Creative director and designer Carlos Jiménez Varela recently presented an intriguing new series of works, titled "Air Jordans Project," which will appeal to both sneakerheads and fans of retouching. The project sees Varela photoshopping huge Air Jordan sneakers into photos of real-life locations. According to the artist, the idea...
The cats and dogs in our lives are far more than just domestic pets — they are family.  Theresa Furrer realized the special place that most animals have in our lives and wanted to commemorate this for their owners. As a proficient knitter, Furrer drew inspiration from her name and...
Artist Emmi Khan loves embroidery and decided to combine her passion with interest in the human body to and create organs-inspired embroideries. In her gallery, you won’t see images of landscapes, buildings, etc., because she is more interested in science. The Cardiff-based artist embroiders anatomically accurate organs and systems which she...
Mariam Tafsiri's art is an extension of her identity. A British-Iranian living in London, her illustrations are inspired by Qajar art, Persian miniature paintings, and Islamic designs. According to Tafsiri, her interest in Qajar art developed at an early age, taking inspiration from the unibrowed women who presented a...
One thing is clear when seeing Alexandria Canchola's illustrations: her fondness of color. Based in Texas, her work is often inspired by a fondness for storytelling, letterforms, filmmaking, and - naturally - color. "I love color, I love type, I love stories," she relayed in an interview with Ballpitmag. "The...
While the holiday season is behind us, it doesn't mean we should wait next Christmas to show you some cool holiday-themed stuff. We recently stumbled upon a cool video made by British animation studio Ritzy that stars Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in the main role. But the video doesn't tell your usual...
Everyone has days that life gets in the way and they run late for work.  If you’re lucky, you might have a kind, understanding boss. But, if we’re honest, those are rare and most people you report to would have major issues with you turning up late for work.  A woman...
IKEA has started to work on its new store in Vienna. The seven-story store will be located in the city's Westbahnhof station and it will be unlike any of their other stores. The building is designed to follow an eco-friendly concept. https://twitter.com/sea_Baugruppe/status/1217415219921801216 First of all, the store is located in the...
Chances are you've seen a celebrity (or two) sporting the "Phenomenal Woman" t-shirt. What started as an idea, inspired by Maya Angelou’s “Phenomenal Woman” poem, turned into a viral phenomenon. Spearheaded by lawyer and activist, Meena Harris, the idea was to launch a product that would support non-profit organizations,...
After 26 years, Dianne Laurance’s marriage came to an end. Her so-far loving husband informed her that he was leaving her for a younger woman. Being left for any reason after a quarter of a century together is painful, but being replaced, by the man she thought of as her...