Man Builds House out of 6 Million Glass Bottles
Tito Ingenieri, from Quilmes, Argentina, claims he has spent the last 19 years collecting bottles and using them to build an environment-friendly house. Now, we’ve seen impressive bottle-made structures before, like the Bottle Temple of Thailand, or the house of plastic bottles, near Iguazu Falls, but none as impressive as Tito Ingenieri’s bottle house. I […]
Chinese Artist Makes World’s Thinnest Ceramic Bowl
Huang Cheng-nan, a ceramic master from China, has created a series of beautiful ceramic bowls, thinner than China’s Jingdae bowl, the thinnest ceramic in the world, according to the Guinness Book of Records. Huang Cheng-nan’s ceramic bowls range from 12 cm to 20 cm in diameter, weigh between 4 and 8 grams, and are between […]
Camelot – A Replica of Bear Grylls’ Famous Camel Carcass
If you’re a fan of Discovery Channel, you know about Bear Grylls’ crazy adventures from “Man vs. Wild”, and particularly about the famous camel carcass he used to protect himself in the Sahara Desert. In an original advertising move to promote the new season of “Man vs. Wild”, Discovery Channel placed a replica of the […]
Dream Anatomy – Wear Your Inside on the Outside
Through her “Dream Anatomy” collection, artist Rachel Wright give anyone the chance to explore the realms of human anatomy, as they walk on the streets. She uses private clothing items like women’s slips and nighties, and transforms them into dresses meant to be worn outside. Her Dream Anatomy models include “diafragma, pneuma, circulation or sacrum […]
Human Ivory Jewelry Is Pretty Original
Rachel Betty Case uses finger and toe nail clippings to create cool jewelry she refers to as Human Ivory. The artist acknowledges nails are neither bones nor teeth, but that hasn’t stopped her from comparing them to precious ivory. She uses clipped nails, resin and amber to create bizarre unisex jewelry that make perfect gifts […]
Best Food Cakes EVER
You’ve probably seen cool cakes before, but as far as cakes-shaped-like-other-foods go, these are by far the most awesome I’ve ever seen. Debbie Goard has almost 20 years of decorating behind her, and it’s this vast experience that helps her design the most incredible cakes most of us have ever seen. She does all kinds […]
Meet Giant George, the World’s Tallest Dog
After a publicity campaign started by his owner and a bunch of fans, George, a Great Dane from Tucson, Arizon received the rightful title of World’s Tallest Dog. After Gibson, a Great Dane from California and the previous holder of the Guinness World Record for tallest dog past away from bone cancer, George’s owner David […]
Best Jabba the Hutt Cake Ever
I’ve seen my share of Jabba the Hutt birthday cakes on the web, but this is by far the best ever. Edible Jabba was made for the birthday of a four-year-old fan of the famous Star-Wars character, who specifically requested that Rotta (Jabba’s son) also be included in the sweet work of art. It was […]
Brazilians Celebrate Underwear Day
Scantily clad models showed up at malls, bus stations and on the streets of Brazil, as part of the celebrations for Brazilian Underwear Day. The event took place on Tuesday, and was organized by Brazilian fashion website Finissimo. The models, both male and female, showed off their underwear in the most crowded places, to attract […]
Woodwalk – Limited Edition Wooden Sneakers
French designer and architect Paul Coudamy has created a series of 25 limited edition sneakers, made out of wood and named Woodwalk. The Woodwalk wooden sneakers were all designed on the computer, but were hand-sculpted from real wood. Each pair has its own unique design and looks good enough to wear. The shoes were all […]
The Detroit Ice House
Unless you live in Detroit, you might not have heard about the Ice House Project, but it has really been the talk of the town for the last couple of weeks. Architect Matthew Radune and photographer Gregory Holm, both living in New York, decided it would be a great idea to create an ice-covered home […]
Living in an Egg
Belgian design company dmvA has created an egg-shaped mobile living space, complete with everything a household needs. The VB-3 Mobile Living Space was constructed primarily out of polyester and features a bathroom, kitchen, bed space and storage niches. The nose of the white “blob’ opens automatically to form a type of porch. The VB-3 Egg […]
Papercraft Artist Creates Awesome Star-Wars Models
And the best thing is he posts a series of templates on his site, so you can build the same paper models, in the comfort of your own home. Shunichi Makino, a Japanese designer who loves papercraft, has created a series of mindblowing replicas of spacecrafts and vehicles from famous sci-fi movies like Star-Wars, Star-Trek, […]
Cal Lane Turns Steel into Lace
Using only a plasma-cutter, Cal Lane turns ordinary steel objects into intricate works of art. She started out as a a hairdresser,toying with people’s hair, but she always felt more comfortable holding a blowtorch in her hand, rather than scissors, so she decided to mix her two vocations into her art. Now Cal Lane is […]
Captain Australia – A Real Life Superhero
He may not have the supernatural abilities of comic-book superheroes, but Captain Australia is prepared to watch over the safety and tranquility of citizens all around the world. I received a rather interesting email the other day, from a person who actually met Captain Australia. It seems our superhero isn’t too tech-savvy and needed an […]