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Light Wave by Studio Aisslinger

Light Wave by Studio Aisslinger

Created for Bombay Sapphire in 2006, the "Light Wave" by Studio Aisslinger is a lighting structure based on 50 x 50 cm modules that allows for various configurations of fluent wave-like shapes.  Each…

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White Rain by Takahiro Matsuo

White Rain, an interactive light installation by Tokyo-based artist Takahiro Matsuo brought down the rain inside Pola Museum Annex.   With the help of LED bar lights and lighting software, the artist was…

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Polaroid Flower Vase by Jung Hwajin

South Korean designer Jung Hwajin captures nature as one would of a memory in his Polaroid Flower Vase.  "It is a plant in a Polaroid," wrote Jung.  "Nature is also what I want…

Feathery Paper Lighting by Iwashin

Feathery Paper Lighting by Iwashin

Striking paper lighting by South Korean design duo Bo Kyung Lee and Jang Hyun Shin of Iwashin.  We can't get enough of it.  Our only complaint is that there isn't more renditions of…

Romantic Petal Gate by Yuko Takada

Romantic Petal Gate by Yuko Takada Keller

Japanese artist Yuko Takada Keller was commission by BVLGARI to create two large scale installations, 'Romantic Petal Gate' and 'Romantic Petal Veil', for the BVLGARI bridal fair. Each petal was made with two…

Shadowplay by Kyle McDonald

Shadowplay by Kyle McDonald

Shadowplay (影絵) by Kyle McDonald shows an experimental interaction paradigm built with the Projector Camera Toolkit. Using two projectors that are perfectly aligned, the structure hidden in the projection is revealed in the…

Drawing Vessel by Fumiaki Goto

Drawing Vessel by Fumiaki Goto

It may not be practical to actually use a vessel as a drawing tool, but the idea of using something other than pen or pencil is still intriguing.  Japanese artist Fumiaki Gogo combined…

Kumi Yamashita Works Magic With Light and Shadow

Kumi Yamashita Works Magic with Light and Shadow

New York-based, Japanese artist Kumi Yamashita likes to venture beyond traditional media.  Using unlikely means, such as thread, light and shadow, bits of cloth, she was able to create likeliness that packs quite a…

Next-generation vending machine concept with see-through display

Vending Machine of the Future

This concept model of the next-generation vending machine has a vertical, 65-inch, Full HD transparent display.  The customers can get a clear look of what is inside the vending machine, and at the…

Jay Chou Portrait with Coffee Cup Stains

Jay Chou Portrait Made with Coffee Ring Stains

Shanghai-based artist Hong Yi, also known as Red, likes to paint without a paintbrush.  Her latest work was no exception.  Inspired by the first and last lines in Jay Chou's (周杰倫) 2007 hit…

Taichung Infobox by Stan Allen

Taichung Infobox by Stan Allen

Brooklyn, N.Y. based Stan Allen Architect gave an unused airport hangar in Taichung, Taiwan a makeover by temporary transformed the place into a two-story pavilion of bamboo scaffolding.  This freestanding pavilion was built within…

Gorgeous Ink Drawings by Daehyun Kim

Gorgeous Ink Drawings by Daehyun Kim

South Korean painter and graphic designer Daehyun Kim draws inspiration from ancient Eastern philosophy, such as Taoism and Buddhism.  He has created a series of gorgeous ink drawings and it can be viewed on his website moonassi.com and…

Installation of 10000 Balloons by Choi Jeong Hwa

Striking Balloon Installation by Choi Jeong Hwa

Internationally renowned South Korean contemporary artist and designer Choi Jeong Hwa creates art that celebrates the peculiar beauty of synthetic materials and everyday objects while provoking reflections upon both consumption and harmony in…

Island Made of Recycled Plastic Bottle Caps

Island Made of Recycled Plastic Bottle Caps

This sculptural work "Island: an existence of nine years", created by Japanese artist Satoshi Hirose since 2002, is comprised of plastic caps and golden beans.  This island is made of recycled plastic bottle caps…

The Cosmic Latte

The Cosmic Latte Installation

This installation "Cosmic Latte" aims to orchestrate the spatial permutations that occur as the interlacing strips of white yarn ceaselessly interact with the corresponding environment, giving rise to a myriad of titillating, euphonious visual responses…

Finger-In Glass by Fanson Meng

Finger-In Glass by Fanson Meng

Fanson Meng, a design student at Shih Chien University in Taiwan, has come up with a fascinating Finger-In glass cup design.  From the look of it, you can probably perform a nice trick of "invisible fingers"…

YA-NE-SEN a Go Go by Shishi Yamazaki

YA-NE-SEN a Go Go by Shishi Yamazaki

Japanese artist and animator Shishi Yamazaki has created short films with a highly distinctive style that has captivated the heart of many.  In this short film YA-NE-SEN a Go Go, you'll see her character…

Farming-Net Collection by nendo

Farming-Net Collection by nendo

Another elegant design from Japanese design label nendo.  This collection of exquisite sculptural objects are made using heat-forming agricultural nets, which are stronger than organdy but more flexible than wire mesh. The flower vase and…

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