Category: Creativity

Art

New manhole-printed shirts by Berlin collective, Raubdruckerin.

We've covered Raubdruckerin's unique shirts printed with manhole cover designs before. And now they're back with some new clothing and accessories. Using elements found in manhole covers, street tiles, and other parts of...

By Umar Ansari · May. 11, 2014

Design

Ironed layered tulle art

Pareidolia is a psychological phenomenon where you can see faces or patterns where there are none. And Benjamin Shine Studio is the complete opposite, the patterns are there, between folds, creases and layers, can you find them...

By Odette Carrasquedo · May. 10, 2014

Fashion

Foldable Helmets From Tokyo Safety

The Japanese have a cunning knack to merge their traditional art into modern conveniences. Take a look at Bloom, a new series of foldable head gear developed for emergency use by the innovators at Toyo Safety. This product makes...

By Caris Cruz · May. 09, 2014

Creativity

Photographer pays homage to cinema’s favorite characters through dreamy, black and white long exposures

From realistic visual effects to captivating scenic footages, it is true that cinematography has come a long way. But for San Francisco native and photographer Nathan Wirth, the beauty of simplicity in old films still holds real...

By Mariza Monta · May. 07, 2014

Art

Geometric sculptures made from thousands of fused nails

Finding your medium as an artist can be a long process, but for sculptor John Bisbee the choice came naturally. One day, some thirty years back, while John was scavenging for art parts, he kicked over an old box of nails and marveled...

By Joshua Tyler Bacon · May. 07, 2014

Creativity

Spilled paint inspires unique clothing designs

If you're working in the studio, things are bound to get messy. Olya Glagoleva and Lisa Smirnova have used this as inspiration for their latest collaborative project. The duo have captured this messy look and given it...

By Umar Ansari · May. 05, 2014

Illustration

Toddler/mother collaborative drawings produce goofy fantasy creatures

When four-year-old Myla asked if she could draw in her mother’s new sketchbook, Mica Hendricks could have just said 'no.' However, she decided to lay the inner-artist aside, allowing the inner-mother to say 'yes,' which lead...

By Laura Smith · May. 05, 2014

Creativity

Gravity-defying photographs that are dangerously real. No Photoshop required!

Li Wei is a Chinese contemporary artist whose work is a mix of performance art and photography. His fantastical images depict staged scenes of a surrealistic nature, skillfully arranged and captured to reflect the connection...

By Nhan Tran · May. 05, 2014

Art

9 crude illustrations poke fun at pop culture

Musician and artist Elliot Baker creates crude illustrations of pop culture scenarios. Using a naive drawing style Baker depicts celebrities like Macaulay Culkin and Kevin Bacon in nonsensical narratives. One piece shows a...

By Justin Crowe · May. 04, 2014

Furniture

French rocking chair that will knit for you

An old lady knitting on her rocking chair at the porch is a very common imagery. Now, thanks to Damien Ludi, Colin Peillex, and their knitting machine/rocking chair design, any man, woman, and/or child could knit a beanie with...

By Odette Carrasquedo · May. 03, 2014

Creativity

Static street art is given life through beautiful animation

Serbian artist ABVH breathes new life into street art by animating it into fun little GIFs. Graffiti, stencils, and murals are all still forms of street art, but thanks to ABVH's skills they leap from photographs into motion. It...

By Nhan Tran · Apr. 30, 2014

Creativity

See 'The Handmaid's Tale' as seen through Barbie's eyes

The Handmaid's Tale on Hulu is taking over the planet and one fan is paying homage to the show by recreating scenes from every episode with Barbie dolls. Gaining the attention of people directly involved with the show (actors, the...

By admin · Apr. 30, 2014

Creativity

Cross-stitched imagery makes surprisingly modern body art

Many tattoos have a style that can be seen as cliche, so ones that are strikingly different catch our attention. These tattoos by Eva Krbdk, a tattoo artist based in Ankara, Turkey, take inspiration from the traditional craft...

By Justin Crowe · Apr. 30, 2014

Typography

7 objects that have self-deprecating thoughts

Blending her background in typeface design and hand-painted signage, Annica Lydenberg founded the design studio Dirty Bandits to work on typography, lettering and illustration projects. In a series called I'm a Piece of Garbage,...

By Steph · Apr. 29, 2014

Art

When classic paintings get a 21st century makeover

Kim Dong-kyu, aka "art x smart" has given famous masterpieces a 21st century technology makeover. What if the famous girl with the pearl earrings was just trying to take a selfie? Or the explanation for the infamous 'Scream' painting...

By Nhan Tran · Apr. 28, 2014