Category: Creative

5 Ways to Improve Your Pad by Printing Art
Is your bachelor pad missing that extra… something? Why not incorporate a few pieces of fine art? Nothing classes up a bachelor pad quite like art does.

Unfortunately, quality art can cost you an arm and a leg. But what if we told you that you can create great art for your home only by using a printer? Here are 5 ways you can boost your home’s aesthetic through the tried-and-true practice of home printing. And you don’t have the break the bank to get an MTV-worthy crib!

1. Stylize Bathroom Tiles

A great bachelor pad must have a great bathroom. Your bathroom décor should be so clean and elegant that it’ll distract from that fact that the room is used for bodily hygiene. One element of the bathroom that makes a huge difference: tile. If you live in an older building, your bathroom tile might be chipped or faded. Or, it’s possible that your bathroom is too bland overall, in which case it wouldn’t hurt to spice up the bathroom tile.

You can use home printing to give your bathroom tiles a makeover. Silly as it sounds, it’s really easy to do and it can add a whole new flair to your bathroom aesthetic. Here’s what you do:
- Using a photo design document, like Photoshop or InDesign, create a stunning design that you can overlay over each tile.
- Adjust the design so that it’ll match the measurements of a single tile
- Print the design on clear matte sticker paper
- When printed, cut away the excess sticker paper
- Carefully stick the design onto the bathroom tile
- Print out the design in bulk and apply to all the tiles in your bathroom
In no time, the tiles in your bathroom will be more decorative, or, at the very least, their imperfections will be less noticeable.

2. Create 3D-printed Items

You can undertake more intricate art projects via 3D printing. What is 3D printing? Basically, a 3D printer allows you to print out 3D objects. The machine uses melted plastic and precise layering to craft any kind of item, so long as you can make a digital blueprint of it. 3D printing is still in its early stages, but there are smaller 3D printers available that are compact enough for a bachelor pad. If you don’t own one, don’t worry—this is the only 3D printer solution on this list. But if you do, here are a few artistic creations that you can produce:
- A bust of yourself and friends
- Lampshades
- Vases
- Sculptures
You can even craft furniture! You’ll have to print your furniture in pieces, and then assemble it IKEA-style. But if there’s a furniture design that you really want, that you either can’t afford or can’t find, a 3D printer can bring it to life. You can literally create one-of-a-kind creations with a 3D printer, so long as you apply some creativity and ingenuity.

3. Create Multi-Panel Art

One of the most popular pieces of hanging wall art is the multi-panel. You’ve definitely seen it before, but here’s an example if you need a little refresher. What’s great about multi-panel art is that it gives you flexibility on where and how you hang the pieces. And the separation between each panel provides enough wall space to make the art blend in perfectly with the minimalist aesthetic of contemporary décor.

Most printers aren’t large enough to print out a gallery-sized painting or photograph. But you can definitely print out multi-panel art to frame and hang on your wall. Multi-panel artworks are composed of two or more pieces, which makes the printing process manageable:
- Figure out how you want to segment the painting or photograph
- Print out each piece individually
- Frame each piece and arrange them on the wall
If you’ve taken a great photograph, or you’ve painted or illustrated an image you’re proud of, turn it into a multi-panel piece that’ll add some flourish to your wall.

4. Print Art

Do you have a favorite work of classic art? Or have you created your own work of art that you’d love to show off on your wall? Why not print it out and frame it?

Many folks are reluctant to print out artwork on a standard printer because they don’t like how it looks on standard printer paper. But that’s an easy remedy! Just pick out a different kind of printer paper that’s best suited to the artwork you’re going to print. So long as you use an inkjet printer (laser printers don’t print color images as well), you’ll be able to turn your bachelor pad into a small gallery.

5. Create Wood Art

Wood art refers to an illustration that’s done on a panel of wood. These make for some of the most luxurious artwork pieces you can place in your pad. It’s more complicated than printing designs for bathroom tiles, but it’s not quite as extensive as 3D printing—here’s a great tutorial on how to do it. The best thing is that it’s cheap! Head on over to Home Depot and buy a small panel of wood, and you’re halfway done.

Whether you’re trying to craft a stylish place to hang with your friends or an elegant abode to impress your date, printing artwork is one of the easiest and cheapest ways to class up your pad and give it an air of sophistication.
February 10, 2019
Sharkman Gives You Comfy and Flexible Private Space
Conceived by the designer, Yang Zhao, Sharkman is a wearable piece of soft furniture that gives you a very flexible private space for everyday use. It’s fair to say that the design, originally inspired by sharks, does have a weird impression at first. Ok! but when it comes to flexibility and comfortability while sitting, lying in different postures, I’m down for this! The design was actually selected to be displayed in the Brainwaves London Design Festival. Since, it’s won the certificate of excellence from the mayor of london’s international student innovation 2016 award, there’s no hurdle for this product to become the next best thing in creative furniture catalog.

