Boneshaker Big Wheel, A Penny-Farthing-Style Cycle With a Pedal-Powered Walking Drive System
The Boneshaker Big Wheel is a wooden kinetic sculpture that combines the big front wheel of a penny-farthing bicycle and an articulating “walking” drive system…
Burning Man Artist David Best’s ‘Temple’ Sculpture Is Ceremonially Burned in Northern Ireland
Earlier in March we posted about the completion of Temple, a monumental wooden sculpture designed by artist David Best and constructed on a hilltop in…
Pixelated Scarves Created From Fabric Patterns of Digital Binary Noise
Artist Phillip David Stearns transforms binary digital noise into pixelated fabric patterns for his line of Binary Scarves. Stearns developed the patterns using algorithms of…
Biochemist and Artist Linden Gledhill Uses a Microscope to Take Beautifully Abstract Photos
Artist and biochemist Linden Gledhill (previously) uses custom microscope cameras to take stunning microscope photographs (micrographs) of snowflakes, insect wings, and other natural subjects. His…
University of Texas at Austin Is Crowdfunding a Public Domain Collection of High-Resolution Insect Photos
The University of Texas at Austin recently launched Insects Unlocked, an initiative to produce an online collection of high-resolution public domain images of insects. The…
Imaginary Artisan Packaging for Popular Junk Foods
Cartoonist Dan Meth of BuzzFeed has created a hilarious series of imaginary “artisan” package designs for popular junk foods. Some examples include a Slim James…
Filmmaker Creates a Time-Lapse Documenting Each Mile of His 2,600-Mile Hike Along the Pacific Crest Trail
In 2013 and 2014, Austin-based creative director and filmmaker Andy Dávidházy walked the entirety of the Pacific Crest Trail, a 2,600-mile journey that took him…
A Suspended Flower Garden That Lifts Out of the Way When a Person Walks Through It
Floating Flower Garden is an interactive installation by Tokyo-based art studio teamLab that allows viewers to walk amidst what is essentially an upside-down garden. The…
‘Intention Machines,’ An Upcoming San Francisco Exhibition of Praying Robots Created by Kal Spelletich
Artist Kal Spelletich (previously) has created a series of life-size “praying robots” that mimic various forms of prayer for his upcoming exhibition Intention Machines. The…
Olek Covers a Homeless Shelter in New Delhi With Crocheted Yarn to Highlight the Issue of Poverty
To help raise the profile of a homeless shelter in New Delhi, artist Olek (previously) and a team of local volunteers recently covered the structure…