Alex Wain

Artist Tadas Černiauskas wanted to create a series of images that were fun, irrverant and unique, something to make himself, and visitors his studios, laugh. The result, a quite hilarious collection of photographs created to form the series…”Blow Job”.

You cannot help but admire the sheer genius and dedication on display in the work of Henrique Oliveira he’s the artist behind the simply mind-blowing tree sculptures that burst through walls.

Using timber he’s salvaged from the streets of his home town of São Paulo, Henrique selects sections of wood that are already degraded, to represent the decay of city life in his hometown.

These ginormous tree trunks then twist, warp, burst and through the walls, corners and crevices in art galleries around the world.

We’re sure you’ll agree, the end result is extraordinary!

All images © Henrique Oliveira via Source

Prepare yourself for a serious case of envy. Here’s 10 modern day items designed to not only be stylish & efficient but to solve some of the biggest daily dramas and hurdles we face in our daily routines.

Do let us know which you’d use most often!

1. This Awesome Colour Picker Pen

2. This Cute Tea Infuser

3. This Water Saving Toilet Setup

4. This Transparent Canoe

5. This Pair Of Super Smart Scissors

6. This Set Of Knives

7. This Smart Collection Of Drawers

8. This Time Efficient Melon Slicer

9. This Removable Hairbrush

10. This Water Saving Nozzle

Here’s something to keep the kids entertained.

I’m sure you can relate to the on-going disappointment you’d become accustomed to when opening your school packed lunch. Prepared in the morning whilst they were half awake, your parents just threw in all the usual suspects or anything lying around, sealed it up and sent you on your merry way. And every day you’d open it hoping for something different and were faced with that tired old cheese and ham sandwich and a disinterested carrot stick.

Least I was anyway.

But not so if you’re the son of  Heather Sitarzewski, who takes the concept of a creative meal to a whole new level! She creates super cute and fun lunchbox characters for her son – so literally every day is a brand new experience for him. How awesome is that?

In her own words:

I decided this past summer that I wanted to make a fun bento every day for my son’s lunches this school year. I dug around online for a bit to see ideas and found some very fun sites that have recipes and tutorials for how to manipulate food into shapes and patterns that you don’t envision initially when you think about it.

Day one I put together a cute, generic style bento. I knew immediately that I wanted to do Disney characters and other fun imagery. But little did I know, that crazy idea I had during the summer would be received so warmly with my Facebook friends. I started posting them daily there and got so many requests for a place to see them all at once. A book, a blog… a tumblog.

One day a book may be in order. But for now they can all be seen in one place at Lunchbox Awesome.

Let’s face it, nobody truly enjoy commuting for any amount of time – in fact, the majority of the world’s train and underground stations are grimy, dark, dusty, hot and humid places, deprived of colour, personality and any sense of creativity.

But if the following stunning examples are anything to go by, there’s hope for us all yet. We’ve selected 10 of the coolest underground subway stations in the world – we haven’t listen them in any particular order, they all have their own unique personalities & highlights.

Let us know your favs ok and if we’ve missed any out!

1. The Stockholm Subway

2. The Moscow Metro

3. The Frankfurt Underground

4. Pyongyang North Korea

5. Kazakhstans Almaty Subway

6. The Paris Metro

7. The Washington Metro

8. The Taiwan Metro

9. Montreal Metro

10.New York Subway

Whilst traveling through the wonders of China, photographer Jasper James showcases different side to his travels with a grace and elegance few photographers can match. All too often, holiday photos are awash with  stock standard shots of urban life – but not so with Jasper.

He blends two themes, the viewer high above and the cityscape stretched out below them, merging them in a fusion of light, silhouette and reflection. As you’re about to see, the technique is breath-taking in its simplicity, instantly bringing a calmness and sense of serenity to the scene.

One can only hope he goes on another holiday soon and shares more of his talent with us.

Move over Wolverine, the iDermal now means that anyone can have implants inserted into their wrist for that increased functionality!

This isn’t for the faint-hearted, in fact it’s really only suited to the truly dedicated Apple fanboys out there truth be told. Dave Hurban hails from Dynasty Tattoo and he’s the creator of the ‘iDermal’ which is the process of piercing your skin with magnets so that you can attach your iPad Nano literally to your wrist – no more wrist straps needed and they won’t even set off the alarm when you’re going through airport security.

The iDermal then, proof of man and machine literally becoming one.

Whilst the tales of King Arthur and The Knights Of The Round Table have been consigned to the back pages of history and myth, in recent times though there’s been a surge in the retelling of those tales and feats of valour. The latest is obviously the hugely success medieval drama Game Of Thrones, which borrows heavily from countless real-life battles and historical facts.

But whilst the world is now watching newly appropriated and re-imagined tales of blood lust, bravery, corruption and power – the original elements of war are preserved in castles, museums throughout the world.

With that in mind, here’s 13 of the most epic medieval armour & weapons, worn & used by mankind throughout history.

Now here’s something to raise a few eyebrows, MegaFon the 2nd biggest mobile phone company in Russia, have just released a series of ads promoting mobile phone usage to the general public.

We can only assume though, that the fine ladies of Russia don’t use mobile phones, because these ads certainly weren’t targeted to them.

Odd, sexist, misguided & with a certain element of wartime kitchiness about them, we’re truly surprised that these ads were printed and promote not in 1941, but in 2012!

1. “Roaming is not a myth. Find out your price rate!”

2. “Stay connected no matter where you are!”

3. “Calling your relatives from Paris, don’t forget to get information on your price rate.”

4. “I will tell everything you want to know about roaming…”

5. “I prefer protected roaming!”

6. “Let’s make international relations stronger.”

7. “Bothered by uncertainty? Consultant will help you!”

8. “Time is money!”

9. “Don’t forget that each hotel has WiFi zones for you!”

10. “Tourist, be aware that roaming can be ruining!”

11. “The danger is in lack of mobile education!”

12. “A High-quality network is vital on your business trips…”

Source

This was a pretty cool collaboration, the legendary Harley-Davidson teamed up with Butch Walker and The Black Widows (check them out here if you haven’t already) and supplied them with bikes, gear & fuel. The band and a few friends then went about capturing their travels & every day occurances as they toured around the US with videos and photographs.

The end result is a genuine look at life literally on the road, touring from show to show & all the experience in-between

You can see the full collection of images and goodies the band shot right here.