Phone Booths Converted into Outdoor Fish Aquariums
Since 2007 artist Benedetto Bufalino and lighting designer Benoit Deseille have been converting phone booths into aquariums in an ongoing collaborative project. The illuminated aquariums…
Binary Chair, A Chair Covered in Computer Parts
The Binary Chair is covered in motherboards, LCD screens, hard drives, and other computer parts. Created by designer Benjamin Rollins Caldwell, the chair is part…
Fist Bump Manifesto Promotes the Fist Bump as the Hygienic Alternative to the Handshake
Back in November, Dr. James Hamblin of The Atlantic posted a “Fist Bump Manifesto,” which promotes the fist bump as a healthier alternative to the…
Three-Story Tall Christmas Tree Installation in Budapest Made Using 365 Wooden Snow Sleds
For Christmas this year the Palace of Arts in Budapest commissioned a 36-foot-tall Christmas tree that is made of 365 wooden sleds. The illuminated installation…
Colorful Curtains Made of 35mm Film Slides
Scott Sherwood crafted a set of curtains out of 1,152 35mm film slides that he linked together by hand—a process that took four months. The…
Illustrations Visualize Cellular Networks in American Cities
New York City Artist Nickolay Lamm created a series of illustrations for MyVoucherCodes that visualize cellular networks in several American cities. Communications between a cellular…
The Eggnog Project, Collection of Eggnog Cartons Highlights Their Peculiar Designs
Designer Madeleine Eiche has a particular fascination with the often garish designs of eggnog cartons—a fascination she has parlayed into a her carton collection, the…
2-D Furniture Sketches Transformed into Functional 3-D Sculptures
In his project “rough sketch products,” Japanese artist Daigo Fukawa transformed loose sketches of chairs and benches into functional three-dimensional furniture sculptures. The project was…
The San Diego Studies, Cy Kuckenbaker’s Special Effects Films Reveal Patterns in Everyday Life
video via Creators Project Filmmaker Cy Kuckenbaker talks about his “San Diego Studies”—intriguing experimental documentary films that use special effects to reveal normally unobservable patterns—in…
Filmmaker Creates Lavish Car Commercial to Sell His Battered 1996 Nissan Maxima
To help sell his battered 1996 Nissan Maxima, filmmaker Luke Aker created an over-the-top car commercial, complete with lavish cinematography, a British narrator, and a…