Design

June 19, 2012

Awesome Pictogram Rock Posters

Ready to test your Rock n' Roll knowledge? Illustrator Viktor Hertz is back with a fun new series called Pictogram Rock Posters. His most ambitious work to date, this set crams in a total of 234 song pictograms into 8 different posters. Hertz has been working on this personal project for the last five months. The artists and bands he chose include The Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley.

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May 24, 2012

Gorgeous Pantone Stained Glass Window Door

Armin Blasbichler Studio strives to develop innovative projects that combine architecture, design, and visual arts, and this house is no exception! The playful and well-designed home, called der Muslhaufen, is filled with architect Armin Blasbichler's minimalist and modern dcor concepts. Located in South Tyrol, Italy, the outside of the home resembles musls, or log stacks, and was constructed to blend in to the surrounding scenery.

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May 4, 2012

Radiant Shoe Lace Murals Explode with Color

If you liked artist Federico Uribe's Pencilism sculptures and paintings, you'll get a kick out of his creative shoe lace art. The inspired artist simply loves to work with multihued ordinary objects, as evidenced in these series of works aptly titled Shoe Laces. The massive murals are, on average, approximately six feet in height and made of a wide array of shoe laces, varying in length.

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April 30, 2012

The Scariest Bathroom in the World

Typically, when people go to the bathroom, they seek a quiet place. Designer Hernandez Silva had other ideas. Located inside a penthouse in Guadalajara, Mexico, the scariest bathroom in the world sits atop a 15 story elevator shaft and features a glass floor to ensure your constant terror! Those who are afraid of heights should probably avoid using this space.

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