Now This Is Real Advertising
A bike shop owner in Germany attached over 100 bicycles to his shop’s façade in order to draw attention to his business. Alreadythe owner of one of the most popular bike shops in Atlantsberg, north-east Berlin, offering over 1,000 bicycle models from both children and adults, Christian Petersen came up with an original advertising idea […]
The Soon to Be World’s Longest Bench of Littlehampton
With a capacity to seat up to 300 people, the bench of Littlehampton Beach is already the longest bench in Britain, but is preparing to snatch the title of longest bench in the world. Designed by the guys at Studio Weave, the 324-meter-long bench of Littlehampton is definitely a sight to behold. It was made […]
The Intricate Paperworks of Simon Schubert
By carefully folding simple pieces of paper, German artist Simon Schubert creates amazing 2D masterpieces. Cologne-based Simon Schubert creates two-dimensional architectural sceneries by simply folding paper sheets, and without any pen or pencil. His artworks are definitely colored enough without drawing instruments. While subtle, his folded paper artworks invite you to appreciate the level of […]
The Banana Boats of Jacob Dahlstrup
Danish artist Jacob Dahlstrup loves to build miniature boats, but instead of using wood, he builds their hulls out of ripe bananas. His works were recently on display at the Shoreditch Town Hall, in London, and you can see his entire portfolio on his official site. While I’m pretty sure they don’t float (not the […]
The Architectural Experiments of Terunobu Fujimori
Some of his works may not even look like real houses, but Terunobu Fujimori is one of the world’s most acclaimed architectural designers. His unconventional works have been displayed all around the world, and, believe it or not, people actually want to live in his houses. A historian by trade, Terunobu Fujimori started designing buildings […]
Creative Poster Urban Art Spotted in Berlin
This may not be the weirdest thing you see today but I’m sure it’s one of the most inspiring ways of dealing with junk like excess posters. I hate it when too many posters gather on top of each other, and no one cares to clean them up. I’m thinking I may not be the […]
The Wooden Clothes of Fraser Smith
Get ready for a “can you believe the’re made of wood?!?” moment folks, because the sculpted clothes of Fraser Smith are unlike anything you’ve ever seen. Fraser Smith is a very talented wood sculptor who creates tromp l’oeil works using various soft wood essences. He specializes in carving the kind of things no one would […]
The Rat Poison Packaging Art of Jason Clay Lewis
Who knew rat poison could be used for anything other than killing rats, right? Well, American artist Jason Clay Lewis has been using the famous d-CON rat poison and its yellow packaging to create unique works of art. Jason Clay Lewis has always been fascinated by bizarre materials that help him develop his idea of […]
Samurai Star Wars
Did you ever wonder what Star Wars would have looked like if it had been directed by Japanese director Akira Kurosawa, instead of George Lucas? Well, someone did, and here’s what they came up with. Sillof, a high-school history and film teacher with no formal art training, imagined the Star Wars characters through the eyes […]
The Cool Conceptual Art of Horacio Salinas
Horacio Salinas is an acclaimed conceptual still life photographer who manages to turn the most common objects of every day life into works of art. The New Yoirk based photographer of Argentinian decent has worked with some of the most important publications in the world, including Vogue, GQ and the New York Times. Asked how […]
The Contaminated Ceramics of Tamsin van Essen
They may look like ceramic cups that haven’t been washed in years, but these are genuine artworks made by British designer Tamsin van Essen. Using various “foreign” materials, the artist managed to mimic the infestation of various bacterias on ceramic bowls. As real as the contamination with Salmonella and Streptococcus may seem, the bowls are […]
Mona Lisa Mosaic Made of Burnt Toast
For the last 10 years, Maurice “Toastman” Bennet has been making incredible masterpieces from pieces of toast. His last work of art is a giant crunchy replica of Mona Lisa. Last week, the Toastman spent most of his time at the K-11 shopping mall, in Hong Kong, working on his newest work for the upcoming […]
The Pencil Tip Masterpices of Dalton Ghetti
Many artists use pencils to create their works of art, but in the case of Dalton Ghetti, his pencils actually become artworks. 49-year-old Dalton Ghetti loved to carve things as long as he can remember. As a child, he used to carve his friends’ names into the sides of pencils and offer them as presents. […]
Kay Petal’s Needle Felted Celebrities
Without using any patterns or sewing stitches, Kay Petal manipulates a difficult art medium like wool into amazing needle felted dolls. Kay Petal discovered needle felting back in 2007, while she was recovering from a rare form of cancer. She had realized life was too short and that she needed to focus less on the […]
Robert Thierren Creates Furniture for Giants
Robert Thierren is an acclaimed American artist who transforms ordinary household items into extraordinary works of art by increasing their scale several times. Thierren was born in Chicago, grew up in San Francisco and later moved to Los Angeles. He first entered the attention of the media during the 1980s, when he began creating common […]