Chinese artist Xia Xiaowan uses color pencils to draw distorted figures on tinted glass panels.By placing each panel at a short distance in front of one another, he is able to create...
View Article‘Invisible Man’ Liu Bolin Tackles Gun Control Issues
[Click here to view the video in this article] Chinese artist Liu Bolin, also known as the ‘Invisible Man’, recently performed one of his trademark ‘disappearing’ acts at the Eli Klein Fine Art to...
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