The dubious, Instagram-friendly creative oeuvre of Brazilian tattoo artist Helena Fernandes.
Category Archives: Design
The logo-heavy, subverted creations of Nicole McLaughlin – Reebok graphic designer by day, Frankenstein of footwear by night.
More of her unholy yokes here.
‘The Secret Of the Great Pyramid’ by French artist JR – thousands of strips of paper pasted to the courtyard outsde the Louvre by 400 volunteers to create a massive ephemeral anamorphic illusion celebrating the 30th anniversary of the now iconic but once reviled Louvre Pyramid. To wit:
The sun dries the light glue and with every step, people tear pieces of the fragile paper. The process is all about participation of volunteers, visitors, and souvenir catchers. This project is also about presence and absence, about reality and memories, about impermanence.
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Behold: the Wagon Queen Family Truckster – a modified 1979 Ford Ltd Country Squire based on the four-wheeled star of ‘National Lampoon’s Vacation’ (1981) – correct in every detail from the vomit green Metallic Pea paint to faux wood panelling and missing hubcap.
Fitted with a 5.0l V8 engine and automatic transmission it is – unlike the original Griswoldmobile – reliable and ready to drive.
Up for auction (at Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach) next month.
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New #SpiderManFarFromHome posters were recently released which show Spidey in #London, #Venice and #France. We’re terribly disappointed by the lack of #Ireland in #FarFromHome so we decided to create our very own #Dublin edition of the posters
The mechanically operated flip books of artist Juan Fontanive, wherein 4-colour screen prints of 18th and 19th century natural history illustrations are extrapolated to contour the effect of birds hovering and in flight.
More of his work here.
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Behold: the Karlman King – the world’s most expensive SUV.
Stealth bomber styling on the outside, bespoke ultra luxury on the inside with options ranging from retractable screens, ambient lighting and Nespresso machines to ballistic armour plating and whatever you’re having yourself.
Based on a Ford F550 with a V12, 6.8l engine, the top speed is limited to a paltry 140km/h on account of its colossal 5.9 tonne weight.
Yours for a hefty €1.77 million+.
Behold: the Selmi Triangle by Nidhal Selmi – an unholy marriage of the fractal Sierpinski Triangle and the Penrose Triangle.
*vomits*
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Behold: the Ferrari P80/C track car – a bespoke, one-off take on the classic 1960s P330 with elements of the 1966 Dino 206 S and a twin turbo V8, seven speed setup based on the 2015 Ferrari 488 GT3.
No you can’t buy one. Yes, it would get scratched in Tesco’s car park.
