Build-A-Bug: Mini VW Beetle Model Made of LEGO Blocks
Assemble a miniature model of the iconic Volkswagen Beetle with a new kit from LEGO, reproducing the car in minuscule detail from a surfboard-holding roof rack to a four-cylinder air-cooled ...
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Drawn Together: The Evolution of Architectural Scale Figures
As they evolved, illustrated figures in architecture (sometimes called ‘scalies') have grown to have more personality, color and life, serving as more than a means to measure ...
Not Your Average Model Train: Self-Propelled Mechanical Toys
There are no batteries or power cords needed to propel this steam train and a series of other mechanical models, which come in kits of laser-cut plywood so you can assemble them yourself. UGEARS ...
1 Building Per Day: Crafting Paperholm, a Working Micro-City
The individual structures are impressive as is the fact that they have moving parts, but their rate of construction is particularly compelling: the man behind this project is creating an ...
Iconic Camouflage: Painted People Disappear into Cityscapes
Unlike some other prominent artists working with more seamless urban camouflage in strange or offbeat settings, this work in NYC by Trina Merry allows for curves and distortions, and operates ...
From Abstract to Actual: Unrealistic Art Models Made Real
Some of the world's greatest abstract artists have created portraits of humans that, while inspired by the human form, have completely dispensed with any actual human's natural ...
Small Worlds: Strange & Shocking Miniature City Scenes
There is no unifying theme to these surreal depictions of urban architecture and landscapes, save perhaps their imaginative improbability and singular creator, Frank Kunert, a German photographer ...
LEGO Abandonments: Home-Made Model Haunted Houses
Hundreds of hours and in some cases over one hundred thousand pieces have gone into the creation of this series of seriously detailed LEGO models, each constructed to replicate the processes of ...
Invisible Apparel: Material-Free Dresses Made of Light
Combining light art photography and high fashion, these show-stopping, runway-worthy gowns are invisible until completed, and manufactured without physical material. Atton Conrad sets the ...
All You Own: Can You Fit Your World into One Photograph?
Many of us possess so much stuff it can be hard to quantify what lurks between all of our cupboards, closets, drawers and more. One Swedish photographer set out to document just how many (or few) ...
