Articles for category: Design

March 27, 2023

Guy Builds An Incredible LEGO Star Destroyer That Has A Three-Level Interior

One Imgurian who goes by doomhandle created an epic Tyrant Imperial LEGO Star Destroyer from Star Wars using purely LEGO bricks, and a little mathematics. The entire, detail-oriented process was shared on Imgur which includes a 45-picture gallery. Measuring 4 ft, 7 in, and weighing over 70 pounds, this ISD Tyrant is 20 times larger than the size of the official LEGO set. You’ll find an interior with three levels complete with characters, ships, and removable sections. LEGO Star Destroyer Weighs Over 70 Pounds Three-Level Interior [the_ad id=”114″] For an in-depth look at all stages, check out the full gallery on Imgur. Be sure

March 24, 2023

Clever Tables Designed To Look Like Animals Emerging From Water

These one-of-a-kind ‘water tables‘ created by artist and designer Derek Pearce are stunning. Carved from wood and designed to create the illusion of surface water or a body of water, the coffee table includes animals that inhabit it like hippopotamuses, dolphins, otters, and seals. Each piece of furniture is made of tempered glass, carved wood, or a cast from resin. Pearce’s water tables have been on exhibit and sold worldwide. His pieces are available for commission, or you may check out the online store where you can purchase various designs from his collection. [the_ad id=”114″] You can purchase these awesome coffee tables at

March 20, 2023

Forensic Artist Reconstructs Face Of The Crystal Head Vodka Bottle

Nigel Cockerton, a forensic artist, recently used his skills to reconstruct the face of a man depicted on the Crystal Head Vodka bottle. The bottle had been purchased at an auction by a collector in Georgia, USA, and was believed to have originated from Germany. Cockerton examined the image on the bottle and used his knowledge of facial anatomy and proportional measurements to create a realistic reconstruction of what the man would have looked like in life. The process involved layering clay over a replica of the skull and using reference images to ensure accuracy. The resulting reconstruction shows a

March 20, 2023

$18 Million Fallout Shelter In Las Vegas Built 26 Feet Underneath A Suburban Home

Can you imagine a house under a house?! That’s exactly what you’ll find 26 feet beneath this two-story, suburban Las Vegas home. Quite the surprise, isn’t it? And we aren’t talking about a small home either, we’re talking about a wild 5000-square-foot home that contains swimming pools, Jacuzzis, saunas, and makeshift scenery. It’s a suburban paradise right beneath your feet! The underground bunker was built at 3970 Spencer Street in Las Vegas during the 1970s by businessman Girard ‘Jerry’ B. Henderson, and surprisingly this wasn’t the only fallout shelter he built. Throughout the Cold War, Mr. Henderson feared an attack from the

March 20, 2023

Architect Builds House Out Of Shipping Containers, And The Interior Is As Cool As The Exterior

A house out in the desert made of plastic doesn’t sound like the ideal place to be, but once you get a load of this shipping container home,  you’ll think again. The house was designed by London-based designer James Whitaker and it looks so cool. He included all of your standard amenities including a living room, en-suites, a kitchen, and bathrooms. The ultra-modern yet minimalist design conjoins large shipping containers combined to create interesting angles to give the illusion of a flower blooming in the desert. An unnamed film producer requested the house be made for “nurturing creative projects” — and he got what he

March 5, 2023

Cherry Blossom Tree Made From Over 800,000 LEGO Breaks Guinness World Record

The world’s largest life-sized cherry blossom tree made of LEGO bricks just bloomed and it’s fantastic. And by bloom, we obviously mean assembled by wickedly talented sculptors. The 14-foot tall and 5-foot wide cherry blossom tree sits perched at Legoland Japan in Nagoya, Japan, and is the largest LEGO brick cherry blossom tree in the Guinness Book of World Records. The enormous tree took a whopping 881,470 bricks and 6,500 hours to assemble making for a spectacular site. The LEGO tree boasts of vibrant and chunky blossoms with lanterns and a grassy green base with an impressively sturdy brown trunk. It was first built

February 17, 2023

Architect Spends 45 Years Transforming An Old Cement Factory Into A Fairytale Home

La Fábrica originated out of a vision Ricardo Bofill had for an old 1970s cement factory. In the course of 45 years, the old building was completely transformed into one of the most unique and modern homes around. Located just outside of Barcelona the old factory once served as a World War I-era repair shop until Bofill and his team purchased it. Now the once rundown building is surrounded by vegetation, a modern and luxurious furnished interior and workspace. According to Bofill, “This cement factory, dating from the first period of the industrialization of Catalonia, was not built at once or as a whole but