This student created an entire line of drawer organizers — all made from customizable silicone mats. The dividers are made of the same colored silicone and are designed to keep utensils from rolling around and junking up your drawers.
This Portuguese artist has used decaying buildings as a canvas. Each portrait is chipped out of brick, concrete and stucco walls. The layers exposed create some really dramatic effects. What a great way to bring old, decayed buildings back to life!
This Core77 article is a good read for students and conference attendees who tend to make sketches, not take notes. This article touches on how people can listen, synthesize and visualize what they are engaging in, and map out a sketch to better understand information in the future.
Master bladesmith Bob Krame has created a knife so sharp that it can cut through a thick rope with one swift motion! He discovered that carbon steel is sharper and stays that way rather than regular stainless steel. Check out this video to see his awesome knives in action.
Matthew Cusick has created art out of maps! Using road maps and world maps, Cusick has created many landscapes and portraits like the pieces shown above. But there are many more, so click here to check them all out.