Design

May 19, 2020

Dad Builds a Brilliant 3-Seat Rocking Chair to Read to His Kids With Ease

Craftsman Hal Taylor has designed an uncommon rocking chair that's a perfect fit for the whole family. Called the StoryTime Rocking Chair, it is an ingenious twist on convention. The chair has two additional seats flanked on either side of its arms to allow children a perfect view of the book being read. Thanks to this innovative creation, reading and rocking can serve as a comfortable bonding experience for families with multiple kids.

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May 15, 2020

Optical Illusion Tattoos Imagine Fine-Lined Designs in Dizzying Double Vision

Tattooist Yatzil Elizalde will have you seeing double, triple, or even quadruple thanks to her dizzying body art. The fine line and blackwork designs feature the likes of portraits, cartoon characters, and animals that are presented in multiple images laid on top of one another. To view them as a single form, you have to squint your eyes; otherwise, you might start to feel cross-eyed.

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May 13, 2020

Sisters Imagine How Famous Characters Would Dress in Real Life Using Only Vintage Clothes

Winnie the Pooh is an unlikely fashion muse; but for twin sisters Danielle and Nicole, the beloved teddy bear and his little friend Piglet are inspirations for their everyday attire. And they aren’t the only cartoon characters to influence their creative outfits.  Looking to animated films like Frozen, Beauty and the Beast, and The Little Mermaid, the sisters create head-to-toe ensembles of the main characters using only second-hand clothes.

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May 8, 2020

Clear Jigsaw Puzzle of “Shattered Glass” Challenges You to Fix “The Accident”

Puzzles are a fun and challenging way to pass the time. They're also experiencing a peak in popularity right now. So if you’ve worked your way through multiple 500 or 1,000 piece jigsaws, you might be itching to try something a bit on the unconventional side. In that case, look to the animation studio (turned puzzle maker) Yelldesign. They’ve created a series of three transparent jigsaw puzzles that are both cheeky and challenging.

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