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18-year-old Ben Gulak is the inventor of Uno. It took him several years but the result is stunning. Uno has 2 wheels positions next to each other making it look like a unicycle. It works like a Segway, tilt forward to go forward and back to slow down or stop. Ben says he was inspired when he had visited China and saw the pollution. Uno weighs 120 lbs, has a top speed of 25 mph and a range of about 2.5 hours. Ben is currently looking for investors to put the Uno into production.
You have probably seen this tree before. It is all over the internet now and the first wave of posts claim it to be real. According to the popular information the tree is located in Thailand located in Petchaboon province 300 miles from Bangkok. The second wave of posts about this tree says it’s fake. I would like to add my opinion to the debate.
Of course the fruit can’t grow in the form of naked women. But there is a way to make fruit into almost any form you want using plastic cases. Here is an example of square watermelons from Japan. They place a growing watermelon into a plastic case and when it has no room to grow it takes all the shape around itself.
You can make forms for many fruit and vegetables just use your imagination.
Kurt Wenner began street painting in Rome in 1982 and by 1984 he was already one of the few recognized street painters. He devised a unique geometry that allowed him to make flat images seem 3d. Kurt makes the most wonderful 3d painting. Here is a video and some photos. The link to Kurt’s site is below.
Ever think about getting yourself a life-sized celebrity doll or puppet? How about a Jennifer Aniston or Courtney Cox doll? I’m just joking, these are photoshopped photos of celebrities made to look like puppets and dolls (except Hillary Clinton – that one is actually real)
These dishes look amazing don’t they? The chef has a real artistic touch. Food art isn’t new, people are already making sculpture cakes, coffee art, they even musical instruments out of vegetables but it’s always fun to see more food art.
Designed by Ben Wilson the monowheel looks like IT from one Southpark episode only it’s more comfortable. The cycle was made for the XXIst Century Man exhibition at 21_21 Design Sight in Tokyo. This bike, I mean cycle looks really cool but I doubt it’s comfortable, your arms would go to sleep if you keep them up like that.
I wonder what were the creators smoking when they decided to build 3 giant pianos and put them on a beach. Whatever it was I think it’s a good idea. The reaction of people when they saw these was probably something like this “Hey, look! Giant pianos. Cool!”
Do you know what these are? No? Take a closer look. If you think these are camera parts you are right. Australian designer Craig Arnold made bracelets from old camera parts. It took some reshaping and polishing the in the end he got pretty cool bracelets. The prices start at $190 you can buy them here
This has got to be the best faucet ever designed. The faucet is made of stainless steel and carbon fibers, making it very light. The faucet is equipped with two spray modes but the best feature is the it’s mobility and flexibility. You can put the faucet in any form you a comfortable with and change it according to the tasks you are doing. If faucets are going to exist in the future I think they would look like this.
I’ve already posted pictures of Fancy Cakes here but I think these cakes, made by Michelle Wibowo are the best yet. Michelle is an architecture and a decorative cake crafter. She has won gold medals for the Chinese Dragon, New Born Baby, Steady Fast Cook and Mermaid on the Rock cakes. You can order cakes and toppers on her website but a minimum of 4 weeks notice is required. The link is below. I’ve also included a video of how a New Born Baby cake is made, check it out.
