When we first saw the images of Villa SSK by Takeshi Hirobe Architects, we had mixed feelings. On one hand, the house is made of wood which usually helps us become interested, and it does afford the inhabitants many beautiful vistas.
Yes, yes! We LOVE the cool, clean, minimalist interior (no news here to our readers) of the brand-new 100 square-meter retail store, the HITGallery, opened at the end of September in the Times Square shopping center in Hong Kong.
Picture yourself living in a house that was built nearly 100 years ago, and was once even used as a Nazi hide-out during the war. Now add to this the fact that the house is actually a 100-feet high water tower that was in service
By combining hundreds or thousands of individual photographs, French photographer Jean-François Rauzier creates seemingly endless fantasy worlds that are 10,000 times the resolution of a normal photograph. An inspiration for what he calls hyperphotos came from Rauzier’s pity that movie-makers could have people’s attention for
A London-based photographer Iain Crawford mastered the way to capture the collision of a model’s body and a splash of paint so well, that it looks as if the bodies in his pictures are clothed in color. When the paint or powder is thrown at
German photographer Matthias Heiderich is one of those artists who can make simple look stunning. His minimalist photos of Berlin show his hometown in completely new light – full of color, perfect lines and patterns. The self-taught artist focuses on aesthetics instead of story-telling, and has
We first introduced you to self-taught photo manipulation master Sarolta Ban (see here) 2 years ago. During this time young Hungarian artist kept progressing and created a whole bunch of new surreal photo manipulations. Sarolta says she tries to use ordinary objects in order to create
What started merely as an intent to entertain family and friends, eventually turned into a well-selling calender and constant fan demands for more. Dave Engledow once took a picture of himself carelessly holding his daughter Alice Bee like a football and a mug that read
What was designed to be an educational campaign against speeding by advertising agency Clemenger BBDO and the Motor Accident Commission of South Australia, turned out a true piece of art. Calling this simply a body paint project would be quite an understatement: the way an Australian
Dia de los Muertos – The Day of the Dead – sounds a lot more morbid than it really is. While in the American Halloween tradition death is something to be feared, this national Mexican holiday actually celebrates it and welcomes all the departed spirits home.