Boombox Project
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.
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Art + Design
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.
Wallpaper: Earth 2584
Earth 2584 is a gorgeous desktop wallpaper and print by German artist Tobias Roetsch (deviantART ID: taenaron), and depicts a future with Europe at war and Asia reigning supreme.
Wood Sci-Fi Sculptures
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.
Hangable Acrylic Jigsaw Puzzles
Tree Art Store combines puzzle building with wall art. Each colorful, laser-cut puzzle is a reproduction of an original painting by artist, architect, and teacher Sylvia Levy. Each includes a frame and mounting hardware, so after you complete a puzzle, it can be hung on the wall as a permanent piece of art. They look
The Simpsons Springfield Model
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.
Smoke Art
We generally think of smoke as the byproduct of some other process, but these photographs highlight the seemingly chaotic wisps and curls. The result is intimate, artistic, and awe-inspiring.
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.
Making Cardboard Animals
London-based wildlife artist Josh Gluckstein is a known for creating incredible animal sculptures using recycled cardboard. His paper menagerie includes giant turtles, a manta ray, whales, an elephant, a giraffe, a lion, and an awesome looking shark he created for Discovery’s Shark Week. He also created version of Mabel in Beaver form from Hoppers.
AI-Generated Skull Table Made Real
Axes has a new series where they take ridiculous AI-generated designs and try to make them real. In this episode, they replicate a demonic table with a huge carved skull in a sea of lava. CNC-carved from wood and filled with epoxy resin, the real-world version isn’t as extreme, but it’s still impressive, especially the
Shinola Detrola Art Dial Watches
Shinola’s new Detrola watch collection is all about bold design. Our faves so far are the colorful geometric faces on their Color Theory models. Available in warm or cool color combos, the watches feature a TR90 resin case with a stainless steel core and a 705 quartz movement with a date window. A flat sapphire
Touch Sensitive Light-up Table
Axes: Garage created a 10-foot-long table that combines woodworking, epoxy resin, and custom electronics to produce an interactive light show. Its makers embedded hundreds of touch sensors and RGB LEDs beneath its surface, displaying colorful patterns when touched. The modular circuits can be adapted to create tables in other shapes and sizes.
Typewriter Sculptures
Jeremy Mayer makes complex sculptures out of typewriter parts; the human figures in particular are anatomically correct (within reason). No soldering, welding or gluing; it’s all cold assembly.