Couch That Doubles As Punching Bag
Sometimes it can be a serious struggle to ditch your couch and head to the gym. Not any more. Enjoy Read more [...]
Category: Art & Design
British Gas Remote Heating Control
It is often best never to assume what the weather in the UK will be like. If anything, we all know Read more [...]
Mar 05, 2013 | View Post
10 Creative Playing Card Decks
Art can appear in the most unlikely places, one of the most unlikeliest of places is probably playing Read more [...]
Feb 28, 2013 | View Post
Free 30 Foot Climbing Wall From Burning Man On Craigslist
Spotted on Craigslist: “A climbing wall in West Oakland needs a new home. The wall was built for a Burning Read more [...]
Jan 30, 2013 | View Post
Tree Library Lets You Read Books On The Street
When I saw the image of the tree library I was blown away. Keeping my finger on the pulse of cool, I Read more [...]
Jan 21, 2013 | View Post
Fill In The Blank: Book That Inspires Creativity
Fill In The Blank is one of the best books I have never had to read. Why? Because this is not a book Read more [...]
Nov 14, 2012 | View Post
Slinkachu Releases Global Model Village Book
On the back of his Global Model Village shows in New York and London, Slinkachu releases a book of the Read more [...]
Nov 13, 2012 | View Post
Star Wars Eyeglasses
Of course the big news recently for Star Wars fans has been the sale of Lucasfilm to Disney. A lot of Read more [...]
Nov 12, 2012 | View Post
Free Photography Guide In The Guardian
On 17 November, British newspaper The Guardian releases an 84 page guide to photography, free with the Read more [...]
Nov 09, 2012 | View Post
Cool Urban Gardens of New York City
The city of New York plays host to nearly 51 million visitors a year and is home to over 19 million residents Read more [...]
Oct 19, 2012 | View Post
The World’s Coolest Offices 2012
What is it like to work in one of the best designed offices in the world? According to Inc., many of Read more [...]
Oct 17, 2012 | View Post
Jan von Holleben Launches Ideas Factory
You may remember Jan von Holleben’s wonderful photography that we featured on Origin of Cool Read more [...]
Oct 11, 2012 | View Post
$9 Cardboard Bike Supports Riders Up To 485lbs
This cardboard bicycle is lightweight but allows a heavyweight load. Israeli designer Izhar Read more [...]
Sep 20, 2012 | View Post
Shai Dahan Launches Broken Window
Shai Dahan returns with an exhibition in Gothernburg, Sweden. Entitled “Broken Window”, the show Read more [...]
Sep 17, 2012 | View Post
Slinkachu: Miniature Artist Builds Global Model Village
Slinkachu received widespread critical acclaim following his . Now, to celebrate the launch of his new Read more [...]
Sep 07, 2012 | View Post
5 Weird Statues And Sculptures
We’ve seen some cool and creative sculptures on Origin of Cool but today, I thought I would focus on Read more [...]
Aug 29, 2012 | View Post
T-Shirt Terrorist: Design Group Creating Controversial Fashion
These awesome T-shirt designs have been created by a company/design group called T-Shirt Terrorist, Read more [...]
Aug 24, 2012 | View Post
Grafficanos: Young Latino Artists Highlighted In Austin Exhibition
The 17th edition of the Young Latino Artists exhibition presents selected graphic artworks influenced Read more [...]
Aug 22, 2012 | View Post
Kickstarter: How To Get Your Project Funded
As you may know Origin of Cool launched a Kickstarter project in July (Uberpong combines great ping pong Read more [...]
Aug 22, 2012 | View Post
Abby Martin: Artist, Journalist, Rebel
Californian artist, photographer, Media Roots founder, and RT correspondent Abby Martin crafts Read more [...]
Aug 13, 2012 | View Post
Brenda Guyton: e-Waste Sculptures
These beautiful pieces of art belong to Brenda Guyton, a sculpture that merges the artificial and Read more [...]
Aug 09, 2012 | View Post
Uberpong: The Future Of Table Tennis Begins Now
Uberpong is a project I have been dreaming about for the last year and a half. We have just launched Read more [...]
Jul 16, 2012 | View Post
Game of Thrones Fan Art: 5 Cool Illustrations
There is some fantastic art oozing from creative (but probably on-edge) Game of Thrones fans. So while Read more [...]
Jul 10, 2012 | View Post
Unusual Words By The Project Twins
You may have seen our post on the origin of cool expressions (The Glossary of Cool). Well as a Read more [...]
Jul 05, 2012 | View Post
Death Star Made From Ping Pong Ball
Forum user tatumaru5963 is a Japanese craftsman who decided to take a ping pong ball, carve intricate Read more [...]
Jul 03, 2012 | View Post
Mural In Sweden Aims To Change Perception Of Street Art
Shai Dahan sent us an email recently about an important street art mural he just finished in Read more [...]
Jun 27, 2012 | View Post
Jooze Fruit Juice Packaging By Yunyeen Yang
Yunyeen Yang is an Australian design student who is the creative brains behind Jooze – “a fictional Read more [...]
Jun 26, 2012 | View Post
Formula One Sculptures By Showichi Kaneda
Showichi Kaneda has created unique Formula One sculptures by fusing the glamorous motor sport with Read more [...]
Jun 25, 2012 | View Post
School Damaged By Earthquake Turned Into Exhibition
Civil engineer Mike Hewson has installed ten massive mixed media art pieces in a building Read more [...]
Jun 21, 2012 | View Post
Pictogram Rock Posters By Viktor Hertz
We featured Viktor Hertz last week on Origin of Cool. He has just launched his latest poster project Read more [...]
Jun 20, 2012 | View Post
Cirque Du Soleil Michael Jackson Show
I have never seen a Cirque du Soleil show so hearing that they were in town performing a Michael Read more [...]
Jun 18, 2012 | View Post
New Artwork From James Flames
Artist James Flames has just released some new artwork. First is his poster for Mogwai’s show Read more [...]
Jun 14, 2012 | View Post
Alex Pardee Exhibition: Tumor Or Not Tumor?
Here is a really cool idea. For his show at the Cotton Candy Machine, Alex Pardee’s pieces are simply black Read more [...]
Jun 12, 2012 | View Post
Viktor Hertz Pictogram Posters
Viktor Hertz is a graphic designer based in Uppsala, Sweden. Created using a self-described method Read more [...]
Jun 11, 2012 | View Post
The Art Of Claudio Parentela
Born in Catanzaro, Italy where he lives and works, Claudio Parentela is an illustrator, painter Read more [...]
Jun 07, 2012 | View Post
Red Balls In Abu Dhabi
The RedBall Project is a street art installation concept we have already brought you on Origin of Read more [...]
Jun 05, 2012 | View Post
Boa Mistura: Graffiti Rockers Present Short Documentary
Boa Mistura are a Spanish art collective who organized an urban art project in Brazil. Boa Mistura emailed Read more [...]
Jun 04, 2012 | View Post
Palestine Wall Street Art
Street artist Shai Dahan has just completed a portrait of a Jordanian Bedouin on the Palestinian Read more [...]
May 31, 2012 | View Post
Geometrip Soup: Street Art From Allan Dalla
Street art has gone from the underground to the point where tourists can buy replica BANKSY canvases Read more [...]
May 29, 2012 | View Post
London 2012 Olympic Games Gold Medal Stamps
Origin of Cool are huge fans of art and design combined with sport and we’ve kept our eyes on the upcoming Read more [...]
May 28, 2012 | View Post
