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Brazilian artist Renato Dib creates exquisite adaptations of the human form using velvet, silk, and other materials. The intimacy of the human form...

If you happen to have a sweet tooth, you've probably had visions of sugar plums dancing in your head. However, one artist from Australia took her sugar addiction to the next level by turning all of her sweet dreams into a reality. Tanya Schultz, who…

¨As an artist I source materials that have shared in those private worlds at one time or another. I hunt and gather domestic discards: clothing, pillows, bed sheets, kitchen linens…etc. I’m interested in the potential of these mundane and tactile materials to be transformed in or

This morning we take a look at the sculptures of Sascatchawan-based artist Troy Coulterman. Sometimes we wonder how we could visually represent the ni...

Despite the obvious drawbacks-it's messy, sticky and impossible to remove once it cures-there's nothing better than spray foam for sealing energy-wasting air leaks (an so much more!). These are our best ways to use spray foam around your home.

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Celebrity cake-maker Adriano Zumbo likes to think of himself as the Willy Wonka of down under, and his garishly colourful creations and odd concoctions (hamburger macaroons, anyone?) do border on the bizarre. Architecture studio Elenberg Fraser had his punkish pranks in mind while creating the interior of Zumbo’s firstMelbourneshop.

Kyeok Kim used a combination of wax, urethane, acrylic painting, and text gel to create these lovely forms.

Now that we've had almost 24 hours to process everything we saw during this year's Bushwick Open Studios, some clear favorites have emerged.

Teruko Nimura Pink Doll 1

London-based designer Charlotte Kingsnorth has upcycled a series of vintage and reclaimed chairs with fleshy biomorphic forms in different fabrics including velvet. Chair…

Kaarina Haka

Wax copy of Giambologna's Rape of the Sabine Women, with lit candle, slowly melting at the Venice Biennale. Artist: Urs Fischer

Imagine you're attending a Gertrude Stein-style salon. And you've arrived at the gathering only to find yourself facing a set of chairs, beckoning you to...

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