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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.
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
Scorch Marker’s heat-activated paint lets you create detailed wood-burned designs with a brush and a heat gun. Paint freehand or use stencils, then apply heat to permanently burn your artwork into the surface. The water-based formula cleans up with soap and water before heating, and each 2 oz jar covers 30+ projects. Pre-treatment and Heat
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.
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
Bring some desert flair to game night with this Cacti Chess Set designed by ForgeCore and sold by AllyandOlly. The 3D-printed succulent unrolls to reveal a chess board, with tiny cactus figures standing in for game pieces. A flower-topped queen, branching king, and bunny-eared knight are a few of the standouts. Available with or without
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
Artist Nicky Davis is making these 3D-printed phone booths that function as a wireless charging dock for smartphones. Each has a built-in MagSafe-compatible charger and LED lights behind its PHONE sign. It’s available in a DIY model with a sheet of stickers, or if you’re patient, you might be able to score one of Nicky’s
After showing off their handmade morningstar, Red Forest Leather is back with another example of their craft. Using painstakingly cut, glued, and stitched pieces of leather, they created a larger-than-life sculpture inspired by a LEGO minifig. It even has articulated body parts and two heads. You can find this and other leather sculptures for sale
Poster Boy is an NYC artist who vandalizes subway posters, largely with clever cutting and pasting. It’s screwball humor with a healthy dose of social commentary.
Artist Daniel Rozin has spent three decades making interactive displays that react to viewers’ movements. This piece features 450 penguins that rotate to create a shadow of the person beside them. Their fuzzy, black-and-white bodies are ideal for creating the illusion of light and shadow. Steve Wilson, co-founder of 21c Museum Hotels, shows how it
For his latest 3D animation challenge, pwnisher asked artists to submit no-AI visuals for a trading card game. Over 1700 artists participated in the Gauntlet of Gods 3D challenge, showing off some amazingly imaginative and diverse designs. The artist index can be viewed on Google Sheets, and a physical version of the Gauntlet of Gods
CWLbuilds makes tiny robot sculptures from found objects. Here, he shows how he transformed an empty bottle of face spray into a bot that looks like it would wander the wastelands in Borderlands. Like, it would walk up to you, act friendly, then explode. CWL’s YouTube channel showcases more trashbots and other fun model-making projects.
