Behold: the work of Israeli furniture designer Hilla Shamia.
Gnarly old hunks of trunk merged with aluminium to form unique stools and tables. The pleasingly smooth top of each piece is levelled by filling natural cavities in the wood with molten metal.
A revealing comparison video by the masters of same – Metaball Studios – visualising the 200 billion aluminium cans we use in the course of a year.
The associated 182.5 billion plastic drinking straws they leave to your imagination.
Previously: Ruling Them All
A time-lapse of woodworker Andy Phillip hammering, sanding, turning and polishing a scrunched-up roll of aluminium foil into a shiny sphere worthy of Phantasm.
The amazing can sculptures of artist Noah Deledda – each one hand-sanded then formed into intricate geometries using his fingertips.
