Showing posts with label Art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Art. Show all posts

James Bond First Edition Covers vs Michael Gillette’s pin-up Bond Girls

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Ian Fleming’s James Bond titles are some of the most popular spy thrillers ever written. To celebrate Fleming’s 100th birthday in 2008, Penguin publishing commissioned artist Michael Gillette to redesign the original 007 book covers.

Handmade Paper Sculptures by PaperWolf

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Wolfram Kampffmeyer, German based artist starting with creating virtual 3D models, with eventually translated even better to building from paper. Designed by a creative mind, prepared and optimized on the computer - assembled by YOU!

Light is Time by Citizen | Milan Design Week

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During this years Milan Design Week, Citizen featured an installation 'Light is Time' by renowned architect Tsuyoshi Tane at Triennale di Milano

Ink Calendar - Track days like never before


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“Ink Calendar” was a very simple idea by London-based artist Oscar Diaz, in which the calendar makes use the timed pace of the ink spreading on the paper to indicate time. It's simplicity is pure genius!

Creative 'Faces' by Victor Nunes

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Artist Victor Nunes creates fantastic photos showing ordinary objects with some playful illustrations. With a few pencil strokes, a dash of humour results in some unique images.

Packaging Tape Creates Artwork


Max Zorn is an Amsterdam-based artist that has a unique twist on street art - with the use of brown packaging tape is able to create some stunning images. Similar to vector art, if your familiar with Adobe Illustrator. Take a look after the break.

Like Architects: LEDscape


Ikea of Portugal & LIKE Architects partnered to showcase the furniture giant's new line of energy efficient LED bulbs, by illuminating the courtyard in the Belém Cultural Centre, Portugal. The 1200 LED bulbs and accompanying lamp bases where arranged in varying heights, with each programmed to waver in brightness to create some dramatic effects.

Epic Frequency Prints


Epic Frequency prints is something close to our hearts. Growing up with music and mixing on the computer, certain wave forms would constantly grab our attention, and would be the newest screen saver on the computer.

Epic Frequency brings the next logical step, but with a unique twist to visualize renderings derived from the waveforms of iconic audio recordings: Neil Armstrong’s “One small step” and JFK’s “Ask not …”, visually expressing these defining moments.

Full Moon Credenza by Sotirios Papadopoulos


This years Milan Design week brought us some very interesting pieces. Designer Sotirios Papadopoulos created a credenza with a photorealistic luminous image of the moon printed on its surface - Coated with ELI (Eco Light Inside an eco-friendly material) which creates a realistic glowing effect when the lights go out - in a limited edition of 24.

aMAZEme Book Maze - London 2012


During the 2012 summer Olympics in London, Brazilian artists Marcos Saboya and Gualter Pupo constructed a book maze covering more than 5,000 square feet. Over 250,000 books where borrowed from Oxfam to create the 13 feet high walls.


Hed Lyte by Creative Session


We've never been fans to sticking heads of animals on walls, but this stylish twist has function to it's form, in which the deer’s antlers, and the elephant’s tusks light up to add some soft accents.

The clock clock white by Humans Since 1982


German-Swedish design duo 'Humans Since 1982', have re-contextualized time with a large digital display made of 24 two-handed analogue clocks, with six clocks making up a number, each of them displaying either one of its corners or one of its sides.


Tim Noble and Sue Webster Shadow Sculptures


Tim Noble and Sue Webster take ordinary things including rubbish, to make assemblages and then point light to create projected shadows which show a great likeness to something identifiable including self-portraits. 



Portraits On Fingertips


Italian art director 'Dito Von Tease' has created a series of portraits of famous people on finger tips, the likes of Steve Jobs, the Dalai Lama, Jesus Christ, Mickey Mouse and our favourite Vulcan Mr. Spock.

Deep Sea Angler Fish Lamp


The craziest Deep Sea Angler Fish lamp you'll ever see. Entered in the 2010 ArtPrize contest, the lamp is made up from a recycled bicycle, scoop shovel, knifes, and various other objects

rAndom International’s Rain Room at London's Barbican

London’s Barbican is host to rAndom International's Rain Room, an installation that simulates playing in the rain, with one crucial difference - it's inside.

A Comma, A Installation - by Jim Sanborn

ok ok no A Comma, A  Installation - by Jim Sanborn

Jim Sanborn is an American sculptor, best known for creating 'Kryptos', the sculpture at CIA Langley headquarters in Virginia, which to this day puzzles many a code cracker.

Clever Street Art from around the world

Unique Street Art from around the world, that will having you stopping. 
Kate McGovern's Leaning Tower of Pisa in Philadelphia, PA, USA

Scotiabank Nuit Blanche 2012 - Toronto

Saturday night in Toronto hosted the seventh edition of Scotiabank Nuit Blanche, an annual all-night arts festival, highlighting the talent of our great city.