Brain Lamp by Solovyov Design
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 31, 2011
Belarusian industrial designer duo Maria and Igor Solovyov who represent Solovyov Design have created a fluorescent lamp in the shape of th...
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Universal Wrapping Paper
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 31, 2011
The universal wrapping paper designed by Fabio Milito and Francesca Guidotti contains a word puzzle with hidden messages for different occa...
Reel Portraits by Erika Iris Simmons
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 31, 2011
Erika Iris Simmons ’s incredible portraits made from cassette tape and film reels were featured in Amusing Planet in the past . At that time...
Where Children Sleep
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 29, 2011
American journalist Chris Booth and photographer James Mollison toured the world and took photos of children's' bedrooms and compile...
Yoga Dogs by Dan Borris
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 29, 2011
Photographer Dan Borris came across his first Yoga Dog, Otis - a two-year-old English Bull Terrier - who loved to do yoga with his friend J...
Upside Down House in Germany
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 28, 2011
Dirk Oster, an investor living in Hamburg, Germany, commissioned carpenters Gerhard Mordhorst, Gesellse Splettstößer and Manfred Kolax to bu...
Written Portraits by Van Wanten Etcetera
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 28, 2011
I have seen many paper sculpture ( Peope Too , Cheong-ah Hwang , Bert Simons , Allen and Patty Eckman ) and book art ( Isaac Salazar , Rober...
Pollen Grains Under Microscope
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 28, 2011
Pollen or dust allergy is a nasty thing. Itching, swelling, runny nose are common. The worst of the affected can even succumb to seizures. B...
One Dress, Different Styles – Ximena Valero’s Transformable Dresses
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 28, 2011
Mexican fashion designer Ximena Valero has been called the transformable designer by industry professionals for her amazing adjustable desig...
Odor-Eaters Rotten Sneaker Contest 2011
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 26, 2011
Nine year old Sterling Brinkerhoff, from Benjamin, Utah, won the annual and 36th Odor-Eaters Rotten Sneaker Contest on March 22 in Montpeli...
Buzkashi: The Goat Dragging Festival
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 26, 2011
Goat Dragging or Buzkashi is a popular Afghan sport played on horseback in central Asian countries such as Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikist...
Subway Cars Dumped Into Sea To Make Artificial Reef
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 26, 2011
Photographer Stephen Mallon took photos of New York City's discarded subway cars as they are tossed into the ocean, over a period of tw...
Clever Shoe Designs by Kobi Levy (Part 2)
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 23, 2011
35-year-old Kobi Levy from Tel Aviv, Isreal, is a footwear designer who likes to give shoes an amazing transformation. A graduate from Beza...
Nuclear Reactor Cutaways
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 23, 2011
Now that the Japan incident has piqued the interest of the world in atomic energy, this is the ideal time to look at designs of some vintag...
Mass Pillow Fight in Berlin
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 22, 2011
Hundreds of young people assembled in front of Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate on Sunday with the aim of breaking the world record for the largest...
Storseisundet–The Bridge to Nowhere
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 20, 2011
No, this is not a ramp to launch spaceships. It is a bridge on one of Norway's most scenic and popular tourist roads - the Atlantic Ocea...
The Chicken Came From The Egg
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 20, 2011
Sculpture of a chicken made from eggshells by UK artist Kyle Bean .
Holi Celebrations Around The World
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 20, 2011
Holi, often called the festival of colors, is a spring religious festival celebrated by Hindus where people throw coloured powder and colour...
Tashirojima - The Cat Island of Japan
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 18, 2011
The Cat Island, officially called Tashirojima, is a small island in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, that is inhabited by more cat...
Celebrity Portraits Drawn Using Circles
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 18, 2011
Belgian artist Ben Heine , better known for his clever series Pencil Vs Camera , has created a new and pretty unique technique he calls Digi...
Rocky Attractions of Norway
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 18, 2011
Norway’s rocky coastlines is home to three very spectacular rock formation that draws thousands of rock climbers and adventurous tourists wo...
The Hole In The Lake
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 18, 2011
The hole you see below in the Ladybower Reservoir, Derbyshire, England is reportedly the world's largest Bell-mouth spillway. Spillways ...
Mills & Boon Covers Recreated
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 17, 2011
These self portraits recreating covers from the popular romantic and often cheesy Mills & Boon series were done by Alex Holder and Oli B...
Inside a DVD Manufacturing Plant
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 16, 2011
Here is tour inside a DVD manufacturing plant in Kazakhstan. The images and text for this gallery has been sourced from English Russia .
