This jewelry made from reclaimed gun parts is a beautiful conversation piece. The intention of the GUN Reclamation Project is a statement about non-violence and transforming weapons into peaceful wearable art. I wonder if people who use and enjoy guns will want to wear them as well? [via ecouterre] More: Gunfight Cross Stitch Gun Purse […]
The half life lamp by Joris Laarman is apparently powered by living, bioluminescent hamster cells.
Bread chairs by Enoc Armengol: not for sitting, only for nomming (and admiring)! [via Core77]
Buttons is part of a project by artist Sascha Pohflepp called Blinks and Buttons. It is, essentially, a “blind camera.” It has no optical parts, only a big inviting red button and an LCD screen. When you press the button, it records the time, then wirelessly searches the internet for a photo taken at the same moment. [Thanks, Billy Baque!]
I’ve always been a big fan of artist Jim Woodring, and I’ve been keeping Moleskine Cahier sketchbooks for the past four years. So, I was completely jazzed to see these pages from one of Jim’s Cahiers. [via Boing Boing] The Salt-Blarsted Moleskine In the Maker Shed: Pick up The Maker’s Notebook ($19.99) for all your […]
The candelier was made using about 5000 gummy bears.
Patrick Hughes is a British artist who coined the term ‘reverspective’ to describe his technique of painting a dimensional surface to create an exaggerated 3D effect in his work. The gimmick (which reminds me a lot of the “Hollow Face” optical illusion) combines foreshortening and the fact that his paintings really do extend into the third dimension–just not as much as it seems. If you can’t see one in person, video really helps to understand the effect. Besides the one above, from Flickr user NAME, there’s a professionally-produced Flash video at Hughes’ website. [via Neatorama]
