Awesome Art & Design - Page 7 Of 172 On The Awesomer

This incredibly minimal record player isn’t much bigger than a 12″ vinyl disc, concealing its tone arm, needle, and electronics underneath its platter. It even can play records while mounted vertically on a tabletop or on the wall. Has both RCA and headphone outputs.

This has got to be one of the most awesome moving sculptures we’ve seen. It uses thousands of aluminum pistons to replicate a moving car and other images at the Hyundai Motorstudio in Goyang, Korea. The installation was designed by Easywith for Atelier Brückner.

FilmSpektakel presents a bonkers hyperlapse video of New York City shot via helicopter, taxicab, on foot, and using a variety of cameras and rigs. Assembled from about about 65,000 photos, the fast-moving imagery is a perfect reflection of the city’s on-the-go lifestyle.

Jonathan Chong and Clem Stamation’s music video for Husky’s catchy alt-pop track Ghost has the look of an animated cross-stitch. We’re guessing that it was done with computers, because we can’t imagine that anyone’s grandma could have sewn this much.

Half-man, half-legend. Rubin Eynon made this stunning 8ft-tall bronze sculpture for the Duchy of Cornwall. Gallos – Cornish for “power” – stands on a cliff near Tintagel Castle, a tourist site popular for its association with the legends of King Arthur and his knights.

Etsy shop Fluss Design makes rugs, mats and pillows that look like they’re made of water-smoothed stones clumped together. But each stone is actually made of a foam core that’s been wrapped with wool. The shop also accepts custom orders.

Tim Rowett of Grand Illusions demonstrates a cool wall calendar which appears to be covered with random dots, dashes and slashes, but actually displays the date when a plastic mask is slid over the appropriate markings.

These high-end speakers handcrafted in Spain are designed not only to look amazing, but for audiophile sound. We love the undulating, organic forms, and rich wood construction. The Chrysalis measure 38″ tall, while the Chrysalis Magna are 59″ tall, and rock a 15″ woofer.

Stefan Sagmeister has made a huge name for himself in the design community, having done work for everyone from Jay-Z to the Rolling Stones. He recently set off on a journey of reinvention through a series of psychological experiments, but things didn’t quite go to plan.

Artist Bert Hickman creates amazing organic works of art by firing a multimillion volt electron beam into acrylic. The powerful electrical jolt creates lightning bolt patterns inside the plastic. In addition to flat art, he also makes cubes, spheres, and even guitar bodies.

Artists Steeven Salvat and Jan Theo do something very rare – they work together simultaneously on the same illustration to create a single cohesive image. This time-lapse shows them working from the edges towards the middle of one of their amazing drawings.

Bulgarian artists KachaktanoMugs present a creepy, yet awesome handmade porcelain mug made in the form of H.P. Lovecraft’s dark creation. Look closely, and you’ll see that its tentacles are wrapped around the skull of a victim of its madness. Holds 18 oz of terror.

Think of this UNIQCUBE as a square globe of the stars. This unusual accent light makes for a cool conversation piece, while providing a neat way to learn the constellations that float above our heads in the night sky. Measures 7.9″ cubed, making it perfect to pick up and examine.

“Pictures don’t just have histories. They exist in history.” The Art Assignment reminds us that tons of visual artworks are made from or based on previous works. Artists have tackled identity, authority, and more by recontextualizing established symbols and images.

Product design student Ben Meyers and his dad David teamed up to build this amazing wooden chess set which lets them play on a spherical board. Magnets under each space allow the board turned without the pieces falling off.

A unique machine designed solely to produce eerie sounds for horror films. Luthier Tony Duggan-Smith created this combination of strings, rods, magnets, wood, and other found objects so Indie Film Maker could make original sounds instead of turning to a stock library.

There’s something just so satisfying about watching this Thermwood 5-axis milling machine gradually transform a nondescript block of low-density foam into an intricately-carved sculpture. We wonder how long it took to complete the entire model.

Artist GMUNK created this mesmerizing and relaxing video by capturing slow-mo macro footage of fluids and objects subject to vibrations, a reflection of nature’s “willful, conscious impulse” for change. The footage starting around 4:15 is especially noteworthy.

A campy old film from British Pathé that shows how globes used to be handmade using papier mache, plaster, paper cutting, and painting. While most of today’s globes are mass-produced from plastic, there are still a handful of globemakers who still make them this way.

For the 5th anniversary of MB&F’s M.A.D. Gallery, industrial designer Frank Buchwald teamed up with nixie tube specialist Dalibor Farny for an updated version of Buchwald’s incredible Nixie Machine. The steel and brass clock can be tuned manually or online via Wi-Fi.

Brooklyn designers Fredericks & Mae created this colorful deck of cards, which features a different shade on each of its cards. When sorted in order, they create a spectrum of color. Each deck includes a mini booklet about the history of playing cards.

There’s some complex math and science behind BendSketch technology, but basically what it lets you do is impressive – draw a freeform sketch to indicate the shape and depth of an object, and it automatically creates a smooth 3D model of it of the design.

Blik’s fabric tiles are printed with wonderful illustrated patterns, and are easy to install on any smooth section of wall or ceiling. They can be cut to make way for switches and outlets, and can be positioned at any angle. Each one has a repositionable self-adhesive backing.

The Domino King creates amazing pixel art images using thousands of colorful dominoes. His YouTube channel is packed with awesome constructions from Rick and Morty to Sonic the Hedgehog to Five Nights at Freddy’s. But his best creation so far is from Super Mario World.

Model maker Adam Throgmorton shows off an incredible build – an intricate HO-scale replica of an old-school wooden rollercoaster that not only looks awesome, but is fully functional. Though the speed it zooms around at seems implausibly fast if it were to be scaled up.