Designdrops (2024)

19/05/2023

Hypnotizing layered paper artworks by Mariano Pagella

Mariano Pagella is a designer and visual artist from Argentina based in Barcelona. He plays with gradients and light and shadow to create beautiful layered

19/05/2023

Conserved Nature: magnificent artistic glass paperweights by Paul J. Stankard

Paul J. Stankard is an American artisanal craftsman and glassblower based in New Jersey. He is largely acclaimed as the father of modern glass paperweights.

19/05/2023

Stunning realistic insect metal sculptures by Dr. Allan Drummond

Dr. Allan Drummond is a Chicago-based artist and scientist focused on biology (biochemistry) and sculptures. He combines his knowledge and skills in those

19/05/2023

Absolutely amazing surreal sculptures by Daniel Popper

South African multidisciplinary artist Daniel Popper fuses human and nature's elements to create awe-Inspiring larger-than-life sculptures. The result is a

19/05/2023

Sea and waterbody glass sculptures by Ben Young

Ben Young, a self-taught artist based in Mount Maunganui - New Zealand, creates spectacular glass sculptures of crystal clear sea and waterbody scenarios. He also uses concrete and metal as raw material to compose his handmade pieces.

19/05/2023

Tree roots and branches fused with ornate picture frames by Darryl Cox

American artist Darryl Cox gives new life to roots and branches found in the forests of central Oregon, fusing them with ornate vintage picture frames,

28/01/2023

One Day: figurative glass sculpture series by Meng Du

Beautiful series of figurative kiln-formed glass sculptures titled “One Day / 一日” by Chinese artist Meng Du. There is a quiet beauty in the moment that triggers personal memories. I am interested in preserving memories and keeping a record of them so they do not fade over time. I also want ...

28/01/2023

Amazingly intricate paper sculptures of animals and natural landscapes by Calvin Nicholls

In the hands of Canadian artist Calvin Nicholls, common paper sheets transform into gorgeous and intricate sculptures of animals and natural landscapes. It all started with experiments in the mid-80s and since then he has produced more than 500 pieces. Nicholls masterly explores the height differen...

27/01/2023

Fascinating glass sculptures of rare and endangered butterfly species by Laura Hart

England-based artist Laura Hart (previously) uses her dexterity in creating figurative glass sculptures to beautifully recreate rare and endangered butterfly species, as a warning about the importance of their preservation. More info: Website, Instagram, Facebook. More

27/01/2023

Superb halo crowns by CarbickovaCrowns

CarbickovaCrowns is a Czech online shop of handcrafted jewelry and accessories created by the couple Anička and Vlado, mainly focused on halo crowns. More info: Etsy, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest (h/t: So Super Awesome). More

27/01/2023

Layer Drawings: gorgeous sculptures of three-dimensional landscapes formed with layered acrylic photographs by Nobuhiro Nakanishi

Imagine the passing of time as a long and transparent French bread cut in many slices, each one containing an image that sequentially represents its respective moment of the day. Well, this is probably the kind of mental exercise you’re gonna do when you see this amazing project of Japanese artist...

27/01/2023

Conserved Nature: magnificent artistic glass paperweights by Paul J. Stankard

Paul J. Stankard is an American artisanal craftsman and glassblower based in New Jersey. He is largely acclaimed as the father of modern glass paperweights. By blending mysticism with magical realism, I work to express organic credibility through my botanical interpretations. Crafted in glass, I ref...

26/01/2023

Ethereal surrealist sculptures made of translucent glass and clay by Christina Bothwell

Fascinated with the concept of the Soul, American artist Christina Bothwell draws inspiration from it to create ethereal surrealist sculptures made of translucent glass and clay that evoke and explore the body’s transformative processes. Changing the body is merely adjusting the outer wrapping, as...

26/01/2023

The most gracious monsters that you’ve never seen before by Katyushka Dolls

Katyushka Dolls is a small business specializing in creating artistic dolls inspired by beings from the fantasy world. It belongs to Kasia and Jacek Anyszkiewicz, a couple of Polish artists who have a great passion for these mythical creatures. The majority of the items are composed of extremely gr...

25/01/2023

Absolutely amazing surreal sculptures by Daniel Popper

South African multidisciplinary artist Daniel Popper fuses human and nature’s elements to create awe-Inspiring larger-than-life sculptures. The result is a series of surrealist figures full of meaning and symbolism, made of a range of different materials. More info: Website, Facebook, Instagram, T...

