Awesome Art & Design

A heroic Xbox 360 S case mod made by Zachariah Perry Cruise aka Zim Props, the 21-year old who also made the sweet Iron Man Xbox 360 case mod. Contact him for commissions.

The video artists of Poland’s White Kanga have come up with a way to project images onto 3D surfaces and dynamically adjust the projection based on the movement of the objects.

If you think Jason Freeny’s toy anatomy series is awesome, check out Josh Lane’s Spaceship Skeletal Surveys, a series of illustrations featuring bone x-rays of fictional spaceships.

Open your wine bottles Kraken-style with this creepy squid corkscrew from Dellamorte. Made from cast resin with a stainless steel cork remover. Would be cooler if the tentacles pulled the cork out.

A low-cost LED light designed for developing areas where dangerous kerosene lanterns are the norm. The 3 second act of lifting a weighted bag provides 30 minutes of energy, without batteries or sunlight.

Belief’s clever skate deck is decorated to look like a New York subway car, and includes a marker and stickers you can use to tag it with your own custom graffiti – without fear of the MTA cops.

Look at this amazing illustration by artist Nicolie McEvoy that depicts “our fearless leader Tardar Sauce ‘Grumpy Cat’ Bonaparte directing the cats of the world to face the dog menace.”

Artist Dennis Culver put 52 primary characters – from the Barksdale crew to the disgusting Carcetti – from all five seasons of The Wire in one 24″ x 36″ poster. High res image here.

A bracelet made to look like a wristwatch, Levi Maestro’s Infinity Piece is meant to be a reminder for the wearer to not be a slave to his schedule and take time to appreciate the present.

Barcelona design group In-Tenta’s eco-friendly concept hotel provides guests with individual “pods” which can be set directly onto the ground so as not to disturb natural surroundings.

If you’ve never seen laser cutting up close and personal, here’s a nifty little video that shows off a map of Atlanta, Georgia being precision-cut with a computer-guided laser cutter. Buy the maps here.

Designed by MollaSpace and Balance Wu, this deck has one-way see-through face cards which let you envision your friends as King, Queen, Jack, or even the Joker. Made from sturdy PVC.

LEGO Certified Professional Sean Kenney has created a unique series of sculptural modern lamps built out of LEGO bricks – mimicking the shape of lathed wood. Available in 5 styles and 10 colors.

Back when the Apollo Missions were still fresh in the mind, NASA’s Ames Research Center was hard at work conceptualizing what the future of space exploration might be. Where’d our imagination go?

Regan Appleton preserves the handlebars of bicycles that are no longer usable by creating taxidermy style mounts for them. You can buy finished creations a mount for your own bike.

A limited edition chess set by Hat Trick Design for typography enthusiasts. The chess pieces take the form of the first letter(s) of their names. Made from laser cut acrylic. Video here.

Artist Trevor Carter of Broken Board crafts these beautiful bike grips from Brazilian walnut and other hardwoods, turning each one by hand, and coating them with durable marine-grade polyurethane.

Duncan Harris uses mods, tweaks and a discerning eye to capture beautiful high-resolution screenshots of videogames. Great for scouting wallpapers or just marveling at how far games have come.

Handcrafted cards designed by Simon Frouws, elegantly boxed with gold foil details and sealed with a dated tax stamp. The collectors edition comes with four decks in a laser-etched wood box.

Store your bike in style with these handmade architectural wall racks, crafted from durable hardwoods such as black oak, chestnut burl and birch by the artisans at Latvia’s Woodstick Ltd.

Lisa Grossman made these awesome knitted shark-themed socks. The left sock is devouring its way up to the ankle, while the other has eaten all but the right toes. Sadly, they’re not yet for sale.

onefortythree’s handmade chair has a curvy seat and back molded from walnut-veneered ply, mounted to a welded steel frame with solid walnut rockers. Choose from leather or tweed cushions.

Enter to win one of three Evernote Smart Notebooks by Moleskine. Sketch on paper and store drawings on your mobile device in Evernote. Its “Smart” stickers even help categorize notes. (Ends 12/3.)