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As part of the 2019 London Design Festival, Paul Cocksedge’s ‘Please Be Seated’ has taken over Finsbury Avenue Square in the city’s Broadgate neighborhood. The undulating sculpture is comprised of concentric wooden circles that ribbon up and down to create functional...
Textile artist Amanda Browder collaborates with the communities she’s working in to built site-specific architectural interventions. Using hundreds of yards of donated fabric with bright colors and patterns, Browder and her volunteer teams stitch together enormous panels that resemble crazy quilts....
In 2014 Auckland and Los Angeles-based Fearon Hay Architects were asked to convert a dilapidated 1950s building in Taichung, Taiwan into a boutique hotel. After a site visit, the studio decided integrate as many of the existing elements of the building...
South African photographers Bruce Boyd and Tharien Smith have spent the last two years photographing clusters of brightly colored flowers trapped in blocks of ice. The temporary sculptures are captured underwater, where the ice begins to crack and add further dimension to the...
Apologies to anyone who shares the name, but two designers in Chicago are taking on electoral gerrymandering in a new font called Gerry. The font, created by Ben Doessel and James Lee, is composed of 26 districts whose absurd boundaries resemble alphabet...
Colossal recently covered Utrecht’s efforts to green up their public transit with bee-friendly bus stops, and the Dutch city is at it again with the world’s largest bike garage. The multi-level structure, recently completed, is totally underground, allowing the public...
Nearly a decade after completing the “Alphabet Street” project in East London, English artist Ben Eine has again painted all 26 letters from A to Z on over 40 shop shutters. “Alphabet City 2.0” uses 26 bespoke fonts and a wide...
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Abandoned Bank in Berlin Was ‘Tortured’ With Art
Though it’s clearly not raising the debt ceiling, this giant pair of feet appears to be breaking right through it. The temporary installation titled...
A Game With a Distortion of Reality From Henrietta Harris
Henrietta Harris is a young illustrator from New Zealand. Her unusual style - the distortion of images - makes you take a new look...
Hollow Animal Sculptures Constructed From a Network of Metal Branches by Kang Dong Hyun
Korean artist Kang Dong Hyun constructs hollow animal sculptures from a system of metallic branches. His works often have a high concentration of these sprig-like elements constructing...
Unusual Street Art With A Touch Of Sarcasm By Artist Blu
From climate trade to capitalism run amok, road artist Blu pulls no punches in his soaring multi-tale work of art on the streets of...
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Upcycled Scaffolding Planks Form Functional Ribbons of Steel and Wood in...
As part of the 2019 London Design Festival, Paul Cocksedge’s ‘Please Be Seated’ has taken over Finsbury Avenue Square in the city’s Broadgate neighborhood. The undulating...
Multi-Layered Oil Paintings by Jacob Brostrup Blur Natural and Built Environments
Spectacularly detailed paintings by Jacob Brostrup layer indoor and outdoor scenes in luminescent colors. The artist renders each component of his oil paintings with exacting, realistic...
Elaborate Underground Architecture of Soviet Metro Stations Photographed by Christopher Herwig
After traveling to 15 cities in 7 countries and taking over 15,000 photographs, Christopher Herwig has compiled a new book that showcases the diverse architecture of...
Enormous Panels of Patchworked Fabric Give Colorful Temporary Makeovers to Public...
Textile artist Amanda Browder collaborates with the communities she’s working in to built site-specific architectural interventions. Using hundreds of yards of donated fabric with bright colors...
Bronze Sculptures of Regal African Women by Wangechi Mutu Make History...
Kenyan-American artist Wangechi Mutu was commissioned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art to create four bronze sculptures of African women collectively titled “The NewOnes, will free Us.” The...
Hybrid Creatures with Oversized Eyes Reflect Imagined Landscapes in Surreal Paintings...
Japanese artist Naoto Hattori imagines small fluffy animals with healthy doses of fantasy and some unnatural hybridization. The painted creatures often feature round heads and disproportionately...
Wooden Detailing and Hanging Plants Provide a Modern Update for an...
In 2014 Auckland and Los Angeles-based Fearon Hay Architects were asked to convert a dilapidated 1950s building in Taichung, Taiwan into a boutique hotel. After a...
Photographs of Animals and Architecture are Sliced and Rearranged into Bizarre...
Spain and Scotland-based collage artist Lola Dupre continues to surprise and delight with her unusual composite images. Rather than incorporating unique individual collage elements that contrast...
Lush Botanical Forms Translated Into Abstract Embroideries by Helen Wilde
U.K.-based embroidery artist Helen Wilde interprets oceanic landscapes in her three-dimensional hoop embroideries. Using tightly edited color palettes, often featuring teals and natural tones, Wilde layers...
Delicate Flowers Blossom From Inky Black Backgrounds in Esther Garcia’s Stylized...
Chicago-based tattoo artist Esther Garcia creates inky black backgrounds on her clients, which are interspersed with delicate floral designs. Sweet peas and garden roses, along with...
