This portrait of President Barack Obama was created by artist George Vlosich using an Etch-A-Sketch toy. The picture took 80 hours to draw using the two dials in one, unbroken line. In addition to this piece, the artist has created several more portraits that are equally impressive, although trying to duplicate them might take some […]
These “Anti-Theft” lunch bags are regular plastic sandwich bags with black splotches on them so they are made to look like your lunch is spoiled. Interesting idea for a built in anti-theft device for your lunch although we’re not sure if people actually steal these types of sandwiches anymore. via Design Spotter
Artist and paper engineer Matt Shlian makes incredible art with paper. The unfolding piece below is one of the most impressive paper sculptures I’ve ever seen.
Jud Turner has created Bio-Cycle, a beautiful (unfortunately non-ridable) bicycle made out of scrap and stainless steel. Via Ecofriend: Bio-Cycle, which has been crafted from found objects and welded steel. Of course, you cannot ride this bike by sitting on the skeleton, but this work of art definitely shows a great way to include trash […]
Here’s an oldie, the “Bikelophone System” from 1995 is a slide instrument consisting of magnetic pickups attached to the body of a bicycle so that anything connected to or effecting the bike is amplified. Objects wired up included bass strings, scrap wood, metal bowls, and a tone generator which apparently created some “cacophonic terror”. Still, […]
Matt Cottam wrote in with this cool project he made for Papercamp. He started with patterns from The American Girl’s Home Book of Work And Play by Helen Campbell (1890) and cut them on a laser cutter on 300gsm paper. Matt brought the images into Illustrator, and traced their outlines with the pen tool. To […]
Thomas Keeley makes some really interesting sculptures that integrate human figures and parts (such as eyes) into inanimate household objects. This tooth brush integrates a small group of people waiting in line while his “camera” puts an eyeball into the lens of the camera. Check out the link below for more interesting creations that merge […]
