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Art is always one of the best sources of inspiration for designers.

September 23, 2014
Windows silhouette drawings that interact with the outside world
Windows silhouette drawings that interact with the outside world

Spanish artist Pejac is back with a new playful project. In this series he took his drawings to the windows and made it interact with the elements outside.

September 17, 2014
Clever doodles that interact with their environment
Clever doodles that interact with their environment

Amsterdam-based French illustrator David Troquier released a series of drawings that interact with each other or with their environment. Titled “Cartoonbombing”, this series of doodles does a great job convincing us that there is some action going on.

September 8, 2014
Spectacular forest landscape carved in wood
Spectacular forest landscape carved in wood

A splendid piece that took almost two years to create. The result of the hard work of Paul Roden and Valerie Lueth, aka Tugboat, an artistic duo based in Pittsburgh.

September 7, 2014
Layered dinner plate landscapes by Caroline Slotte
Layered dinner plate landscapes by Caroline Slotte

Spectacular landscapes created by sculpting into layered antique plates. Probably the best thing I’ve seen done with old ceramics. A project by Caroline Slotte.

September 5, 2014
Stunning paper art illustrations by Elsa Mora
Stunning paper art illustrations by Elsa Mora

Elsa Mora works creates spectacular paper cut illustrations for magazines or book covers, but also personal work. You can see a few examples that showcase her talent, but make sure to check out her website to see more.

September 2, 2014
Maskull Lasserre: a sculptor who re-carves discarded sculptures
Maskull Lasserre: a sculptor who re-carves discarded sculptures

Maskull Lasserre has an unusual approach to his art. His starting point is… discarded sculptures. He re-carves in it to show you what’s inside, or what he sees inside.

August 31, 2014
Neil Simone’s surreal paintings merge facts and reality
Neil Simone’s surreal paintings merge facts and reality

Neil Simone creates paintings that are both spectacular and intriguing. With a mix of reality and facts, the British self-thaught artist creates clever compositions that will make you think twice.

August 21, 2014
Scary landscapes by Michael Kerbow
Scary landscapes by Michael Kerbow

Michael Kerbow‘s landscapes can often be described as gigantic piles of cars and roads. A rather pessimistic view of the city landscape.

August 18, 2014
Amazing flying machines made of cardboard
Amazing flying machines made of cardboard

Daniel Agdag is an artist from Melbourne who has creative and intellectual talent of making things from cardboards. It’s really magical and amazing to see his creative work of scrupulously complicated cardboard sculptures of unbelievably delicate and complex industrial flying machines. His work truly originates from the unassuming medium of cardboard and glue. His industrial […]

August 11, 2014
Poetic feathers art by Chris Maynards
Poetic feathers art by Chris Maynards

Chris Maynards cuts out birds in feathers, a difficult task that lets him create delicate and poetic works of art. He place the artworks in shadowboxes that are each unique.

August 10, 2014
Amazingly detailed laser cut paper art by Eric Standley
Amazingly detailed laser cut paper art by Eric Standley

Using some laser cutting techniques, Eric Standley creates incredibly complex paper art inspired by Gothic and Islamic patterns. This work can currently be seen at the Mesa Arts Center in Arizona, where it will be on display as a part of the Fold, Paper, Scissors exhibit until August 10th.

August 7, 2014
15 amazing statues from around the world
15 amazing statues from around the world

When we visit parks or several other places, we can see colossal statues which make us smile and think about it. Some of these statues are honor to god or hero whereas some defies the imagination of tyranny. Many of them are small, fancier and possess a way to titillate us. They also preserve a […]

August 4, 2014
Thrift store paintings revisited with popular culture characters
Thrift store paintings revisited with popular culture characters

David Irvine released a new series of artworks on Gnarled Branch, his website. To create these new pieces, he went to thrift stores and bought paintings that he worked on. He included popular characters as diverse as Darth Vader, the Grail’s knights or Spider Man. The contraste between the original painting and the modern characters […]

July 29, 2014
Miniature dioramas by Akihiro Morohoshi
Miniature dioramas by Akihiro Morohoshi

Akihiro Morohoshi enjoys creating miniature models, but he doesn’t do it the traditional way. The Japanese artist creates miniature worlds on surprising everyday object, like Pringles boxes or guitars. Every detail in the tiny sculpture is perfectly executed. You can discover more on the artist’s website.

Spectacular leaf cuttings by Omid Asadi
Spectacular leaf cuttings by Omid Asadi

Omid Asadi likes the patterns in leaves and regrets that too many people overlook it. He decided to make the beauty he sees in the leaves obvious for others also by creating amazing leaf cutting with very detailed scenes.