The amazing “Osros Floating Island” was designed by an Austrian company which began its construction of the prototype in Germany and Hungary and includes six luxury double bedrooms with space for 12 residents and four staff members. The manufacturers of this stunning but expensively priced boat (£3 million) describe this island as an “autonomous…

Belgian photographer Kurt Stallaert has created a series of hyper-realistic images entitled 'bodybuilder's world'. It appears that these kids have spent every waking moment in the gym, not to mention the amount of steroid intake. Intriguing and disturbing! …

DoniRosset Supercar is the first Supercar from Brazil. Created by William Denis Rosset who wanted to offer an exclusive car to his father, Donino “Doni” Rosset. 

The sleek supercar should encompass a 8.4-liter V10 with twin-turbochargers derived from Dodge Viper engine which was ethanol-converted, pushing an insane 1007 hp. Similarly to the MacLaren F1, it will have a…

Simple ideas executed brilliantly. Artist Ernest Zacharevic creates these wonderful wall paintings allowing people to participate and interact. ......................................................................…

Swedish designer Anders Kjellberg has developed a stylish concept design for Apple’s eagerly anticipated iWatch. Kjellberg’s design features an iWatch with FaceTime capabilities; it has an 8-megapixel camera built into the face of the watch that is also able to record videos in HD. 

The watch will be equipped with a ‘Retina Multi-Touch display’, allowing users to switch…

Erin Wasson is cementing her status as supermodel-turned-designer-turned-actress playing the leading lady in a new short film. Vs. magazine teamed up with jewellery designer Georg Jensen to create The Heimlich Maneuver, a film launching on Thursday June 28, to promote the labels' new Grape collection.…

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Chances are you already know Steve McCurry as the man who took one of the most iconic photos of our time. It was of a 12-year-old Afghan refugee girl who's piercing green eyes told us her harrowing story. The image itself was named "the most recognized…

Ralph Ueltzhoefer blends words and images to create 'Textportraits'. The detail in his work is incredible.

Typography is much more than just graphic design or illustration with some text thrown in. It’s an art form in itself that combines carefully chosen and arranged fonts with visual elements, sometimes as a relatively straightforward communication device and sometimes as…

French fashion house Yves Saint Laurent is undergoing a name change to Saint Laurent Paris. Supposedly the idea of the label's new creative director, fashion designer Hedi Slimane, the name change is expected to take effect in Spring 2013, when his first collections are expected to debut. 

Slimane’s inspiration for the house’s branding makeover reportedly comes from…

Located at Barcelona's Poblenou Cemetery, this magnificent sculpture, titled Kiss of Death (El Petó de la Mort in Catalan and El Beso de la Muerte in Spanish), depicts death (in the form of a winged skeleton) planting a kiss on a young man's forehead. According to the story, in 1930, the Llaudet family was mourning the death of their son and created this…

Dancers Among Us is a vast ongoing photography project led by Jordan Matter. In the spring of 2009 he began featuring top professional dancers in everyday situations throughout the United States and by next fall a book with a selection of those pictures will be released. No digital manipulation was used to create the images. All types of places and different enclaves witness…

This incredible desk was created by Dublin ad agency Boys and Girls for their reception area. After some scientific research, they teamed up with Twisted Image to start production of this whimsical design. Permanent hot air balloons, strong enough to carry the weight of the desk, were created with a new type of rubber composite to make air-tight balloons that would never degrade.…

LEADING MEN: After getting some of Hollywood’s most respected actors to walk for her fall men’s collection, Miuccia Prada has secured four of them for the brand’s ad campaign, as well. 

Gary Oldman, Garrett Hedlund, Jamie Bell and Willem Dafoe will be the new faces featured. Lensed by David Sims.

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Chicago design Student Kelly Pratt, created sandwiches for each of the 50 states of the USA, hence the name Stately Sandwiches. "Before I make each sandwich I do research on the Internet, call local sandwich shops, ask foodies on twitter and check out a few books to be sure I do my best to properly represent a state."

“TO ME, MAKING A GOOD SANDWICH IS AN ART FORM. AND WHEN THEY…

 If you are a Bansky fan this one is for you. Nick Stern has recreated some of the famous graffiti artist's most well-known and controversial works using real people. The photo series entitled You Are Not Bansky includes eight separate shots of impeccably costumed characters posing with carefully placed props against specific backdrops that echo the works of Banksy.

The…

Cyclops by Dan Hillier

I am so excited for the latest exhibition,"The Other World" at the In Toto Gallery. The exhibition will run from 31st of May 2012 - 5th of July 2012. 

Collaborating with Otto De Jager, In Toto Gallery presents a thought provoking exhibition which is more of a sensory…

Plain strainer you say? Look closely … Spanish artist Isaac Cordal sculpted faces onto metal cooking strainers, which cast beautiful shadows. Brilliant !!!...................................................…

Lori Nix has created these post human images of the aftermath of the world as we know it. Nix built the diorama of each scene, then photographed them. The twist is that Nix's photos aren't Photoshop manipulations - they're real images of tiny, painstakingly detailed dioramas that Nix has designed just for these photographs.…

 Ticket designs for the London Olympics have been unveiled. Interpublic's brand consultancy Futurebrand incorporated pictograms designed by Someone into the tickets. They also color coded them according to venue. To reduce counterfeiting, a hologram, a barcode and the name of the booker will be printed on the ticket. …

 Some very interesting shots taken over the last few days of the Japanese trawler off Clifton. The Eihatsu Maru fishing vessel ran aground on Saturday.

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