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Wait Wait, Music Boxes Can Be Awesome Starships?!

Spinning ballerinas? Please. But give me a music box that's actually a bitchin' starship and maybe I'll change my tune. Enter the MusicMachine, the music box all music boxes should aspire to be. Read More >>

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Japan Turned the One Surviving Tsunami Tree Into a Gigantic Sculpture

Two years ago yesterday, Japan was ravaged by a horrible tsunami. And now, right on the anniversary of the disaster, there's a new memorial to the people and things who lived through it: the "miracle tree" that survived the surge has now been converted into a sculpture. Read More >>

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Google’s Latest Android Statue Is Resplendent in Chrome

Google's a massive fan of celebrating Android through the medium of sculpture. Its latest, though, is a surprisingly tasteful vision in shiny, shiny chrome, strapped to the side of one of Google's Mountain View buildings. Read More >>

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What Would Wi-Fi Look Like As a Physical Object

Wi-Fi's all around you. Chances are you're in the middle of a big blanket of it right now, as you're reading this. But what does it look like? Well, nothing; it's invisible. But if it wasn't it might look a little something like this. Read More >>

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“This is The Piece of Equipment That I Built to Make Big Wooden Balls”

There is something about a giant sphere that conjures thoughts of cosmic mystery. But this particular sphere is made out of the most earthly and primitive of materials — wood. Read More >>

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Stunning Sculpture Captures an Object’s Ghost

Japanese artist Yasuaki Onishi's Reverse of Volume RG is a stunning installation that captures the "ghost" of what is no longer there. A visual impression of what is missing. Read More >>

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This Sculpture Is the Most Beautiful Piece of Recycling You’ve Ever Seen

This beautifully crafted sculpture of a dog isn't special just because of the talent involved in creating it. It's also the finest example of recycling you've ever seen: it's made using old skateboards. Read More >>

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Blurred Sculptures Are Hurting my Brain

At first I thought I was suffering from some sort of hallucination, but, nope, just art. Korean artist Duck-Bong Kang craftily staggers PVC pipes to create an illusion of motion—or very poor eyesight. Read More >>

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Insanely Detailed Book Sculptures Belong In Google Earth

Among other things, Guy Laramee makes sculptures from books. They are amazing, from the level of detail and the textures to the way he presents them. Some of them have a magical aura, like this one, titled Book People. Read More >>

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Bike Chains Welded into the Shape of Human Despair

The tightly bound sculptures of Korean artist Yeong-Deok Seo are equally impressive and depressing. Impressive in that such detail and texture can be coaxed from something as ordinary as a bicycle chain. Depressing in that these pieces all appear anguished and include titles like Infection – Ego and Addict. Yeah, good times in South Korea. [This Is Colossal] Read More >>

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This Canvas-Defying Art is the Only Glasses Free 3D Effect I Want to See

At its best it's gimmicky, and at its worst it can be downright painful, but in the right context 3D can elevate, and literally bring a new dimension, to certain experiences. And that's certainly the case with Yuki Matsueda's artwork. Read More >>