[via DesignBoom]
February 14, 2017
Tim Rowett’s Toy Car Can Play Vinyl Records

Tim Rowett never ceases to amaze us with his wonderful toys. Yet, one of his recent inventions involve a toy car that plays old Vinyl Records. Tim Rowett has already made alot of remarkable toys and creative gadgets since 1996. He’s a 71-year-old English eccentric UK based Entertainer, Educator and Youtuber. Most importantly, if you ignore scientifically curious fundamental principles in his gadgets, he’s more than a conjurer.
His most recent creation has essentially replaced the turntable. He’s used the track as the road for the toy car. While the internal mechanism, hidden inside the car with the needle underneath, allows the car to sit on the slot and move at the speed of 33rpm. The car is powered by pp9 battery.

February 6, 2016
Syrian Refugee Wearable Shelter
This ingenious idea is conceived by Harriet Harriss, an interior design teacher at RCA, and her students. To help Syrian refugees who are fleeing to Europe to escape war-torn homeland the designers have created a coat that doubles as sleeping bag.

Dubbed as “Syrian Refugee Wearable Shelter”, this coat is constructed out of Tyvek with Mylar insulation inside. The Tyvek is used on construction site as protective shield against hazards. Both materials are cheap enough for the mass production of affordable shelter.

The wearable shelter works like a parka and features few pockets and a hood too. When unfolded it gives enough space for a parent and a child.

Currently the project “Syrian Refugee Wearable Shelter” is hosted at Kickstarter trying to raise £300,000. The mission is to hand wearable shelter to every refugee who needs it. You can take part in this noble cause by pledging £10.
January 29, 2016
Russian Artist Creates Hyper Realistic Doll Faces That’ll Give You Chills
The Russian artist behind these insanely awesome polymer clay dolls, Michael Zajkov, has made his most recent creation even creepier than ever. It’s quite disturbing to see a man’s hand crafting a human face and especially that face is clearly indistinguishable from puppets and sculptures we normally see. The only thing that’s missing is, his eyes rolling, I guess.

Michael Zajkov graduated from Kuban State of University of Russia in 2009. It was 2013, when he actually got fame in “Art Dolls” Expo held in Moscow. Head over to his Intagram Profile to see more creativity.
January 23, 2016
Wave City – Coffee Table Inspired by Inception Movie
This unreal table is called “Wave City” and is created by designer Stelios Mousarris. The designer used wood, steel and some 3D printed components to form this masterpiece. The “Wave City” is definitely inspired by the Movie Inception. The table is being offered for exchange with $4300.

Such a beautiful creation!
January 7, 2016
Lagoon Table by Alexander Chapelin
Designer Alexander Chapelin from the company La Table has created an intriguing series of three tables, which he called the Lagoon. Each product is made from processed Travertine Marble. Subsequently, the pieces are filled with blue resin, which forms the volume, strikingly similar to the sea water.

On the table the sections of rocks are clearly visible and resembling to the land meeting depth of an ocean. The tables undoubtedly were made under the influence of the surrounding landscape of a small Caribbean island of St. Maarten.
January 5, 2016
De Markies – A Timeless Mobile Home Design
This unusual caravan dubbed as “Markies Camper” is the work of Dutch architect Eduardo Bohtlingk, who made it as part of “Temporary Living” competition in 1985. The architect decided to redesign the trailer so that it increased its surface area more than doubled, yet still allowed easy transportation. The result was a timeless design which still is being appreciated by designers.

In the central part of the house there is a kitchen, storage room and dining room. In one of the side parts lies a bedroom and living room. Interestingly, this project was already realized in 1985. However, after 11 years De Markies managed to scoop first Public Rotterdam Design Prize.

Despite the passage of years, owning a home on wheels in such a form is probably the dream of many of us.
December 31, 2015
WaterDrop Ecourages Saving Cold Water in Shower

Recently a Spanish startup Esferic presented a very original way to save water that we feel is our right to waste. The young team of enthusiasts from Spain offers to think about how much water you are wasting unnecessarily before configure the optimal water temperature for showering?

