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‘Windiode’ LED Light Installation by Wei-Chieh Shih

Taiwanese visual artist Wei-Chieh Shih created this LED light installation 'Windiode' in 2008.  Back and forth, the LED diodes swayed with the wind, creating an ethereal light landscape with a life of its…

Cut Papers by Sachiko Abe

Cut Papers by Sachiko Abe

Japanese artist Sachiko Abe’s work encompasses performance, drawing, film and sculptural installations using cut papers accumulated over the last eight years. Her practice explores duration, repetition and constraints. As part of her performance 'Cut…

Glowing Line Drying Laundry Installation by Li-Hsin Wang

Luminescent Line Drying Laundry Installation by Li-Hsin Wang

'Take a Light and Bask in Nighttime' (挑燈夜曬) is a light installation by Taiwanese artist Li-Hsin Wang (王立心) in collaboration with Tien Tien Circle Creatives.  Created for the exhibition "Let there be light"…

Gardens by the Bay in Singapore

Gardens by the Bay in Singapore

Inspired by the form of the orchid, landscape architecture firm Grant Associates’ masterplan Gardens by the Bay is a rich fusion of nature, technology and environmental management. It is also one of the largest garden…

Wooden Foliage Made of 7,000 Wooden Discs

Wooden Foliage Made of 7,000 Wooden Discs

Jwalant Mahadevwala of andBlack Desgin Studio and Rooshad Shroff of Rooshad Shroff Architecture + Design were presented with the task of designing and making a canopy utilizing left over wooden parts from a…

Levitating Self-Portraits by Natsumi Hayashi

Levitating Self-Portraits by Natsumi Hayashi

We at Inspired! would like to give a quick shout out to Japanese photographer Natsumi Hayashi for making these inspiring levitating self-portraits.  Keep flying, yowayowa camera woman!   The confines of gravity are the…

strawman by Fransisca Fortunata

strawman by Fransisca Fortunata

Singapore-based Fransisca Fortunata creates an interesting sculpture made of straws.  She arranges the straws in different length and depth to create the shape of a human face.  via behance

The Zero Pod Mobile Kit House

The Zero Pod Mobile Kit House

Zero Pod is a mobile house kit developed by Japanese company DCW that can be taken apart and reassembled elsewhere. It is height-adjustable and is suitable for installation on sites where foundations are…

A Piece of Flat Globe by Noriko Ambe

A Piece of Flat Globe by Noriko Ambe

In the series "A Piece of Flat Globe", Japanese artist Noriko Ambe stacked together individually cut sheets of paper to create shapes that resemble surface of the Earth. The layering of paper not only…

3D Sketches by Nagai Hideyuki

Awesome 3D Sketches by Nagai Hideyuki

Here are some mind-boggling 3D artwork by Japanese artist Nagai Hideyuki that we'd like to share with you.  Check out the short video at the bottom of this post, these really are just…

Cloud Series "golden rain" and "silver rain" by Tadao Shimizu

Glowing ‘Cloud’ Series by Tadao Shimizu

The 'Cloud' series by Tokyo-based designer Tadao Shimizu (清水忠男) is like something out of a dream.  This series, designed for ABOVO in 2010, includes pendant and floor lamps, featuring 3D washi-paper shades.   source:…

World's First 145-inch Ultra High Definition Plasma Display

World’s First 145-inch Ultra High Definition Plasma Display

NHK has announced a 145-inch world's first Ultra High Definition plasma display, with 16 times the resolution of a regular Full HD display.   Co-developed with Panasonic, the pixels of the display are self-emitting and…

Soak, Dye in Light by everyware

Soak, Dye in Light by everyware

'Soak, Dye in Light' is an interactive installation by Seoul-based creative computing group everyware, founded by Hyunwoo Bang and Yunsil Heo. The viewer is invited to interact with a blank canvas by touching…

Crinkle Tableware by Hey!Cheese

Crinkle Tableware by Hey!Cheese

Inspired by a crumpled paper ball, Taiwanese design studio Hey!Cheese applied the wrinkled paper texture to its 'Crinkle' tableware.  We, for one, would love to see more of this collection.  Perhaps a wrinkled plate…

The Ring's Sadako Throws Opening Pitch in Japan

The Ring’s Sadako Throws Opening Pitch in Japan

Remember that creepy character from the horror film "The Ring"? The one who is responsible for scaring half the world population to death by climbing out the TV screen with her signature hair style?…

Delicate Wire Sculptures by Keysook Geum

Exquisite Wire Sculptures by Keysook Geum

Exquisitely complex wire sculptures by South Korean artist Keysook Geum.  Exploring the curves of the female figure, she cuts and twists wires into forms of the vest, jacket, and dress. She also incorporates…

Floating Interactive Ball by teamLab

Floating Interactive Balls by teamLab

Tokyo-based Visual design studio teamLab has created a unique interactive experience that allows a space to react to the audience action.  "teamLab BALL" is a patent-pending interactive light ball that changes color when…

Leaf Nail Cover by Jung Hwajin

Leaf Nail Cover by Jung Hwajin

Leaf Cover by South Korean designer Jung Hwajin gives you a reason to smile when you hammer nails into the wall. Instead of the unsightly blemishes on the otherwise smooth surface, you are now…

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