Author Archives: Hasnat Zaman

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The Palm House of California

The Palm House of California

The house in these pictures is a single family residence named “The Palm House” in California. Daly Genik Architects recently completed a renovation of this beautiful house. The Stucc0-box like building was transformed into a great modern living experience. The house and the studio at the rear were covered by perforated metal. The panels have numerous [...]

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Equations Help to Create Geometric Sculptures

  Nike Savvas is an Australian artist who recently had a solo exhibition of her work. It was entitled Liberty and Anarchy. It took place at the Ladies Art Gallery of the UK and was her first exhibition in over 10 years. It featured large-scale pieces using bright colored wool threads. The unique thing about [...]

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Bracelets Made of Guitar Strings

The bracelets in the picture are called Rock Recycled Guitar String Bracelets. These are made by hand using recycled guitar strings and other metals. String colors can differ. They can be made of different materials including silver, gold and bronze. It depends largely upon availability. The kids version measures (7.5 inches), white for adults the [...]

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Ellen Jewett Presents Hybrid Animal Sculptures

The Canadian sculptor Ellen Jewett based in Ontario, Canada is known for creating animals inspired by fantasy. She takes the viewers on a surreal journey with her. She is also known as creaturesfromel. She combines your best dream creatures with the ones you could have nightmares. Her works posses both mechanic and an organic side. The [...]

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Glass Sculptures by Markow and Norris

Eric Markow and Thom Norris are artists who have recently come up with eye catching sculptures made of glasses. However, this type of sculpture is time consuming as the technique involves a weaving technique. The sculptures are seamless fusion of artistic methods and mediums. Each piece has meticulous technique of weaving strips of glass which go one [...]

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Unusual Butterflies with Typography

Guusan, a 25-year old graphic designer and illustrator recently designed species of butterflies using letters. They were formed by using Bodoni, Times New Roman and Univers fonts. To form the colorful bodies, wings and antennae of the bugs various letters were arranged in systematic format. Guusan mimicked their bodies. These designs were based on Japanese butterflies. [...]

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Stunning Street Art in Cuba

In Cuba, two street artists decorated the streets with murals of senior citizens who survived the Cuban Revolution (1953-1959). The artworks are the continuation of the ongoing series named, “The Wrinkles of the City”. The two architects are JR and Jose Parla. The earlier parts of the series were done in Cartagena, Spain and it [...]

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The Poster Hero Competition

The posters seen on these pictures are the first 12 of 40 available for the Posterhero 3 challenge in Piazza Carlo Alberto in Torino, Italy. A project ran by PLUG, an organization which prepares platforms to debate issues that have social impact. The collection represents people experiences, skills and different backgrounds while growing awareness. PLUG [...]

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