Stunning Three Dimensional Graffiti Art
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 16, 2011
These looks like computer generated 3D graphics, but they are actually hand painted graffiti by artist Peeta .
Before And After Satellite Photo’s of Japan’s Earthquake And Tsunami
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 16, 2011
These photos provided by the GeoEye satellite imaging company shows what Japan looked like before the earthquake and devastating tsunami a...
Photorealistic Oil Paintings by Diego Gravinese
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 15, 2011
Diego Gravinese was born in La Plata, Argentina in 1971. His work has been shown internationally over the past 15 years in New York, Paris,...
Strange Items Confiscated at Kennedy Airport, New York
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 15, 2011
These images are from a set of 1,075 photographs of items detained or seized from passengers or express mail entering the United States from...
Frying Pan or Alien Planet?
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 11, 2011
Upon first glance, the photographs in Christopher Jonassen ‘s “Devour” project look like they may be pictures of alien planets. But the trut...
Agelio Batle's Graphite Sculptures
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 11, 2011
San Francisco artist Agelio Batle makes beautiful, smooth and stylish graphite sculptures . His work features delicate roses, shells, feath...
The Crazy Camera Van
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 11, 2011
One night In the fall of 1993, a guy named Harrod Blank had a dream in which he covered his car with cameras and then drove around and took ...
Japan Earthquake And Tsunami in Pictures
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 11, 2011
A powerful earthquake measuring 8.9, with an offshore epicenter 373 km from Tokyo unleashed a wall of water 23-foot high that slammed agains...
Political Satire at German Carnival 2011
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 10, 2011
Cologne is one of those cities that holds two carnivals each year. The one, which is currently underway, starts in February-March and the ot...
Movie Bar Code Compresses Entire Movies Into Barcodes
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 8, 2011
Movie Bar Code is based on a simple but amazing concept - take every frame in a movie and compress it into a line. Then put them next to ea...
Jewelry Made From Barbie Doll Parts
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 8, 2011
I’m not sure why but Barbie dolls have often inspired creativity. Designers have went on to plug them into soccer tables or create macabre ...
The World’s Most Famous Brain
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 8, 2011
The brain pictured below is considered to be the world’s most famous brain. It belonged to a man named Henry Gustav Molaison, known as “Pati...
Floating House From Pixar Movie ‘Up’ Recreated in Real Life
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 8, 2011
The folks over at National Geographic have built a house inspired by the Pixar movie Up! that can really fly. Using 300 helium-filled weathe...
Cartoon Characters in Old Paintings
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 6, 2011
We were amused when Indonesia photographer Agan Harahap manipulated old war photos to insert superhero characters into them. Now an unknown...
Then And Now: Celebrity Comedians
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 5, 2011
Remember the fantastic photo series by Irina Werning where old photographs of kids were faithfully recreated with the same person, now grow...
Butterfly Exhibition at RHS Garden Wisley, UK
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 5, 2011
The Royal Horticulture Society is holding a butterfly exhibition at Wisley, Surrey, UK, until March 6, that is, tomorrow. The Garden of Roya...
Ghana–The Electronic Dumping Ground of the World
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 4, 2011
Where does electronic waste generated by the first world countries end up in? Ghana, and many of the third world countries like China, Niger...
Spongebob Squarepants is Actually a Terminator
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 4, 2011
Who would have thought that Spongebob Squarepants is actually a Terminator in disguise? Flickr user rack911 ’s lego creation was successful ...
Miniature Street Art by Slinkachu
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 3, 2011
Slinkachu is a London-based artist who creates very small street-based installations and then photographs them: from far away and up-close....
Muhammad Ali’s Sculpture Made From Sand Bags
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 3, 2011
LA-based artist Michael Kalish created this impressive three-dimensional sculpture of three-time heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali using 1,3...
Space Shuttle Discovery's Last Mission
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 2, 2011
The Space shuttle Discovery blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for its final mission to the International Space Station ...
Shocking Pictures Show Consequences of Drug Use
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 1, 2011
A new anti-drug campaign that shows disturbing before and after photos of drug users’ faces, may succeed where others have failed, grabbing ...
World’s Hairiest Girl Celebrates Guinness Title
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 1, 2011
Supatra Sasuphan from Bangkok was previously shunned by her classmates and called her by names such as "Wolf Girl" and "Monke...
Business People by Yum Yum
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 1, 2011
Beth Algieri and Jonny Plummer of Yum Yum studios are back with another set of toys. If you haven’t seen their previous toys collection, yo...
