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Weapons of Mass Instruction: A 1979 Ford Falcon Converted into a Tank Armored with 900 Free Books

March 5, 2015Weapons of Mass Instruction: A 1979 Ford Falcon Converted into a Tank Armored with 900 Free Books
Edible Growth: 3D-Printed Living Food That Grows before You Eat It

March 2, 2015Edible Growth: 3D-Printed Living Food That Grows before You Eat It
Hungarian Banknote Concept Designed by Barbara Bernát

February 23, 2015Hungarian Banknote Concept Designed by Barbara Bernát
Honey on Tap: A New Beehive that Automatically Extracts Honey without Disturbing Bees

February 19, 2015Honey on Tap: A New Beehive that Automatically Extracts Honey without Disturbing Bees
A New Artificial Skylight System Nearly Indistinguishable from the Sun Itself

February 10, 2015A New Artificial Skylight System Nearly Indistinguishable from the Sun Itself
The Daily Routines of Famous Creative People

January 6, 2015The Daily Routines of Famous Creative People
A 1,000-piece CMYK Color Gamut Jigsaw Puzzle by Clemens Habicht

December 12, 2014A 1,000-piece CMYK Color Gamut Jigsaw Puzzle by Clemens Habicht
Wood Tables Embedded with Photoluminescent Resin by Mike Warren

December 9, 2014Wood Tables Embedded with Photoluminescent Resin by Mike Warren
How to Fold the World’s Best Paper Airplane

November 19, 2014How to Fold the World’s Best Paper Airplane
Amazing Little Flip Books Use Negative Space and Secret Compartments

November 15, 2014Amazing Little Flip Books Use Negative Space and Secret Compartments
A Solar-Powered Glow-in-the-dark Bike Path by Studio Roosegaarde Inspired by Van Gogh

November 12, 2014A Solar-Powered Glow-in-the-dark Bike Path by Studio Roosegaarde Inspired by Van Gogh
Giant Birdsnest For Humans Breeds New Ideas, Not Chicks

November 7, 2014Giant Birdsnest For Humans Breeds New Ideas, Not Chicks
A New Acoustic Instrument That Creates Sounds like a Digital Synthesizer

November 4, 2014A New Acoustic Instrument That Creates Sounds like a Digital Synthesizer
Cycling Activists Build Bamboo Car Skeletons to Demonstrate Space Taken by Single Occupancy Cars

October 14, 2014Cycling Activists Build Bamboo Car Skeletons to Demonstrate Space Taken by Single Occupancy Cars
Edible Chocolate LEGOs by Akihiro Mizuuchi

August 13, 2014Edible Chocolate LEGOs by Akihiro Mizuuchi
Designer Hilla Shamia Fuses Cast Aluminum and Tree Trunks to Create One-of-a-Kind Furniture Pieces

August 1, 2014Designer Hilla Shamia Fuses Cast Aluminum and Tree Trunks to Create One-of-a-Kind Furniture Pieces
Hidden Geometric Patterns Gradually Revealed inside Giant Chocolate Cylinder

July 23, 2014Hidden Geometric Patterns Gradually Revealed inside Giant Chocolate Cylinder
An Amazing Collection of Mechanical Singing Bird Automata Filmed by Douglas Fisher

July 21, 2014An Amazing Collection of Mechanical Singing Bird Automata Filmed by Douglas Fisher
Motion Silhouette: An Interactive Shadow Picture Book

July 14, 2014Motion Silhouette: An Interactive Shadow Picture Book
Edible Anatomically Accurate Chocolate Human Skulls

July 1, 2014Edible Anatomically Accurate Chocolate Human Skulls
The Putter: A Meditative Video on the Art of Making Scissors by Hand

July 1, 2014The Putter: A Meditative Video on the Art of Making Scissors by Hand
The Cloud: An Interactive Thunderstorm in Your House

July 1, 2014The Cloud: An Interactive Thunderstorm in Your House
Table Topography: Wood Furniture Embedded with Glass Rivers and Lakes by Greg Klassen

July 1, 2014Table Topography: Wood Furniture Embedded with Glass Rivers and Lakes by Greg Klassen
The Fine Art of Japanese Hakone Marquetry Using Razor-Thin Slices of Wood Mosaics

June 24, 2014The Fine Art of Japanese Hakone Marquetry Using Razor-Thin Slices of Wood Mosaics
Bounce Below: A Giant Network of Trampolines Suspended in an Abandoned Welsh Slate Mine

June 20, 2014Bounce Below: A Giant Network of Trampolines Suspended in an Abandoned Welsh Slate Mine
Man Spends 13 Years Transforming a Hedge into a Massive Dragon

May 28, 2014Man Spends 13 Years Transforming a Hedge into a Massive Dragon
OLED Dandelion Lights by Takao Inoue

May 12, 2014OLED Dandelion Lights by Takao Inoue
271 Years Before Pantone, an Artist Mixed and Described Every Color Imaginable in an 800-Page Book

May 5, 2014271 Years Before Pantone, an Artist Mixed and Described Every Color Imaginable in an 800-Page Book
LIX: The World’s Smallest 3D Printing Pen Lets You Draw in the Air

April 29, 2014LIX: The World’s Smallest 3D Printing Pen Lets You Draw in the Air
The Beauty of Japan’s Artistic Manhole Covers

March 21, 2014The Beauty of Japan’s Artistic Manhole Covers
DIY House Plant Cupcakes

March 5, 2014DIY House Plant Cupcakes
Ingenious Door Opens and Closes Like Folded Paper

February 10, 2014Ingenious Door Opens and Closes Like Folded Paper
The Gap: A New Typographic Interpretation of Ira Glass’s Iconic Quote About the Creative Process

January 28, 2014The Gap: A New Typographic Interpretation of Ira Glass’s Iconic Quote About the Creative Process
A 1:60-Scale Boeing 777 Built Entirely from Paper Manilla Folders by Luca Iaconi-Stewart

January 21, 2014A 1:60-Scale Boeing 777 Built Entirely from Paper Manilla Folders by Luca Iaconi-Stewart
A Huge Collection of Embroidered Temari Spheres by an 88-Year-Old Grandmother

December 17, 2013A Huge Collection of Embroidered Temari Spheres by an 88-Year-Old Grandmother
A Chandelier that Projects Tree Shadows

May 12, 2013A Chandelier that Projects Tree Shadows
Contact 1: A 200,000 Piece Sci-Fi LEGO Masterwork by Mike Doyle

April 2, 2013Contact 1: A 200,000 Piece Sci-Fi LEGO Masterwork by Mike Doyle
A Cathedral Made from 55,000 LED Lights

January 31, 2012A Cathedral Made from 55,000 LED Lights