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

April 23, 2014
A 3D printed shelter for hermit crabs
A 3D printed shelter for hermit crabs

Japanese artist Aki Inomata decided it was time to give a shelter to hermit crabs. For that purpose, she designed cool transparent shells that she printed with 3D printers.

April 22, 2014
Paper sculptures by Matthew Shlian
Paper sculptures by Matthew Shlian

Amazing sculptures created with paper by Matthew Shlian.

April 20, 2014
Drawings in the sky by Thomas Lamadieu
Drawings in the sky by Thomas Lamadieu

City skies are rarely as beautiful as the ones you can see in the countryside, but when Thomas Lamadieu draws into those  skies, they suddenly become much more interesting.

April 16, 2014
17th century hip hop artists
17th century hip hop artists

Amar Stewart, a London based artist, created some unconventionnal paintings where hip-hop artists are painted in a renaissance style. The results are surprisingly good, I’d love to see some vinyl covers with these. Link remove, the site now contains malware.

April 14, 2014
Tiny people sculptures by Isaac Cordal
Tiny people sculptures by Isaac Cordal

A selection of Isaac Cordal’s work. He creates small sculptures and takes photos of it in little scenes that create cool visual stories in one image.

April 10, 2014
The carpet revisited: spectacular work by Faig Ahmed
The carpet revisited: spectacular work by Faig Ahmed

These unconventional carpets are the result of Faig Ahmed’s experiments with traditional carpet art from Azerbaijan.

April 3, 2014
Illuminated Cut Paper Light Boxes by Hari & Deepti
Illuminated Cut Paper Light Boxes by Hari & Deepti

Hari & Deepti are an artist couple who creates spectacular paper cut light boxes. They create many layers of watercolored paper cuts, then assemble it into a shadow box that is lit from behind.

Tiny worlds in a bottle
Tiny worlds in a bottle

As a person with huge hands, defficient eyesight, and little patience, I’m always impressed when I see work by artists like this one. Tiny world in bottles sells some incredibly small sculptures in bottles on his Etsy shop.

April 1, 2014
Impressive 3D street art that will trick your eye
Impressive 3D street art that will trick your eye

An overview of 3D Joe and Max, artists that travel the world to create 3D street art that adapts to the landscape.

Double exposure photography by Hiki Komori
Double exposure photography by Hiki Komori

Using a popular technique, double exposure, Hiki Komori creates stunning portraits that are mixed with landscapes. He added a vintage effect to give it a softer touch.

March 29, 2014
Paper Sculptures by Barbara Wildernboer
Paper Sculptures by Barbara Wildernboer

BarbaraWildernboer creates spectacular paper sculptures from books and other paper elements. The South African artist’s work is quite impressive and jumps to your face.

March 27, 2014
Reminder: a call to entries for digital artists
Reminder: a call to entries for digital artists

Our digital fine art printmaking competition is still opened to artwork submission. This is a great opportunity to earn some cash if you create the best piece, but also to be published in the exhibition catalogue and get some exposure on our website. The theme of the competition is Globalization, check out all therules for participating here. Facebook […]

March 23, 2014
Unexpected Books by Terry Border
Unexpected Books by Terry Border

Terry Border is a photographer from Indiana. His Unexpected Books series turns books into funny characters that say something about the story.

March 22, 2014
Psychogeographies: stunning 3D collages by Dustin Yellin
Psychogeographies: stunning 3D collages by Dustin Yellin

Brooklyn-based artist Dustin Yellin creates spectacular collages on acrylic in a project title Psychogeographies. Via Colossal.

March 19, 2014
Aldo Tolino creates stunning Origami portraits
Aldo Tolino creates stunning Origami portraits

In this series “Past Futur Perfekt“, Aldo Tolino plays with faces that he destroys and rebuilds in spectacular portraits.