Literary Landscapes: Carved Books by Guy Laramee
From the pages of books spring mountain ranges, rocky islands in the sea and sculptures hidden in caves - not in your imagination, in this case, but literally - in three dimensions. Artist Guy ...
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Top Pop-Up Shops: 14 Temporary Retail Stores
Popping up in unexpected places overnight, temporary retail locations aim to dazzle shoppers with engaging visuals and alluring merchandise displays. They take over vacant storefronts, unfold ...
Korean Twin Towers Fail to ‘Cloud’ Memories of 9/11
Korean Twin Towers FAIL? It would definitely appear so, though Dutch architects MVRDV strenuously deny any connection, inspirational or otherwise, with New York City's lost World Trade Center ...
Sculptures Made of Straws by Sang Sik Hong
They seem soft and out-of-focus; at first, you may think they're made of wax. Get closer and you'll notice a sort of honeycomb pattern in each of these strange relief sculptures, wherein the ...
Modern Religion: 13 Contemporary Churches & Chapels
Sacred spaces are slowly moving out of the intricate baroque and Gothic details of traditional church architecture and into cleaner, brighter, more minimalist designs. While a classic cathedral ...
Architectural Archaeology in Antwerp’s Abandoned Tunnels
Beneath the bustle of Antwerp, Belgium, empty tunnels lie still and silent, forgotten by most of the inhabitants above. Meant for a metro system, the tunnels have been abandoned since they were ...
Pigs in a Box: Bizarre Balloon Animal Interior
Would 'voluptuous fat membranes' make you want to buy jackets and gowns? The Los Angeles Design Group submitted a highly unusual proposal called 'Pigs in a Box' for the BOFFO Building Fashion ...
Artistic Dollar Redesign is Beautiful, Simple & Practical
What if thoughtful design, in which aesthetic concerns shared top priority with practical ones, were able to infiltrate every aspect of our lives? Even the bank notes in our pockets would be ...
Scribbled Line People: Amazing 3D Digital Art
At first, you're not sure what you're looking at. Are these strange portraits, their subjects seeming to disassemble before your very eyes, wire sculptures? They are incredibly three-dimensional, ...
Art in Abandoned Places: 14 Inspiring Installation Projects
Abandoned places often seem like art in themselves; there's a certain beauty in decay, and urban explorers go to great lengths in order to capture decrepit remains on film. But some take it one ...
