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9 New Inventions From The Artist Who Creates Inventions That Solve Problems That Don’t Exist Matt Benedetto describes himself as a “self-taught product designer that is on a quest to invent products that help solve problems that do not actually exist”. Each of his unnecessary inventions is meticulously crafted in his studio located in Burlington, Vermont and is a “carefully crafted balancing act of being potentially useful yet truly unnecessary”....

9 Paintings By Michael Kerbow Of Dinosaurs Taking Over A Post-Climactic World San Francisco artist Michael Kerbow presents a thought-provoking series of paintings called ‘Reversal of Fortune’ . These artworks imagine a future shaped by the effects of late capitalism, showcasing a world marked by climate change. Kerbow’s vivid imagery features volcanic eruptions, floods, and polluted skies, all set against familiar symbols like fast food signs and crumbling roads overrun by Dinosaurs....

A Cheat’s Guide to Gatwick Sick of being stuck in the airport, excited for your holiday to start but not knowing how to while away the hours until your plane appears? National Express and travel bloggers the Travelettes definitely were, so they teamed up to make some alternative maps for Gatwick airport. Instead of information desks, you can use these to navigate your way to the best duty free bargain, or the cheapest beer....

Architects Turned Boring Electricity Pylons Into Majestic Human-Shaped Statues In Iceland Icelanders had enough of the ugly structures stretching across their landscape, which itself is a miracle of nature . A group of architects called Choi+Shine turned mundane electricity pylons into art, naming the project “The Land Of Giants”. “Making only minor alterations to well established steel-framed tower design, we have created a series of towers that are powerful, solemn and variable,” the architects write on their website....

Artist Crafts Animal Figures That Are So Small, It’s Hard To See Details With The Naked Eye Katie Doka Mezei is a miniature artist that mainly works in Copenhagen. She meticulously re-creates all kinds of animals in a rather nontraditional sizing – a one-inch scale. Katie not only manages to portray even the smallest details of these animals, she also does it on a very small scale, this way making her work absolutely one-of-a-kind....

Artist Creates Beautiful Flower Vases Using Dried And Pressed Flowers (10 Pics) Shannon Clegg is an artist who creates beautiful sculptures with dried and pressed flowers. She used to teach ceramics and mould-making in colleges and universities, coordinating 3D educational design studios, and currently manages artist studio spaces in East London. The artist’s inspiration comes directly from nature. She shared a note with Demilked in which she explained- “There is a concept that architects use called biophilic design which explains how certain materials can be used to give an ‘indirect’ experience of nature, which can help boost one’s mood and mental health....

Artist Creates Exploding Trash Sculptures To Remind Us How Much Stuff We Own Argentinian artist José Luis Torres has been taking out the trash, painting it in vibrant colors and putting it back in cities across Canada as sculptures. No, it’s not some compulsive disorder, he’s been doing this to demonstrate just how much stuff we own and the insane amount of waste we produce. To comprehend how big the problem is, take a look at the statistics....

Artist Creates Incredibly Fragile Hairpins That Can Also Be Used As Self-Defense Weapons Sakae is a Japanese artist that creates incredible hairpins called kanzashi by using resin and wires. But they’re not your regular hair accessories, these absolutely gorgeous pins have a long history in Japan that reveals its importance to their culture, and it goes all the way to the pre-historic Jōmon period (1000 BCE). It was believed that a thin rod or a stick can protect you from evil spirits if you put it in your hair....

Artist Photographs Happy Childhood Moments Of Kids Around The Block Children have an almost supernatural ability to be happy. And Adrian McDonald took some time to photograph the joyous daily lives of his neighborhood children. Adrian lives in Jamaica, the rural parish of Westmoreland. He noticed children from a large family laughing and playing in their backyard, which lead to this photo series. Considering himself a philosopher artist, he mostly let children play without any interruptions, capturing natural moments of their day....

Artist Reimagines Disney And Other Characters And They Look Spectacular At the beginning of the year, artist Isabelle Staub has already impressed us all with her take on the character designs of famous Disney princesses. Now she is back with more animated characters recreated in her own unique style that brings new life to the well-known faces. The artist looks at the characters anew by giving them a different kind of spark in their eyes and illustrating the nuances of their bold emotions....

