Bottle Lid Pencil Sharpener Concept

Chinese designer Yuchen Liu has come up with the concept for the Bottle Cap Sharpener – a pencil sharpener that is built-in to a standard-sized bottle cap that screws onto the top of most plastic or glass bottles. When sharpening the pencil, all the shavings are collected in the vessel of the bottle, reducing the mess that comes with pencil shards and lead bits. This type ...

Haute Couture Balloon Dresses

Japanese artist, Rie Hosokai designs amazing high fashion gowns made entirely out of balloons. The dresses have a beautiful sense of movement and flow, while the sleek nature of the stretched latex balloon lends itself to a texture that is reminiscent of vinyl or plastic, but painfully delicate. One false move and POP! We love the models flaunting the beautiful works by Hosokai (probably because the ...

In China: Dogs Dyed To Resemble Other Animals

A dog doesn’t have to look like just a dog anymore thanks to the latest rage of dyeing pets to resemble wild animals in China. The Chow Chow dog makes for a great-looking panda bear when dyed white and black, while other pups are dyed to resemble other exotic beasts, like tigers. We have no idea why this has become a fad, and hope that the ...

Monkey Fart Scented Incense Sticks

We have no idea why anyone would want to inject their home with the putrid smell of monkey flatulence, but apparently there have been 7 admirers on Etsy of this item, and that is about 1 more admirer than we expected. Etsy shop, MyDelightfulScent claims that the incense sticks smell like fresh banana, juicy grapefruit, kiwi, bubblegum and strawberries (with a soft hint of vanilla) – ...

The Nude Censor Bath Towel

The Carmichael Collective has developed the concept for the Censorship Towel and we are loving it. First, a bit of background on Carmichael Collective – an ongoing project from Carmichael Lynch, a creative company based in Minneapolis, USA. Everything the collective does is for fun, they develop creative works ranging in size, scope and medium, and it’s all good news for the design world. Sadly, this ...

The Blood Splatter Pillow

We love novelty pillows, don’t you? Thanks to Etsy vendor, DesignsbyNisus, the blood splatter pillow is now on our radar. For a reasonable price, you can give the gift of playful illusion. The blood splatter pillow is make of cotton/poly mix velvet and 100% polyester stuffing. We aren’t sure what else to say about this item, but we’re pretty sure the photos speak for themselves. Besides, ...

Guinness Record For Playing Card Sculptures

The current record holder for card-stacking goes to architect Bryan Berg for his incredible reproduction of the taller house of freestanding playing cards in 1992. Commissions have come Berg’s way for him to break his own record, and with much success, he now has an impressive repertoire of building models constructed using nothing more than playing cards (and maybe some adhesive?). Berg, also known as the ...

Human Organs Made From Glass

North Wales-based artist, Jessica Lloyd-Jones has created a beautifully surreal collection of blown glass organs illuminated with neon lights. The purpose behind these works is to bring to light (no pun intended) how energy is used by the human body. Neon specialists worked with Lloyd-Jones to help her reach the desired illumination, while blown-glass artists helped her turn her vision into reality. Questioning the boundary between ...

Sleek Solar Powered Sun Lounger Design

Architecture students at MIT have designed and developed the Soft Rocker – a solar powered outdoor rocking lounger where you can relax and charge your electronics the green way. Led by professor Sheila Kennedy, the rocker uses the human power of balance to create an interactive solar tracking system that utilizes a 12 ampere hour battery storing the solar energy harvested during sunlight hours – this ...

Famous Celebrities In Old Renaissance Paintings

Ever wonder what Brad Pitt or Amy Winehouse would look like in Victorian garb? Consider yourself lucky thanks to Worth1000.com, celebrities have been transplanted into Renaissance paintings for the competition “Modern Renaissance” and “Celebrity Time Travel”. We love Jennifer Aniston as a milk maid, and Drew Barrymore as a radiant farm hand. Marilyn Manson as a dapper gentleman, however, doesn’t quite seem to fit quite as ...

Mini Motorbikes Made From Watch Parts

This post goes out to all lovers of two-wheels (well, maybe not bicycle enthusiasts, but you get the point). Ukrainian artist Dmitriy Khristenko has created intricate mini models of motorcycles using wrist watch parts. Khristenko disassembles the watches, shapes each part using a grindstone and glues components together by hand – a painstaking process that calls for 40-50 hours per unit to complete. We love the ...

Sushi Robot Churns Out 300 Pieces An Hour

Suzumo developed the world’s first sushi-roll-making machine back in the 80′s, and is ready to mass market the SushiBot to restaurants and hungry households around the world. Of course, the machine requires human intervention in order to churn out it’s 300 pieces an hour, but the process appears to be much less labour intensive that it would be for a human. The SushiBot was unveiled at ...

Architectural Sculptures Made From Paper

USA-based artist, Christina Lihan, has a talent for transforming flat, boring sheets of paper into incredible sculptural works of art. His paper relief sculptures are mounted in shadow boxes and range from 2″ to 6″ deep. Famous architectural buildings, like the Taj Mahal, White House, Eiffel Tower and more are commemorated in her works, and it’s no surprise seeing as how she was formally trained as ...

Slim Headphones Made Just For Sleeping

Experience music from the comfort of bed. Sleep is great, and so is music. That’s why BedPhones exist. To design headphones so light, so soft, so thin, so comfortable, you can listen while you sleep. So you’ll never have to stop listening. At less than 1/4” thick, these soft, foam-covered headphones are the thinnest in the world. The on-ear design lies so flat against your ears, ...

Female Artist Uses Her Breasts To Paint

US-based artist Kira Ayn Varszegi comes equipped with two 38DD breasts, and she is not afraid to use them…to paint, that is. The artist has been using her breasts to create what she calls “Museum quality works of art” since 2001. The artist mixes paint colours and angles her breasts in various directions in order create paintings using her breasts as the paintbrush. Varszegi’s works sell ...

Celebrities In Old Renaissance Paintings

Hotel Pods Suspended Between Skyscrapers

Have you heard of {Live Between}? We have, and we think you should know about this incredible concept for a futuristic approach to hotels. {Live Between} is a mobile hotel designed by HKS Architects that offers guests the opportunity to sleep hundreds of feet above the ground in a suspended pod-like room. The hotel pods are intended to be mobile, changing their location from one amazing ...

Surreal Photography Of Suspended Objects

Design collective, NAM, is renown for their photography works that features suspended objects that are photographed in a single frame. That’s right, there is no computer generation to blame for these amazing images. NAM consists of approximately 10 “members”, including make-up artists, stylists, photographers and graphic designers who work together to create magnificent works of art. Not convinced? Check out the video above featuring the project ...