25/01/2023

Stunning realistic insect metal sculptures by Dr. Allan Drummond

Dr. Allan Drummond is a Chicago-based artist and scientist focused on biology (biochemistry) and sculptures. He combines his knowledge and skills in those different areas to perfectly replicate prehistoric and modern insects in bronze and silver. More info: Website, Instagram, Twitter (h/t: Colossal...

25/01/2023

Amalgamated: beautiful vases made of pencils by Tuomas Markunpoika

Tuomas Markunpoika is a Finnish plastic artist born in Jyvaskyla. In his series titled Amalgamated, he uses hundreds of colored pencils to create stunning wood vases. Amalgamated’ is a collection which explores the relationship of a mass produced ‘tool’ and its individual purpose. The beauty o...

25/01/2023

Intriguing and unexpected sculptures carved into common objects by Maskull Lasserre

Maskull Lasserre is a Montreal-based Canadian artist specializing in sculpture and drawing. His works “explore the unexpected potential of the everyday by inducing strangeness in the familiar, and provoking uncertainty in the expected. Each work is developed as a model to mediate the translation ...

24/01/2023

Elegant architectural concepts by Javier Valero

Fascinating architectural concepts with elegant organic and geometric shapes by Spanish architect and designer Javier Valero. More info: Behance, Instagram, YouTube. More

24/01/2023

Tree roots and branches fused with ornate picture frames by Darryl Cox

American artist Darryl Cox gives new life to roots and branches found in the forests of central Oregon, fusing them with ornate vintage picture frames, resulting in fantastical sculptures full of symbolism. A reclaimed tree branch or root, a re-purposed frame, and my passion — art that unites humb...

24/01/2023

New playful creative photographs made with household objects by Helga Stentzel

Get delighted with the new amusing digital collages by Helga Stentzel (previously), a London-based visual artist born in Russia. She uses household objects to compose playful figures. More info: Website, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest. More

24/01/2023

Sea and waterbody glass sculptures by Ben Young

Ben Young, a self-taught artist based in Mount Maunganui - New Zealand, creates spectacular glass sculptures of crystal clear sea and waterbody scenarios.

23/01/2023

Incredible human skull sculptures by Jack Of The Dust

A mysterious Australian artist that goes by the name of Jack Of The Dust, or simply Andy, is fascinated by haunting stuff, mainly human skulls, and creates the most creative and bizarre sculptures as a tribute to them. He often takes inspiration from pop culture references, such as Star Wars, Guardi...

23/01/2023

Fascinating avocado pit sculptures inspired by Celtic legendary creatures by Jan Campbell

Most of us usually throw away avocado pits, but Irish artist Jan Campbell uses them as medium for making beautiful artworks. She creates enchanting figurative sculptures inspired by magical forest beings of Celtic folklore. More info: Website, Etsy, Instagram (h/t: deMilked). More

22/01/2023

Shadows turned into amusing and creative doodles by Vincent Bal

Vincent Bal is a Belgian filmmaker who loves to create smart and amusing doodles from shadow shapes. His pieces ended up going viral on the Internet due to the level of creativity applied. I’ve always been making little drawings, ever since I was a kid. Coming from Belgium -the land of Tintin and ...

22/01/2023

Still together: clever sculptures of broken porcelain vases within other glass ones by Bouke de Vries

That’s the kind of thing that we easily say “oh, wow, how didn’t I think of that before?!” for the first time we see. But not for the Dutch artist Bouke de Vries. He smartly gives new life to broken porcelain vases keeping their potsherds within other glass ones – which are modeled in the ...

21/01/2023

Expressive sculptural portraits made of raw wool by Salman Khoshroo

Salman Khoshroo (previously) is an Iranian multifaceted visual artist based in Tehran. His series of sculptural portraits made of colored raw wool was a way he found to express his experience of quarantine and recent trauma. They turned into a kind of therapy. The Wool on Foam portraits are tied to....

21/01/2023

Parisian basketball court amazingly decorated with the 80’s colorful aesthetic by Ill-Studio, Pigalle, and Nike

This is a collaborative project between French design and photography agency Ill-Studio and fashion brand Pigalle, with support from Nike. The basketball court located at Duperré street, in a suburb of Paris, was first decorated in 2009 in another collaborative project between Nike and Pigalle f...

21/01/2023

Sleepiness: incredibly realistic figurative wood-carved sculptures by Ikuo Inada

Japanese artist Ikuo Inada takes inspiration from introspective moments, such as insomnia, sleepiness, and a lazy day at home, to create amazingly realistic sculptures of meditative people carved out of wood. More info: Website, Instagram (h/t: Colossal). More

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