For example, when you open the hot tap you a few seconds until the warm water starts coming. However, for those few seconds of time to few liters of water will be wasted in drains. And so it may occur several times a day every day.
Startup WaterDrop proposes to accumulate valuable liters and use that for other household needs. For that purpose you don’t need to use buckets in the bathroom. Instead you can get this special water bag called WaterDrop with straightforward instructions for use:

(1) Hang the bag in the shower.
(2) Put the shower head in a bag.
(3) Fill the bag with cold water until it is heated to the desired temperature.
(4) You have just saved about 3 liters of water, which can later be used for any purpose.

WaterDrop made of thermoplastic polyurethane. This type of plastic is resistant to tension and temperature extremes. Therefore, the packet will be a long time to serve their owners. In fact, WaterDrop is a simple plastic bag. However, the developers have taken this into account and choose “the best functional material with long-term use. The bag is designed to meet the daily use and convenient. It can be easy to carry in your hand or hang on the shoulder. Unusual product also equipped with a special tube for watering houseplants.

Available through kickstarter you’ve left only 4 days to pre-order WaterDrop for €12.

December 31, 2015
Men’s Dino Hoodie

Get this bizare, unique, funny hoodie for your winter fashion. Made of wool blend the Dino Hoodie is completely hand crocheted and are made to order. The maker is also accepting slightly modification if requested!

Get it on etsy for $54.

December 26, 2015
Vitrocsa’s Glass Walls Slide Around Corners to Serve Your Crave

We build houses around the spectacular view. for what? Obviously to inhale and eat the beautiful view with our eyes, as much as possible of it. And our fortune designing architects are pushing more and more the limits of designs with windows from floor to ceiling, making the boundaries less between inside and outside. But the perfectionist would naturally prefer no obstacles in the view, so no window frames and moldings around the windows and even corners of the room. The question is how far can design go with our wants?

The answer is designed by the UK based window/door manufacturer Vitrocsa, who recently came up with a clever solution where the windows completely disappear when they open late. Have a look at the video below. The rotating system takes the concept of normal sliding just that little step further by using glass panels can also turn the corner. That alone is obviously super convenient, but what design makes it even better is that your windows can then slide into a wall. So it will be very easy to outside to get inside. The only disadvantage of sliding glass walls is that you actually can never disappear completely.Truly the “design” is blessing. Watch the video below.

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December 13, 2015
Meet WooBots – Creative Wooden Robot Toy
With Christmas just around the corner and plenty of companies launching various new toys on store shelves, there is one product this year standing tall above the rest.
For just $19 (or $99 for the full set of five), Christmas shoppers can now be amongst the first to buy a WooBot and experience the hand-crafted quality of this unique toy. Designed by Canadian wooden toy developers Bamloff, there are five Woobots to collect – and each has their own individual design and abilities.

These impressive new toys are set to shake up the market this Christmas, as not only will they appeal to children as a fun playtime toy, but they also help to develop creativity in people of all ages. Added to that is their potential as a collector’s item, with more robots planned for future development. “Our mission is to transform anything you can think of with a simple piece of wood using human wisdom, giving back fun and exciting times to everyone,” said creator James.

WooBots are currently featured on KickStarter, which Bamloff is using to source the funds to further production. Here, anyone can choose to support the project via donations, in return for their very own WooBot. These wooden toys can be shipped anywhere worldwide and delivered straight to the door in time for Christmas, making it an original, affordable and meaningful gift this festive season.
November 18, 2015
Carvana Car Vending Machine
Carvana has made a giant vending machines that vends cars. Yes it does. Installed in Nashville, Tennesee this machine accepts a giant coin which should be normal for this size of machine, that can be ordered online. The buyers goes to vending machine, inserts coin and then a robot vends purchased car. So this is where the future of shopping is going. But we’re dreaming further; someday our cars will walk themselves to our doorsteps. Because why not ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
November 15, 2015
A Prototype to Turn Dads Into Jungle Gyms
A Japanese Artist Atsushi Shiraishi came up with an idea to make kids more active and close to their parents at the same time but for this to work, dads had to turn into Jungle Gyms. Athletitti is a portmanteau of athletic and chichi (japanese for father, respelled here by the designer). It involves physical activities like tossing, flips, throws are all good for your kid and necessary for loving and caring physical contact. Athletitti, a wearable jungle gym is a good way for dads to bond with their kids. It’s a radical redesign for children’s play equipment, the supporting material is made up of leather, with multiple ropes wound around it that kids can use to climb, stand, and hang all over your body, turning the kids’ play time into a parent-child bonding moment. Dimensions : H700 × W400 × D50 mm

