The Pet Chair, A Wooden Chair That Casts the Silhouette of a Menacing Face
The seemingly ornamental cutouts in the seat and back of the Pet Chair cast the silhouette of a menacing face when light is shone through…
A Mind-Boggling Demonstration of Overtone Singing, A Method for Creating a Tone and Overtone at the Same Time
In this mind-boggling video, singer Anna-Maria Hefele demonstrates polyphonic overtone singing, in which a singer sounds like they are creating two pitches at once. The…
Kevin Kelly’s Opening Talk at the 2014 XOXO Festival in Portland, Oregon
At the 2014 XOXO festival in Portland, Oregon back in September, Kevin Kelly opened the event with this fascinating talk about his life and work.…
The 7th Annual Shorty Awards Is Now Accepting Entries From Brands and Agencies
The 7th Annual Shorty Awards, an awards show that recognizes the best producers of short content on social media, is now accepting entries from brands…
Hyper-Detailed Miniature Dioramas of Street Scenes
Japanese artist Satoshi Araki creates dioramas that are astonishing both for their hyper-detailed realism and their incredibly small scale. The dioramas depict thoroughly convincing street…
Gorgeous Glass and Light Sculptures Created With Iridescent Dichroic Glass
British artist Chris Wood creates gorgeous sculptures out of dichroic glass, an iridescent glass that varies between reflective and translucent depending on the angle of…
‘Involucion Primate’, A Kinetic Sculpture That Depicts Humans Evolving and Devolving in an Endless Loop
In the elegantly simple kinetic sculpture “Involucion Primate,” primates involve into humans and devolve back into primates in an endless loop. The sculpture was created…
A 360-Degree Panoramic “Little Planet” Time-Lapse of the Dubai International Airport
Dubai360 has distilled 30 hours of bustling activity at Dubai International Airport into a 360-degree panoramic "little planet" timelapse.
Photorealistic 3D Illusion Illustrations on Wood by Ivan Hoo
Singaporean artist Ivan Hoo uses pencils and pastels to create photorealistic 3D illusion illustrations directly on pieces of wood. The illustrations are examples distorted of…
Landcarpet, Handmade Wool Rugs Based on Satellite Imagery of Earth
Landcarpet/USA Austrian designer Florian Pucher transforms satellite imagery of Earth into handcrafted wool rugs for his Landcarpet collection. So far he has made limited edition…