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Scribbled Portraits of Brooding Figures by Adam Riches

Artist Adam Riches uses pen and ink to create frenetic portraits of brooding anonymous figures. The monochrome illustrations emerge out of blank backgrounds, with broad, gestural lines skittering and looping across the paper. Often, pen drawings fall into two stylistic … Continue reading →

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Knitted Camouflage’s Models Blend into the Background in a New Art Book

Last year, we shared Joseph Ford and Nina Dodd’s collaborative project that featured people sporting custom-knit ensembles that perfectly melded with their environment. Since then, the photographer and knitter duo have been hard at work creating new pairings […] More: … Continue reading →

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Sebastian Brajkovic’s Distorted Furniture Unites the Past, Present, and Future

Amsterdam-based designer Sebastian Brajkovic’s (previously) distorted sculptural forms look as though traditional French furniture has been pulled through a time loop. Brajkovic’s work—part furniture, part sculpture—explores the process of distorting interior designs and the effect his skewed pieces have on … Continue reading →

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Steampunk | SoomeenHahm Design – Archilovers

The structure is built from steam bent timber elements, using traditional crafting techniques and analogue tools augmented with the precision of holographic guides. The elements were prefabricated and assembled following holographic construction information viewed in augmented reality through Microsoft Hololens. … Continue reading →

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How Yayoi Kusama’s Outdoor Pumpkin is Protected During Hurricanes – Spoon & Tamago

photo by spoon & tamago (2017) If you’ve ever visited Japan’s magical art island of Naoshima you’ll most certainly have visited one of its most iconic pieces of art: Yayoi Kusama’s yellow pumpkin that sits at the tip of an … Continue reading →

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Fotogallery [27] — Barbara Picci

Cosa troverete: un makeup architettonico; la regina dei vibratori; una mucca che fa la verticale; dei tizi che srotolano il mare; una mano pelosa coi tacchi a spillo; un elefante da rally; Poseidone che sventola una busta di plastica; una … Continue reading →

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Atsuko Yukawa Creates Homopolar Motor Sculptures Using Wire and a Battery – Spoon & Tomago

Japanese artist t Atsuko Yukawa runs a small studio called Trill where she primarily spends her time illustrating birds. But recently, in her spare time, she’s been experimenting with simple wire sculptures. At first sight they don’t seem like much, … Continue reading →

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Hybrid Creatures with Oversized Eyes Reflect Imagined Landscapes in Surreal Paintings by Haoto Nattori

Japanese artist Naoto Hattori imagines small fluffy animals with healthy doses of fantasy and some unnatural hybridization. The painted creatures often feature round heads and disproportionately large and reflective eyes. Cat-birds with mushrooms growing on their furry heads and other … Continue reading →

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The genius of the London Tube Map

Design legend Michael Bierut tells the story of the accidental success of one of the most famous maps in the world — the London Tube Map.

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PARCE QUE

In an abandoned castle in the south of France, a dancer get lost in the colors of a giant painting — We built a 4x6m wood frame for painter Inès Longevial to make a monumental piece of art, in which … Continue reading →

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