Art: Christian Lorenz
It’s tough not to like Christian Lorenz’s sci-fi and fantasy-themed art. The scenes are imaginative, colorful, and often thought provoking. Gallery Nucleus carries several of his prints.
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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.
A Satisfying and Spooky Spiral of Spheres
Physics simulation expert Alexander Gustafsson arranged 999 CGI spheres in a spiral and gave each a different amount of bounciness. When he dropped them onto a flat surface, they produced fascinating patterns. Adding to the effect are color-based sounds, which make eerie sounds straight out of a horror movie. He’s also made a straight-line version.
Animations by Lumps: Vol. 1
Over the past seven years, UK illustrator Sam Drew (aka “Lumps”) has created a number of surrealist animated vignettes. This 3-minute reel collects some of these wonderfully weird and wild tidbits for our enjoyment. From man-machine hybrids to inflatable humans to nose hairs that just won’t let go, Lumps’ imagery is both oddly satisfying and
Concept Ships Blog
Concept Ships is stuffed to the brim with spaceship and experimental aircraft art. Be warned: if you have even the slightest interest in future tech, you’ll easily waste hours here.
Precision Paper Cutting
In this video from Timeless Flavors of China, we’re treated to a demonstration by artist Zhang Yulin, as she creates intricate patterns from a single sheet of paper. After folding the paper into a wedge, she sketches out a design, then cuts through the layers with razor-sharp scissors. It’s like those paper snowflakes but way
Sculpting Sonic the Hedgehog in Fine Porcelain
Watch artisans make an intricate porcelain sculpture of Sonic the Hedgehog. The video follows YOYOYO’s “Infinite Blue,” from mold making and casting to meticulous hand-painting, glazing, and firing. Cobalt pigment gives Sonic his signature blue, with a twisting red infinity trail for speed. Limited to 50 pieces, the sculptures cost a wallet-busting $7,000 each.
Olympics Opening Ceremony
Just in case you haven’t had a chance to catch the 2008 Olympics opening ceremonies in Beijing: Boston.com has a fantastic collection of photographs here.
Sculpting Godzilla
Artist David Mokso shows how he made a huge bust of Godzilla. It took him nearly 600 hours to create the monster using a metal frame, layers of foam, hand-sculpted clay, and 3D-printed resin accents. This Kaiju doesn’t just sit there and look pretty; its chest doubles as a display shelf. We got worried for
Oneiric (Short Film)
Even if you think AI is pure evil, we think you should watch this. Written and directed by Malik Zenger, Oneiric is the most entertaining AI film we’ve seen. The 20-minute sci-fi flick bounces between genres and was made using Higgsfield’s Cinema Studio 4 with Seedance under the hood. Its creators shared all of the
Tennis, Oranges (Short Film)
Director Sean Pecknold’s award-winning Tennis, Oranges is a wonderfully creative and heartfelt hand-animated short film about a robot vacuum cleaner that quits its job roaming the hallways of a hospital and encounters two rabbits stuck in similarly repetitive and lonely lives. But when they get together, something truly magical happens.
Syitren RM1 Floating CD Player
This unique CD player is a good reason to dust off your CD collection. The Syitren RM1 has a mechanism that floats between acrylic, turning discs into spinning works of art. The transparent frame can hang on a wall or stand on a tabletop, and outputs sound via Bluetooth a wired AUX output. Pairs perfectly
Making a Miniature Resin Aquarium
Boylei Hobby Time came up with a way to enjoy an aquarium without the need for maintenance or feeding those pesky fish. Inspired by a real fish tank from Danny’s Aquariums, Boylei’s version is filled with molded resin rocks, sand, clay “coral,” and fake marine life, swimming in a solid sea of transparent resin. The