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Art and design that challenge expectations. Discover creative works, clever concepts, and beautifully executed ideas across multiple disciplines. Designs that highlight form, function, and innovation.
One of our favorite house sigils from Game of Thrones is House Stark’s wolf. In this video, Gader from Black Beard Projects shows how he used a low-poly papercraft model of the wolf’s head and made a version out of sheet metal. He used xTool’s MetalFab laser cutter and welder to slice, score, and assemble
Modelmaker Marc Hagan-Guirey aka PaperDandy spent over three years making this model of Springfield from The Simpsons. He crafted each of its 76 buildings from MDF, paper, and 3D-printed parts. The model includes cartoon-style miniatures of locations like the Kwik E Mart, Moe’s Tavern, Krusty Burger, and 742 Evergreen Terrace. It looks amazing at night.
Japanese lighting company Kodama Art Science Technology (KAST) shows off a unique electromechanical contraption they built that lets them synchronize the aim of dozens of laser beams to create incredible starburst patterns. The moving, kaliedoscope-like patterns it outputs are like nothing we’ve seen done with lasers before.
Graffiti doesn’t get much respect as an art form, but it looks pretty cool as furniture. These pieces are by industrial designer Luis Alicandu, who is also an editor at design blog MoCoLoCo.
Seth from Robinson Foundry is an expert at casting metals. This time he shows how he made a T.Rex skull from recycled aluminum. He first 3D printed the skull, coated the parts in ceramic slurry, and used a kiln to melt the plastic and turn it into a ceramic mold. After that, he filled the
Boomboxes have been called many things, from ghetto blasters to jam boxes. We can’t help but feel a bit nostalgic as we view the photos in Lyle Owerko’s Boombox Project.
Photographer Troy Paiva’s book, Night Vision: The Art of Urban Exploration, is a must read. Using a technique called light painting, he mixes flashlight with moonlight to produce otherworldly photos.
Michael Rea is like the boy that never grew up, and we envy him for that. He creates wood sculptures with a sci-fi/geeky twist, from Indiana Jones’ Lost Ark to giant samurai mecha.
Halloween is around the corner, so there’s no better time to pick up this spooky Black Cat deck from Fulton’s Playing Cards. The deck features vintage-style line backs by artist Ethan Kowaleski with unlucky felines and witches hiding in the shadows. Their fronts are decorated with bold blacks and reds. A limited Gilded Edition adds
After making an OLED jacket based on Cyberpunk 2077’s NUSA Infiltrator outfit, Zibartas built a motorized helmet to go with it. He made it with carbon fiber-reinforced parts on a Prusa XL 3D printer. For its shiny surface, he coated parts with resin and glossy paint, and electroplated the metallic pieces. LED lighting and an
In this world of AI-generated imagery, it’s important for us humans to remain grounded in creativity. Author Kale James’ How to Draw book series teaches artists to illustrate 40 designs using a 12-step drawing system. With a bent toward tattoo artistry, the books include skulls, superheroes, anime, animals, monsters, and more. Each includes a free
UK textile artist Ali Hill creates intricate architectural images, sewn on fabric. Her embroidery technique involves hand-drawing detailed buildings and cityscapes, then painstakingly following every single line with her sewing machine. The process takes tremendous patience, but also looks relaxing in a way. Ali sells prints of her works on Etsy.