Awesome Art & Design

Not every knife has to have a single continuous edge, does it? Watch as blademaker Miller Knives cuts out and sculpts a truly unusual knife with a crazy staggered edge. It looks like something out of a video game or a comic book, and also like it would be really deadly.

Razer’s Project Linda is a laptop dock for the Razer Phone. It has a 13.3″ 2560×1440 touchscreen, 200GB of storage, a USB-C port, a USB-A port, and a headphone jack. It charges the phone, while the mobile device can act as a second screen or a touchpad.

LG recently showcased a proof-of-concept for a 65″ OLED TV that rolls up and down like a giant piece of paper. More than just a party trick, the flexible display can be set to different heights to vary its aspect ratio, and can even be used at about a third of its height.

The very talented animator Felix Colgrave presents a charming, insect- and plant-filled music video for this jazzy and soothing piano track by Nitai Hershkovits and featuring MNDSGN. Kudos to artist Trugglet for the sweet painted backgrounds too.

Massachusetts blacksmith shop Hammer on Steel hand-forges each of these bottle openers from iron and steel. They make a perfect groomsmen’s gift, and can be custom monogrammed with the recipient’s initials at no extra cost.

Artist and experimental filmmaker Anna Vasof decided that shoes should serve more purpose than to just cover our feet, and added some new functionality to a variety of footwear in her strange but entertaining short film. The card-shuffler shoes are our favorite.

MPC VFX presents a look at the work that went into recreating Sean Young’s replicant Rachel in Blade Runner 2049. The incredible illusion was created using reference images from the now 58 year-old actress, combined with a younger performer, and state-of-the-art CGI.

Artist Christopher Cayco spent about 350 hours over 42 days drawing more than 1,100 Pokémon – all 807 of the world famous critters plus variations and special forms. He must hate Eevee now. Don’t believe him? He actually documented his drawing process.

A fresh take on snap-together building blocks, each oversize Light Stax brick has a built in LED light source. When placed on the powered base block, your creation lights up. Available in sets ranging from 12 pieces to 102 pieces, as well as an educator’s set with multiple power bases.

Watch Adam Savage make a replica of Deckard’s binoculars from Blade Runner 2049. He started with a 3D model made by fellow maker Jon-a-Tron, which he modified to make it more faithful to the movie prop.

The Sound Ray or S-Ray concepts are Samsung’s small and affordable takes on directional speakers, which send sound in a narrow path so that only its target can hear it, even from a distance. There’s a neckband, a handheld and a smartphone cover.

Motion design director Tony Zagoraios and YELL present a brief, but awesome animated short in which ordinary household appliances come to life in ways you never imagined. We so want a hot rod that toasts giant slices of bread as it speeds down the road.

A video chronicle of the extensive build process that goes into hand-making a custom Goodall Guitar. You’ll need to invest nearly 50 minutes of your time to watch the entire video, but for anyone who appreciates fine craftsmanship, it’ll be worth the effort.

As a tribute to Stanley Kubrick and Christopher Nolan, designer Thomas Vanz made a beautiful short film visualizing the death of a star. None of the visuals are computer generated; instead he edited together clips of ink dissolving in water to depict a supernova.

When black lead isn’t enough, these Pilot Color Eno pencils will add an erasable splash of color to your drawings, with the precision of a 0.7mm mechanical line. Sold as a set of eight colors, including non-photo blue. Additional colored lead refills available here.

They may not be as thought-provoking as Antonio Santin’s work, but Jason Seife’s take on realistic carpet paintings are no less impressive. Not limited by history or fabric, Seife often takes liberties in his choice of colors and canvas.

An elegant upgrade to any D6 dice game, these machined dice have curved corners, and can be laser-etched with classic pips, tally lines, symbols, or hash marks. Combine multiple symbols or metals to expand gameplay options. Available in stainless or brass.

Italian coach builder Ares Design is preparing a reimagining of the classic De Tomaso Pantera for 2018. The Ares Project Panther will be a bespoke sports car that wraps the Pantera’s ’70s aesthetic over a modern Lamborghini Huracán chassis.

RISD industrial design students George Duan and Megan Lee made a pair of chairs designed to give office workers a much needed chuckle. Teeter and Tot are foam-covered wooden chairs. They have springs in their legs that make them buckle when used.

Hack A Day member CF made this sweet electronic wristwatch using the incredibly small and affordable ATmega328 chip. The LiquidWatch uses 97 LEDs to tell the time. The inner ring of LEDs shows the hour, while the outer ring shows the minutes and seconds.

LEGO Ideas member demon1408 made this kickass proposal for a 1/60th scale model of Gundam Barbatos Lupus from the hit anime Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans. It’s fully articulated and comes with a sword-mace and guns. DIY instruction video here.

A few years back, artist Johan Rijpma created this time-lapse video in which carefully arranged rolls of clear tape gradually gave in to the forces of gravity. The sounds made as each roll breaks free are wonderfully satisfying.

Artist Bruce White (aka “Velvet Geek“) creates perfect likenesses of pop culture figures using the retro-kitsch technique of painting acrylics on black velvet. His extensive collection includes everyone from Scott Pilgrim to Roy Batty to Dwight Schrute to Derek Zoolander.