Awesome Art & Design

Miniature plush replicas of American states. The sizes of the pillows vary according to the state (so pick Texas if you’re going for value). There are also a few country and continent pillows.

Danish firm Monstrum has created some of the greatest playgrounds we’ve ever laid eyes on. We can’t decide if the belly of the blue whale or the giant spider web looks like more fun.

Louis C. Hébert made portraits of Star Wars characters out of smaller illustrations. Part of an ad campaign for the Star Wars Identities exhibition. View the full posters on Behance.

While most of us will never be able to afford the $2 million+ dollar pricetag of an actual Veyron, we can live vicariously through this intricate paper model you can cut out and build for yourself.

This bathroom doesn’t have spiders or snakes in the toilet. What it does have is a clear glass floor revealing that you’re in an elevator shaft and that there’s nothing but a 15-floor drop beneath.

An experimental bike frame made by Brano Meres that uses sandwich panels to achieve a faceted look similar to its namesake aircraft. It has an aramid honeycomb core and carbon fiber skin.

You will have an even tougher time putting down that game of Draw Something with Ozaki’s iCoat Finger Case. It features a built-in nook that keeps a stylus conveniently on hand.

Designers Alrik Koudenburg and Joost van Bleiswijk set up this cardboard office space for ad agency Nothing. Clever construction bypassed the need to use screws or even glue to hold things together.

A brilliant and modern take on the bean bag, Taiwan designer Yu-Ying Wu’s Breathing Chair is made from foam, cut into triangular cells which allow it to flex and conform to its occupant.

James Law’s residential tower gets its inspiration from the “Ohm” symbol, but is much more, with luxurious, fluid swimming pools on balconies and a dramatic, vortex-like public space in the middle.

Raphael Haddad spent a night with street artist Invader in the winter of 2011, filming the urban artist as he plastered his trademark pixel art all over Paris. Music by ToBy Screamer.

Monkey Wrench Design brings a popular childhood toy to life. The Can and Mini Can have built-in microphones and speakers, so you can use them as handsets on computers and mobile devices.

While it’s not as mysterious as the actual Stonehenge, you can safely bounce off the rocks in this 1:1 interactive sculpture from Jeremy Deller, on display at Glasgow’s Int’l Festival of Visual Arts.

Similar to the Flow brush, Artist Hardware’s Sensu works great with the iPad or any device with a capacitive touch screen. It also has a rubber stylus nib on the other end, making it more versatile.

Using cut up layers of wire mesh, artist Seung Mo Park creates these huge and hauntingly beautiful portraits. In case you’re wondering, here’s a video of his meticulous process.

It’s amazing what artist Patrick Gannon is able to accomplish with textured and carved paper. Each work pieces together a beautiful land filled with the creatures of his fantastic imagination.

Despite having no real interest or desire to express himself creatively in his waking life, artist Lee Hadwin has a natural talent for producing fairly interesting works of art in his sleep.

The Uppleva is an all-in-one home entertainment solution, with an HDTV, Blu-ray player, sound system and wireless subwoofer. The color of the TV’s frame can be matched with the furniture.

Artist Breck Armstrong seems to have a knack for breathing new life into found objects. Like he did with these 6 lb roller skate bookends that will look good and keep your big reads from getting away.

Digital filmmakers KORB created this unofficial Coca-Cola promo for a competition, taking the drink’s iconic glass and liquid-filled bottle and playing with its form through sound.

Witold Szostak’s Black Fan is a sheer thing of beauty, crafted from wenge wood, stainless steel and Dacron. Its wide jet turbine like shape will keep all but the biggest rooms nice and cool.

You can now stuff your mug’s face before stuffing your own thanks to the FaceMug’s built-in cubby. It’s perfect for holding your cookies, donuts or anything else you wash down with your coffee.

Artist Cheeming Boey loves Breaking Bad, and decided to treat himself to some art for his B-day with these cool pointillist drawings of Hector, Gus and Tuco. More cup art here. (Thanks Gwen!)