[VIA | Spoon Tomago]
August 24, 2015
Swirl Faucet Makes Cool Patterns
In realm of creativity, we have a product designer and the winner of “iF concept Design Award 2014“, Simin Qiu. He presented his concept of Swirl Faucet via Behance and displayed innovative miniature turbine-powered, water flow shaping faucet design. Apart from the fact that it looks prettier to eyes and feels gentle when touched, this faucet (compared to the traditional faucets) saves water too. It limits the flow of water to 15% after a span of 60 seconds. It also has an energy saving function that makes the water come out at a preset temperature every time you press the button. The Swirl is made possible with two separate flow elements of varying diameters each spinning in the opposite direction.
July 11, 2015
Incredible Amsterdam Office Created Entirely From Cardboard
Everything space-saving is the most demanded requirement these days like this Office Space by Dutch Company Nothing. Not only space-saving but the actually story here is of the idea of recycling a cheap throw-away material into something incredible. The idea of creating office space entirely from cardboard. Dutch designer Joost van Bleiswijk used ‘no glue no screw’ technique to build a cool office space entirely by sheets of 15mm honeycomb cardboard. The office space here means a single big office, or cabins in a hall, guest room and many more options. The infrastructure which is completely made of cardboard sheets includes desks, tables, bookshelves, pillars, columns, fence and even the stairs. This is a kind f modular office area where each piece is carefully cut and folded with the future possibility of replacing a damaged piece. The whole work is really a versatile, sustainable and timeless creation (or transformation) something out of nothing.
January 26, 2015
MegaFon Sochi Winter Olympics Pavilion
Mount Rushmore is one of the most amazing historical landmarks and a work of art in the world. The British architect Asif Khan partnered with the Russian telecom MegaFon and created a Digital Mount Rushmore Pavilion of the modern age. The 2000 sq/m pavilion at the Sochi Winter Olympics. The façade of 10,000 actuators created an 8 meters in height 3D imaging of the visitors and transform the building-side into faces when the people go for scanning through the special 3D photo booths. It works like a huge pin screen and portray 3 images at a time for 20 seconds. Each actuator has an RGB LED light at the tip and can expand up to 2 meters to make a perfect facial image. Approximately 140,000 faces were rendered during the games and each visitor had a link to watch a 20 second video of its own face popping out from the pavilion. The Olympians had the experience of their life time. [VIA]
January 14, 2015
French Artist Combines Photography and Illustration
French artist Sebastien Del Grosso is one of those talented artists that offer the most innovative work of art in a world of tedium and traditions. He incredibly combines photography and illustration to create his series “The Sketch of a Life”. As you can observe below, it takes several steps and hybrid mastery in skills of photography, sketching and photoshop to create one portrait. Initially, he has just ‘self-portraits’ that show different stages of his own life, the birth of his daughter for example. However, he plans on working much more, making up all series into one book of art with text illustrations included.
January 8, 2015
These Sci-Fi Cars Are The Best Future We Can Possibly Imagine
Passion of art when spiced up with photoshop mastery, we expect wonders. Khyzyl Saleem was only 17 when his father had come up with a copy of software and since then Saleem’s been creating that is enough for racing cars enthusiasts, war planes dreamers and concept vehicles seen in blockbuster video games to get over Hollywood fantasy cars. Khyzyl Saleem paints the car. But, there is a ‘but’. He puts life in his paintings. Redesigning Bat Mobile, Vampirella, the Gateway Spaceship, McLaren P1 are few of the whole series. The exploits on photoshop by this Manchester-based artist has started a battle between old and new. You will find how sci-fi robotic cars could unleash the more beauty if his ideas finally come to materialize.
November 18, 2014
1:60 Scale Boeing 777 Built from Paper Manilla Folders
A perfect display of meticulous crafting skills in the making of a 1:60-Scale Boeing 777, completely built from paper manilla folders by Luca Iaconi-Stewart from San Francisco. The inspiration came from his high school architecture class. He started constructing this masterpiece in his junior high school days back in 2008. He completed the model of Air India 777-300ER in five years after so many failed attempts of converting the manilla folders into a work of genius. He created the digital drawings of detailed schematics of a plane in Adobe Illustrator before printing them directly onto the paper manilla folders (from the cabin furnishings to the landing gear to the overhead bins to the first-class and cockpit seating) by using his X-Acto knife. The plane measures in at 48-inches by 12-inches. The wunderkind of the paper plane hopes to make an even larger 20-foot model after this project. The plane would look magical in an aeronautical museum or in a certain aircraft manufacturer’s lobby. [VIA]
October 22, 2014