In his series Abandoned Houses, artist Mike Doyle created these spooky abandoned Victorian houses out of LEGO bricks. His blog contains quite a bit of information and photos on how he made each of these fantastic pieces. Doyle describes his process, “Many ask me how I go about planning and building these pieces. Sadly, IContinue reading “Mike Doyle’s Spooky LEGO Victorian Houses”
Tag Archives: Design
The Bacon Alphabet
Henry Hargreaves created this porcine font with strips of bacon, a pair of scissors and heck of a lot of creativity.
Star Wars 3D AT-AT Walker Pancakes
Jim, the pancake artist has created his latest breakfast treat: a 3D Stars Wars AT-AT Walker pancake. Jim makes fancy pancakes for his young daughter, Allison. His new book, OMG Pancakes!: 75 Cool Creations Your Kids Will Love to Eat, will be released On October 4, 2011.
The Fishscape
Designed by Aruliden for Gaia and Gino, the Fishscape ($140) is a 2.5 gallon handmade glass fishbowl with a super cool textured interior landscape. Nemo never had it so good! Fish not included.
Oreo Crumb Case
“Crumbs left over from an Oreo package should never go to waste,” state Miami Ad School students Michael Malz, Jacob Gale, Kelly Saucier, and Michael Grosso regarding their inventive concept. “Oreo Crumb Case is a ‘tea bag’ enclosure for Oreo crumbs that will infuse your milk with Oreo flavor. After all, Oreo is milk’s favoriteContinue reading “Oreo Crumb Case”
PostCarden
Want to give your friends and family something a little more exciting than an email greeting for their birthday or the Holidays? Then send them these green greeting cards called PostCarden ($13). Each 155 x 18 x 95 mm card features a backdrop and a growing garden. All cards come with instructions, cress seeds, and aContinue reading “PostCarden”
Wrecking Ball & Crane Lamps
Check out these cool limited edition bronze lamps available at the Carpenters Workshop Gallery in London. Choose either the Wrecking Ball or the Crane Lamps and light your abode with some mechanical flair.
Israel Skelton’s Keys To Success
When Israel Skelton was younger his vivid imagination and ingenuity helped him alter everyday objects into comic book artifacts; a rake became Wolverine’s claws and a snow saucer was converted into Captain America’s shield. Now 30 years later the Maine resident has turned a childhood hobby into a thriving career. I spoke with the congenialContinue reading “Israel Skelton’s Keys To Success”
Vintage Suitcase Drawers By James Plumb
English designer James Plumb created these unique vintage suitcase drawers. Old suitcases are housed in antique steel and tailor-made wood chests, to form a series of unique chests of drawers. Every suitcase is refurbished inside with a lot of attention detail. Each drawer is unique, different sizes and combinations can be ordered.
Newcastle Ale Billboard Shadow Effect Created by 3000 Bottle Caps
Newcastle Brown Ale’s Shadow Art has debuted in San Diego’s night life hub, the Gaslamp district, now through the end of September. Using only a single light source and thousands of real-life Newcastle Brown Ale bottle caps, two well-known New York shadow artists have partnered with Newcastle to bring to life a 128 square footContinue reading “Newcastle Ale Billboard Shadow Effect Created by 3000 Bottle Caps”