Just last week we brought you a peek at the incredible winners of this year’s NYC’s Canstruction competition, which challenges engineers, architects, contractors, and students to create massive
The digital age has made paper ledgers go the way of . . . notaries. Still, remnants of our paper-bound, yellow-gridded past persist. Jill Sylvia has decided to rejuvenate ledger paper — not by
Each autumn thousands of Starlings flock to the UK to spend the winter. This natural phenomena creates wonderfully fluctuating shapes known as murmurations, where the Starlings meet together before
This room of carefully stacked wood wasn’t built by creative urban beavers – it’s an art installation made up of the outer timber of the surrounding crumbling house. The site is one of
Graphic designer and artist Stefan Sagmeister is communicating a serious life lesson through an unlikely medium: bananas! Set in patterns of green, yellow and brown, Sagmeister created his giant Banana
Of the things that you could do with beer bottles, this has got to be one of the most glorious. Designer Sam Gensburg has created this special packaging for beer bottles — in this example, the
When newspapers began printing color graphs, it was a revelation – color and form, shade and nuance, these small adjustments made the information more digestible. Now artist Nathalie Miebach has
On October 14th, British artist Damien Hirst’s butterfly painting I Am Become Death, Shatterer of Worlds (2006) sold for 2,2 million pounds (3,5 million dollars) at Christie’s auction in London.
This gorgeous glowing globe chandelier by Benoît Vieubled is totally rocking our world right now. Composed of 15 spinning spheres of Earth, the planetary constellation is made of repurposed desk globes
This past weekend the Conflux Festival kicked off another exciting series of site-specific workshops, performances, lectures, and installations that challenged New Yorkers to rethink our urban environment
Inspired by climate change issues, Brooklyn-based artist Eric Corriel’s latest piece, DUMBO Underwater, imagines what it would look like if sea levels rose to the point where parts of New York City
This ominous patch of earth may look like a series of hazardous orange cones, but fear not — this bomb went off long ago. It’s a slowly exploding artwork called Monsoon Arsenal, created out of
You know what the problem with sidewalks is? Aside from the concrete, it’s that they’re boring. Seeking to add some life to the drab grey pedestrian paths, artists Akay and Peter went around
“We are one with the earth” - what a tired phrase. But leave it to an enterprising artist to effectively undo that cliché. Mathilde Roussel Giraudy has created a series of soil
Heads up interior design fans – the London Design Festival kicks off tomorrow and we’ll be reporting live from the show. Stay tuned for the info and exclusive pics of the hottest exhibitions,
Artist Dimitri Tsykalov has created an incredible series of skulls by carefully carving away at common pieces of fruit. Marked by an aesthetic reminiscent of Dia de Los Muertos, these handheld sculptures
Artist Kiel Johnson has used common cardboard to meticulously re-create an incredible collection of old-school cameras — from the Instamatic to the Polaroid to the Hi-8. Johnson’s obsession
Why do some frogs fail to develop a complete set of limbs while others develop extra limbs? Is it the result violent parasites? Or maybe chemical pollution? In Brandon Ballengee‘s latest
California artists Mark Grieve and Ilana Spector recently constructed this incredible towering obelisk made entirely out of bikes on a street corner in Santa Rosa. Dubbed Cyclisk, the monument is an ode
If you think this dolphin looks furious — it is — and with good reason! This colorful kiddie ride comes courtesy of gleeful art prankster Banksy, an artist well known for his graffiti and
When we first saw this amazing mobile subway garden, we were floored – but then we realized that it doesn’t exist yet. That’s right, the green art project for Chicago is still being
Even if you aren’t a die-hard Trekkie, you have to admit that this replica of the Starship Enterprise made from old ink cartridges is pretty neat. Artist Faith Pearson took used printer waste and
Studio Millegomme‘s amazing art installations are yet another reason why we never “tire” of seeing recycled rubber used as a building material! The international collective of tire
