Awesome Art & Design

A collection of avant garde menswear inspired by hugs and the need for human connection. Made by Chan Si Leong as a project at the London College of Fashion. Photos by Sara Pista.

(Gore) Flickr member nolnet juxtaposed LEGO minifigs and the iconic toy soldier design with horrible scenes of war – the violence, consequences and the people who make a living selling weapons.

We like Samuel Orr’s four minute time-lapse because 1) the film was dynamically distilled from 100,000+ photos; and, frankly, 2) it’s fun to see 24 hours unfold in the greatest city in the world.

The T-frame display makes any t-shirt special, whether it’s one autographed by your favorite athlete or just the one you wore yesterday. Designed by Caleb Ferris & Prakhar Mehrotra.

re:3D’s Gigabot 3D printer has a build volume of 24 cu.in., significantly larger than other prosumer and desktop 3D printers, so you can print larger items or print multiple small ones at once.

Designer Natascha Harra-Frischkorn’s clever bookshelves dynamically adjust to the heights of books you place within them by using flexible wood flooring and stainless steel clamps on the ends.

A unique tent that’s made out of canvas soaked in concrete. The tent is relatively flexible and compact when dry, but it transforms into a sturdy structure when it’s soaked in water and inflated.

Foam replicas of one of Andy Warhol’s most famous pieces – one of his batch of hilariously accurate replicas of consumer product packaging. We wonder if Warhol would deem these ironic or appropriate.

Designed by Naoki Hirakoso and Takamitsu Kitahara, the Kai is a lounge table that’s filled with asymmetrical drawers and cupboards. Contact Hirakoso to order. Images by Takumi Ota.

The world’s largest LED sculpture is now live. The Bay Lights’ 25,000 LEDs form an ever-changing display that’s 1.8mi long and up to 500ft. high along the West Span of the San Francisco Bay Bridge.

Artist Eric Franklin creates incredible, luminous skulls from flameworked glass, filled with neon and mercury gas. We think the next Terminator should look like this. Available from Artworks Gallery.

A three-in-one bike by Mika Becktor, the Cykla can quickly switch between cruiser, road, and commuter modes using an adjustable frame and seat. We also like the integrated lighting, and open spoke design.

An incredible full-scale model of a Mark I Spitfire, created from 6500 egg cartons (over a timber and steel frame), by sculptors Jack Munro and Charlotte Austin for Eggs for Soldiers, a charity fundraiser.

Melanie Hoff injected 15,000 volts into a sheet of plywood, with each electrical charge burning a fractal-style pattern into the wood, resulting in a unique, organic work of art. (Thanks Dion!)

Casino-quality playing cards illustrated with the likenesses of America’s most influential founders by The Department of Design. Though we do find it ironic that Washington is King. (Thanks Tyler!)

Taking a more literal approach than just using first letters, these 3D-printed chess pieces use the full name of each piece as an integral part of their design. Be sure to order both black and white sets.

Japan’s MokuLock creates LEGO-inspired bricks using wood instead of plastic. We’re not certain, but they look like they’re compatible with regular LEGO. White Rabbit Express might help you import some.

Vadim Kibardin’s prototype design for a computer mouse which hovers over the mouse pad using magnets. Its reduced friction is intended to prevent and alleviate carpal tunnel syndrome.

PoolLiveAid detects the table, cue and ball and then provides a virtual overlay of the ball’s trajectory. We’re not sure if it takes into account the strength and angle of the strike though.

We’ve seen sculptures carved out of the tip of pencils. deviantART member cerkahegyzo digs deeper, carving intricate shapes by etching out the graphite in the middle of the pencil. Unbelievable.

The end result is cutesy but this artist’s ability to paint a snake without lifting his brush from the paper is just as mesmerizing as a real serpent slithering in front of our eyes. (Thanks Bebba W.)

Japanese Artist Takahiro Iwasaki created this intricate cityscape using a single roll of electrical tape, carved with a precision knife. Check out more of the artist’s diverse works over on Colossal.

Design collective mostlikely’s 3D lampshades come in a variety of animal heads and shapes that you fold and glue together yourself. They can be floor, desk, pendant or even head mounted.