Creative Products
May 23, 2018

This Interactive Pop-Up Book Turns Into Six Fully-Functioning Devices

Given her affinity for “simple things that don't behave as expected,” it comes as no surprise that designer Kelli Anderson has adopted the pop-up book as her main muse. While many of her past projects—including her pinhole camera—exist as stand-alone pieces, she has recently opted to compile her “paper devices” into books, like This Book Is a Planetarium and Other Extraordinary Pop-Up Contraptions.

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Furniture
May 22, 2018

Mesmerizing Resin Tables Designed to Look Like Giant Glistening Geode Slices

Many contemporary creatives incorporate the natural world into their designs. In addition to fine art, nature-inspired furniture is becoming increasingly popular, with wildlife, rivers, and—as evident in Mrs Colorberry‘s sparkling series of tables—geodes serving as muses. Though they look like real agate slices, Mrs Colorberry's captivating tables are actually made out of poured resin.

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Sculpture
May 21, 2018

15+ Best Woodworking Art From Around the World

Woodworking has a rich place in the history of human civilization. Used for thousands of centuries, it provided early cultures a way to construct shelters, furniture, boats, and more; in doing so, it made life easier and ultimately allowed a society to advance. The art of woodworking continues today, having survived a myriad of design aesthetics (including the not-so-wood-friendly Memphis Design).

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Portrait Photography
May 19, 2018

Soulful Portrait Project Captures Diverse Faces Around the World

After spending 30 years traveling around the world, Belgian photographer Serge Anton has certainly seen a lot of faces. Intrigued by the nuanced, soulful people he met over the course of voyages to Asia and Africa, Anton began capturing these exotic expressions through artistic portraits. The result is Faces, a photography book that captures, without words, the universal spirit of cultures around the world.

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My Modern Met

Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.