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

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.

July 28, 2014
Pop culture heroes drawn as ukiyo-e characters
Pop culture heroes drawn as ukiyo-e characters

Japanese artist Takao Nagawa took on the ukiyo-e classic style by mixing it with modern pop culture heroes like Super Mario or Darth Vader, among others. He drew the heroes in the Samurai poses, changing their facial expressions to look like Japanese prints, and added some traditional clothes for a final touch. The result can […]

Living sculptures by Mike Campau
Living sculptures by Mike Campau

Strange abstract structures are given life by simply adding clothing to it. It’s interesting to see how a few pieces of clothing make some weird forms come to life. This series was created by combining studio photography and cgi. It was designed by digital artist Mike Campau.

July 27, 2014
Funny street art on train tracks
Funny street art on train tracks

Portuguese street artist Artur Bordalo decided to get a new playground for his art: train tracks. He uses the tracks as a grid and integrates it into bigger-than-life artworks. You can check out more of his great art on his website.

July 23, 2014
Better than drugs, the kaleidoscopic mirror tunnel
Better than drugs, the kaleidoscopic mirror tunnel

Wink Space is the first Zipper Architecture in the world designed by Masakazu Shirane and Saya Miyazaki as part of the ‘Art in a Container International Competition’ for 2013 KOBE Biennale. Wink space is a modular installation made from mirrors that formed a giant kaleidoscopic tunnel. It was really a piece of fun and innovation […]