Polish designer Zuzia Kozerska created an awesome series of laser-engraved rolling pins with a variety of designs and patterns. The rolling pins are made from beech wood and measure 42 cm (16.53 in) long and 6 cm (2.36 in) in diameter. The rolling pins are perfect for cookies but also work with cakes, pasta,…
The New Inspiration Pad is the second edition of a creative notepad designed and launched by Marc Thomasset of TM, a Brussels based design & advertising studio. As Marc explains: “In 2001 I was drawing projects in a notebook, and suddenly it hit me how a classic notebook, however beautiful, is always very rigid…
THE WORLD’S TALLEST LEGO TOWER Photograph by Honéczy Barnabás / MTI Students in partnership with LEGO Store Budapest and official Danish LEGO constructors set a new world record on 25 May 2014 by building the world’s highest LEGO tower, eclipsing the previous record set last August by students in Delaware. The tower…
Information below from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London Etching, derived from an ancient Germanic word for ‘eat’, uses corrosive acids to bite designs into hard surfaces like metal. The background can either be eaten away so the design stands out in relief, or the design itself can be bitten into the surface. The…
In celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Donald J. Hall Sculpture Park, the Hall Family Foundation has supported the commission of a major work by Kansas City native and internationally renowned artist Robert Morris. His Glass Labyrinth is a brilliant, interactive addition that now occupies a prominent site in the south section of…
Last October, frog design founder Hartmut Esslinger published Keep It Simple – The Early Design Years of Apple, an insider’s account of the origins of Apple’s iconic products and brand. ‘Keep it Simple’ is the authentic story of the collaboration between Steve Jobs and Hartmut Esslinger, which began in 1982. This process started with…
UKRAINIAN EASTER EGGS Photograph by Luba Petrusha A pysanka (plural: pysanky) is a Ukrainian Easter egg, decorated with traditional Ukrainian folk designs using a wax-resist (batik) method. The word pysanka comes from the verb pysaty, “to write”, as the designs are not painted on, but written with beeswax. Many other eastern European…
The Barbecue Bible is an interactive book that features detachable pages that can be used to literally help you barbecue. Features include: A thick page of breakable coal, aluminum foil pages for baking, a page for sharpening your knife, a chopping board, apron and even a page made of salt! The limited edition book…
‘Found in Translation‘ is an ongoing series that highlights words in other languages with no direct English equivalent. The illustrative posters are done by Anjana Ilyer, a Mumbai-born graphic designer currently based in Auckland, New Zealand. Anjana’s goal is to do 100 of these illustrations in 100 days. You can see the entire series…
Photograph by Dado Ruvic/REUTERS The International Business Times recently reported on a 71-year-old Bosnian car enthusiast that transformed his Volkswagen Beetle into a work of art over a two-year period. Photograph by Dado Ruvic/REUTERS The avid VW Beetle fan created the wooden car from over 50,000 separate pieces of oak, including thousands…
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