Awesome Art & Design

Blow off steam and avenge the Starks with this target poster featuring one of the most despicable TV characters in recent history: Game of Thrones‘ Joffrey Baratheon. Buy ’em by the bunch!

The Lamello Invis Mx is an innovative fastener, which allows wood to be joined without any visible screws, and for parts to be assembled without clamping, thanks to a special magnetic driver.

Michael Peebles started the Huntington Baseball Co. in hope of bringing the game’s rich history back to life with a series of hand-made, old-fashioned gear including bats, gloves, baseballs and hats.

deviantART member Jian Guo depicted five memorable scenes from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring as stained glass drawings. Check his gallery for the high-res versions.

Designed by Eduardo Alessi for area+, these whimsical desktop accessories are each made from a single sheet of die-cut cardboard and made to look like animals. Coming to retailers soon.

The utilitarian design of most power strips can be quite the eyesore. But Kikkerland’s clever use of visual metaphor makes this power strip an eye-catching device that you won’t want to hide.

Illustrator Martin Woutisseth returns with another cool graphic animation, upgrading the opening credits from Breaking Bad with iconic locations and characters from the series, and a new theme song.

This might look like a photograph, but if you can believe it, it was actually drawn using 6 colored and 1 black BIC pen. It took attorney/artist Samuel Silva 30 hours to complete. More drawings here.

By taking the principal behind the basic pencil sharpener and magnifying it, the Karoto provides a safe and whimsical way to peel carrots, zucchini, cucumbers or any other skinny veggies.

More from Zai and Kacper Hamilton. These two tools – a pocket knife and a screwdriver – are based on the Higonokami, a 19th century Japanese knife. Made from steel and anodized aluminum.

Designed to get 14″ off the ground without a step ladder, these strap-on risers are just the thing to elevate you to new heights while still being mobile. Help price them now over at Quirky.

Ben Pawle, monuments will be built in your likeness. The designer came up with a condom wrapper that can be opened with one hand, making us look cool as things get hot. More on Core77.

Artist Alex Mitchell re-imagined the Avengers movie characters as Japanese warriors, gods and demons from the Sengoku Period. He even came up with brief back stories for each of them.

Artist Patrick Vale draws the view of the Manhattan skyline from the Empire State Building. It took Vale about 5 days on and off to finish the drawing. The song is Moanin’ by Charles Mingus.

While the time away or gamble with the high rollers of hip hop. Each card has hand drawn art by Japanese artist Sayori Wada, featuring legendary artists or groups of rap and hip hop.

Blitzkrieg bot! This is StickBoy, a robot drummer built by Frank Barnes. He has 4 arms, 2 legs and a head with bad-ass metal mohawk spikes. He should use his wrists more though.

An auto shop in the Czech Republic makes sofas, tables and other furniture using actual parts from vintage cars. If you want, you can even send them a car for them to convert into furniture.

Artist Shin-Young An paints mundane tasks over collages of newspaper articles about serious issues, evoking either one’s powerlessness to affect or indifference to the effect of the world at large.

Knob Creek Metal Arts handmakes these killer shark bookends – perfect for standing up your collection of marine biology books or your Jaws and Sharktopus discs. Hammerhead also available.

Let them know you mean business every time you whip out your iPhone 4/4S with this case, machined from solid aluminum. Manufacturer recommends you don’t take it through airport security, though.

Moreno De Turco and Mirco Pagano spent over 200 hours making portraits of 6 dead musicians using 6,500 CDs of the musicians’ greatest hits. The portraits were made for an anti-piracy exhibit.

A funny good luck charm from Kid Robot and The Simpsons. Homer Buddha is a 7″ vinyl figurine with a movable head and a tummy that you won’t be able to resist touching. Drops 9/6/12 for $50.

Shut the key designing game down. We have a winner. Goodworth & Co.’s key will make you feel like a bad ass every time you take it out. It’ll open up conversations as well as it does locks.