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Art and design that challenge expectations. Discover creative works, clever concepts, and beautifully executed ideas across multiple disciplines. Designs that highlight form, function, and innovation.
For Toolroom Takeover 2026, Mike and Hazel from Chronova Engineering came up with a unique design for a pocket tool. Their “Impossible” scribe use a pair of interlocking helixes to change its length. What makes it even more fascinating is how its tip deploys in the opposite direction as it expands. A larger, 3D printable
Artist Blake McFarland has wowed us with his sculptures of animals. In this video, he shows us how he sculpted a classic Ford GT40 from a block of exquisite Honduran mahogany wood. After gluing together pieces of the wood, he got to work chiseling nearly every detail by hand. We love how he made the pinstripes
Visual artist Michał Ryszkiewicz creates animated music videos using long-exposure light painting. He traces the imagery for his videos using a remarkably simple light source: the LED on the back of his phone, partially covered by his finger. We can’t imagine the amount of work it must take to get those hand movements just right
Andy Huot Creations shows how he made a clock that uses light-up segments and mirrors to create an infinite reflection effect. He 3D-printed its segments and added strips of RGB LEDs driven by a WLED controller. It has a solid mirror in the back and a one-way acrylic mirror in front to produce the depth
CWLbuilds makes tiny robot sculptures from found objects. Here, he shows how he transformed an empty bottle of face spray into a bot that looks like it would wander the wastelands in Borderlands. Like, it would walk up to you, act friendly, then explode. CWL’s YouTube channel showcases more trashbots and other fun model-making projects.
This desktop machine brings 5-axis machining to your home workshop. The InfiMaker K1 is designed to machine 3-dimensional objects within 0.01 mm of accuracy. It spin at up to 20,000 RPM, cutting through various materials from wax to wood to metal. It offers automated setup, and AI tech scans objects, creates tool paths, and even
Designer Andrew Kaefer made one of the coolest bags ever. As part of his Junk Drawer collection, he created a super-size Rubik’s Cube purse that actually spins. Beyond looking amazing, it’s practical, with three large storage compartments. He assembled it using more than 150 squares covered with dyed leather and using lazy Susan spinners to
Axes: Garage created a 10-foot-long table that combines woodworking, epoxy resin, and custom electronics to produce an interactive light show. Its makers embedded hundreds of touch sensors and RGB LEDs beneath its surface, displaying colorful patterns when touched. The modular circuits can be adapted to create tables in other shapes and sizes.
Every time we see chocolate artist Amaury Guichon at work, he blows our minds. Watch as he takes buckets of melted chocolate and turns it into a detailed tabletop sculpture of Bowser. The only way Super Chocolate Mario is defeating this spiky-shelled baddie is by biting into him. We’re always amazed at how smooth and
Star Wars fans will want to hang this print of 120 canon symbols by Jasper van de Ree of BREEN Studio. The 16.5 × 23.4 in matte-finish print includes symbols from factions, clans, organizations, military designations, and personal symbols, all cataloged in a clean white-on-black image. He’s also posted a comprehensive online guide to the
Axes has a new series where they take ridiculous AI-generated designs and try to make them real. In this episode, they replicate a demonic table with a huge carved skull in a sea of lava. CNC-carved from wood and filled with epoxy resin, the real-world version isn’t as extreme, but it’s still impressive, especially the
We’ve seen woodworkers use pallet wood to create some beautifully rustic objects. After making a pallet wood guitar that sanded away much of its texture, Danny Lewis built another that preserves the rough, splintered texture of the pallet wood. The finished piece looks fantastic and has a wonderfully warm sound.