Artist Transforms Discarded Metal Utensils Into Stunning Floral Masterpieces (10 Pics) In the realm of art, creativity often emerges from unexpected sources, and British artist Ann Carrington exemplifies this with her remarkable ability to turn discarded utensils into breathtaking floral masterpieces. Her unique approach to art not only repurposes forgotten objects but also showcases the beauty that can arise from seemingly mundane materials. Carrington’s artistic approach relies heavily on utilizing discarded, discovered, and numerous objects....

Beautiful Newborn Photoshoot Of Mom And Her Quintuplets Last year 26-year-old Kim Tucci and her husband were proud parents of three children. This year they can be even prouder after giving birth to quintuplets! On January 28th Tucci gave birth to five healthy babies: Tiffany, Penelope, Beatrix, Allie, and Keith, and an Australian photographer Erin Elizabeth Hoskins was there to capture it all. The birth itself lasted only two minutes, as the doctors decided to do a caesarian section....

Bored Employee Uses 8,024 Post-It Notes To Transform Boring Office Plain old office walls driving you mad? Then you understand why Ben Brucker got his coworkers to decorate them with superhero murals! And not just any kind of murals – Post-it murals! Yes, the humble sticky paper notes were used to produce these geeky works of art and love. In all, 8,024 pieces were used in a day long battle against boredom and white walls....

Chinese Street Photographer Shoots People Who Have No Idea What They’re Wearing (43 Pics) Street photographer Alex Greenberg was amazed at just how weird and hilarious the streets of Shanghai get. So much so that he created an Instagram account called @shanghaiobserved , which has become a home for Shanghai locals to publish the incredible finds from the China’s largest city streets. Here we have a collection of photographer’s favorite pieces of clothing and accessories, but his account is about more than that: “It quickly turned into something people all over could relate to and I started to get submissions from lots of different people,” Alex told Bored Panda ....

Concert Tickets Handmade Into Unique Doormats Concert ticket stubs are one of those things you can’t throw away easily. They’re like a connection to that awesome evening when you heard your favourite band play live or finally had THE perfect first kiss. Memories can fade but these things are actual physical evidence! Not enough? Send the concert ticket stub or its image to Lakeside Camera Photoworks in Metairie, Louisiana and they will make a doormat that looks just like the actual piece!...

Dogs Are Humans Too… It is no coincidence that we humans like dogs so much. It’s because they look like us. Or, at the least, resemble us. Sure, they have four legs and a tail, with long noses and elongated toothy jaws. Fur vs. hair. But the way a dog looks at you, with those big round eyes dripping with emotion, the body language curving this way and that, the furrowed brow....

Dutch Man Built A $1.6 Million Ark With An Authentic Biblical Interior Many of us have heard about Noah’s Ark – the vessel that saved all the animals in the world from a giant flood. But one Dutch man decided to take it a step further – by actually building a full-size copy of the biblical ark. The man’s name is Johan Huibers and he works as a building contractor in the Netherlands....

Father Creates Wacky Photo Manipulation With His Three Daughters John Wilhelm, a 44-year-old IT Director at a Swiss university and a father of three, creates imaginative, surreal and amusing photo manipulations with his family. Although he works with a diverse array of subjects, it seems that his three little daughters – Lou (5 years), Mila (2 years), and Yuna (6 months) – and their mother Judith are his favourite models of all....

Feeling Burnt Out? These 30 Work Memes From This Relatable IG Account Totally Get You If you’ve ever survived a meeting that could’ve been an email, crafted a PowerPoint deck with more flair than substance, or nodded at buzzwords while silently screaming inside—congratulations, you’re fluent in corporate speak. And you’ll feel right at home with MBA-ish . With over 564K followers, the Instagram account @mba_ish has struck a nerve with anyone who’s ever had to suffer through business jargon, office politics, or the all-too-relatable reality of “fake it till you make it....

For Father’s Day, This Canadian Baker Made An Incredible Transparent Koi Pond Cake Grace, aka petrichoro, is a Vancouver, Canada-based home baker who occasionally shares photos of her amazing culinary masterpieces on her Instagram. Just recently, the woman shared pictures of an incredible Koi pond mousse cake she baked for Father’s Day, and the amount of detail will absolutely blow you away. The cake Grace baked looks more like a piece of art rather than something you would serve to your guests but the woman assured that everything you see is completely edible – except for maybe the cattail stems that are made of dried bamboo....