Awesome Art & Design

These unique speakers have enclosures made from glass-fiber reinforced concrete. Each one has a titanium cone full-range speaker, and can handle 50w max. We’re not sure of the acoustic properties of concrete, but they sure look good.

For his SkyArt series, illustrator Thomas Lamadieu takes photographs of the sky – or reflections of the sky – enclosed by buildings. He then fills in the space with funny illustrations that conform to the outline of the borders.

Daniel Savage’s gloriously animated short film tells the story of a boy who inhales too much helium, and ends up on the adventure of his lifetime. Think UP, but without the house, the dog, the old man, or the tears.

Stratton Violin makes electric violins with skull-shaped bodies. They come with Barbera Twin Hybrid bridge pickups with frets and wood stain as options. You can also opt for hand-carved and detailed bodies or even fully customized designs.

The best of the new Golfs might not even make it to showrooms. The R 400 concept has a 2.0L 4-cylinder turbocharged engine that produces 395hp and 332lb.ft. of torque. It goes from 0 to 62mph in 3.9s and has a top speed of 174mph.

Electronic funk duo George Brower and Jonathan Baken set up an interactive audiovisual stream of their latest album George & Jonathan III that displays every note of the songs as they are played. The album is also out on iTunes.

Currently in development at Quirky, Kevin Shay’s Swingling (aka the “UpSwing”) is a portable swing. It comes with a sturdy cable, a canvas seat and a carabiner and can be set up in under a minute. It rolls up neatly when not in use.

The Vision Future Luxury concept is dominated by carbon fiber, leather and wood. It also has a wide digital dashboard, a heads-up display, individual rear seats and a detachable tablet computer to control the rear displays.

Artist Ed Chapman creates pop culture mosaic portraits images using broken pieces of tile, stone, torn paper, and in the case of David Bowie – shattered vinyl records. His Hendrix made from guitar picks might just be his masterpiece.

This somber and haunting animated short film by Shimi Asresay and Hili Noy tells the tale of a young boy who encounters a stranger of a different color, and the prejudice he feels obligated to act upon due to his upbringing.

Got a piggy bank filled with pennies? While you convert them into paper money, why not turn them into some art for your wall? You’ll need about 850 pennies of varying shades to fill in the DIY template.

Designers Kyuhyung Cho and Erik Olovsson collaborated to create this modular 25-piece wood furniture system which can be assembled into a nearly endless collection of offbeat, yet useful structures.

While its imagery may seem primitive at first, the animation in Rodrigo EBA!’s stop-motion short about pollution is instantly more impressive when you realize that it was made entirely from meticulously placed droplets of water and coffee.

Etsy shop Adzias Jewelry Atelier can add a fingerprint of your choice to their rings and wedding bands. The rings come in a variety of designs and metals. You can also add other engravings such as text, numbers or signatures.

This animated short film by Supinfocom student François Heysen follows the story of a robot on a quest to recharge before his battery drains. Unfortunately, his choice of power source is none too happy with him taking what isn’t his.

Paul Bischof builds insanely detailed papercraft models of race cars. Ultimately, his knowledge of car design and attention to detail has led him to a career designing actual Formula 1 parts for the Infiniti Red Bull Racing team.

A luxury version of the 2015 Ford Transit by Galpin Auto Sports. It features four movable throne seats, a 52″ movie screen, a Kaleidescape media server and more, with all amenities and functions controlled from an iOS app.

Graphic designer Clif Dickens of Honest Slogans continues to mock popular brands, telling us what we can really expect from products, rather than the typical marketing B.S. That Chick-fil-A thing really did happen to us last week.

These beautiful handcrafted basswood wall sculptures pay tribute to these majestic horned wild beasts without having to hunt them down and chop their heads off. Perfect for the pacifist’s drawing room.

A 0.3mi stretch of the N329 road in Oss, Netherlands now has glow-in-the-dark markers. They absorb solar energy during the day and glow at night. It’s part of Studio Roosegarde’s vision for a smart highway.

Created Hiroshi Ishii, Daniel Leithinger, Sean Follmer, Amit Zoran, and Philipp Schoessler from MIT’s Tangible Media Group, TRANSFORM is an interactive display of moving pixels which can dynamically rearrange themselves. More here.

Swiss furniture maker Peka makes shelves, closets and other storage with compartments and drawers that slide or swing out. Instead of having to reach in to get items, they come to you. Find local distributors here.

It might look like a primitive CGI animation, but this short film by DBLG was made by creating numerous 3D prints of a bear climbing a flight of stairs, then shooting them frame by frame. We’d love to see more of this technique.