Awesome Art & Design

Made from an 18 gauge steel coffin, Autum’s Heretic features 4 cast iron legs that support 800+ pounds, a handbuilt and sewn Italian leather seating area and a laser engraved ID plaque.

(Links NSFW) Juan Francisco Casas drew these photorealistic portraits using nothing but a ballpoint pen. Are his subjects are too distracting or do they show off his skill? Either way, we can’t look away.

Directed by Henrik Hansen, this short film is a glimpse into the mind of legendary custom bike maker Shinya Kimura, who was one of the first proponents of the zero-style motorcycle.

If Exit Through the Gift Shop made you wonder about the real identity of elusive street artist Banksy, we now know the truth. It turns out the graffiti artist is actually Keyboard Cat.

The Sanctuary of Truth is a huge one of a kind structure that’s a unique monument to Thai craftsmanship, handcarved and constructed entirely from teak wood, to be completed in 2025.

We’ve been able to explore the Earth, our streets and even our bodies all for free, thanks to Google. Their most recent project lets us visit museums and view works of art with just a few clicks.

The following posters precisely depict what might happen if you take it upon yourself to forget your common sense while performing manual or machine labor. TA needs these now. (Thanks S!)

This kinetic sculpture was made by Seth Goldstein. The complicated device continually ties and unties a necktie. Not a bad way to symbolize the monotony of a working man’s life.

Made of full grain leather, Whipping Post Guitar Bags are available in 3 finishes; they feature hand sewn satchels that use marine grade threading and include 1″ of high density foam padding.

A cheap vinyl alternative to carbon fiber parts or slick paint jobs. It’s relatively easy to apply and comes in several finishes – carbon fiber, brushed aluminum, matte, even camo.

We’re loving this Muppet balloon animal collection from the Black Cat Balloon Company; whoever has these friends at their birthday party will no doubt be the coolest kid in school. (Thanks John!)

Australian street artist BUFFdiss uses strips of masking tape to create his art. He often makes oversized hands that interact with the environment, but he also has more complicated pieces.

This incredibly expensive wall clock from illi looks like just a series of pulsating blocks, but when you “ask it” to tell the time they rearrange themselves and reveal the time underneath.

Crafted from concrete, steel and aluminum, Atelier Takagi’s LED tabletop lamps get their inspiration from the bright lights you’d find lining pre-fab community streets and mall parking lots.

The aggressive lines of designer Imran Othman’s motorcycle belie its eco-friendly palm oil powered engine. It’s just a concept though, so it could also run on maple syrup or baby’s tears if you want.

Now you can hug eBoy’s pixel-packed art. Choose from landscapes of New York, Los Angeles, and Baltimore Docks – if those cities had giant apes and robot dinosaurs, that is.

Matthew Kim’s gutsy Hammerhead HMR989 PC flips conventional computer design inside out, offering bright blue LEDs and open-air cooling assisted by a dramatic Thermaltake “SpinQ” CPU cooler.

This cool projection mapping artwork from Lumpens of Robot Taekwon V emerging from the Dome of Legend, aka Seoul’s National Assembly Building, jams to a entertaining soundtrack too.

(NSFW: Language) The Limousines’ single is a commentary on the temporary and shallow pleasure that we get from the artificial sources we consume. Let’s all live, get out and create more!

As part of his exhibit at the Konami Style store in Japan, Konami illustrator Yoji Shinkawa did a live painting of Big Boss aka Naked Snake in the smoky and gritty style familiar to fans of Metal Gear Solid.

Mauricio Arruda cheated a bit to make the Mesa Baralho. The playing cards are actually 4mm-thick steel plates 13 times larger than an actual card, enabling the two stacks to support up to 550 lbs.

The CGI wizards at Charlex created this brilliantly animated film about a day in the life of a rat who finds himself in an extraordinary situation on his quest for an elusive bag of Cheezy Poofs.

You can’t possibly call Maximo Riera’s truly impressive Octopus Chair a chair – it’s more like an Octopus throne, meant for underwater royalty or an evil overlord in a movie. (Thanks Matt!)