Ribbonesia

Baku Maeda, an artist and illustrator, living in Sapporo, Japan, decided to create 3D shapes from ribbons in a project called Ribbonesia. Inspired by the animals, rendering of these tapes are very impressive.

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Nathan Sawaya: Brick By Brick

LEGO brick artist Nathan Sawaya's 'Brick by Brick' is the first solo exhibition of his art works, comprised entirely of LEGO bricks, in New York.

Sawaya quit his job as a corporate lawyer back in 2001 to pursue his childhood fascination with the ubiquitous building blocks, transforming them into an artistic medium.

He has used LEGO's shapes and bright colors to develop a range of sculptures including pop culture icons, the human form, planets.He's even created a life-sized self-portrait, expressing the limitless possibilities of this medium.

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Customized Band Aid

Instead of having to keep an assortment of shapes and sizes of band aid at home, all you need is the band aid dispenser! hun...how come no one thought of this before?!

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Maria Cristina Bellucci: Pencil Crayon Jewelry

Maria Cristina Bellucci creates her own jewelry from coloured pencils. The pieces are made using fragments of pencils that have been attached together and formed into a variety of shapes. The forming process reveals the interiors of the pencils, showcasing the wood and the coloured lead.

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