Source Colossal   Known for her lush assemblages of flameworked glass, Amber Cowan reimagines a ubiquitous yet fragile medium. Flowers, filigree, and colorful baubles cluster into dense compositions that invoke fairytale narratives and whimsical nature scenes. Cowan typically works with industrial scraps, antiques, and other offcasts, which allows her to draw on products and colorways that…

Source Colossal   The term “ark” invariably conjures images of the monumental boat onto which pairs of animals were stewarded prior to a cataclysmic, biblical flood. It’s a reference that feels apt amid the climate crisis and our planet’s rising sea levels, although in this case, the melting ice caps and creeping tides are down to…

Source Colossal   110 years ago, Thomas Lupo’s grandfather opened the American Wood Column Corporation in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. Specializing in architectural woodwork including decorative moulding, columns, balusters, corbels, and more, the historic family-owned company is shutting down after more than a century. A new documentary directed and produced by filmmaker and photographer Joshua Charrow takes…

Source Colossal   From happenstance and humor to solemnity and tension, the images topping the 2026 Pure Street Photography Awards run the gamut of daily scenes. The annual contest is organized into two categories: black-and-white and open. Reflections of New York City meet dramatic views of urban spaces and pensive tableaux in rural communities, emphasizing timely…

Source Design You Trust  Matías Vivanco Brellenthin is a 3D digital artist and director from Santiago, Chile. He specializes in surreal sci-fi and fantasy imagery built entirely in Blender, and has worked with clients including Nissan, NVIDIA, Lil Nas X, and TCHAMI. Brellias started in 2017 making posters purely to practice color and composition, and…

Source Design You Trust  Eugene Golovanchuk is a self-taught 3D artist and Visual Systems Director based in Kyiv, Ukraine, known for cyberpunk-tinged dark surrealism and digital fashion. Golovanchuk began working in 3D in 2016 and built his signature style through a self-imposed daily practice called “Everyday Art,” where he produced a new piece each day…

Source Design You Trust  Matt Dixon is a UK-based freelance illustrator and concept artist who has worked in the video games industry since 1988, with credits including Hearthstone, World of Warcraft, Electronic Arts, and Blizzard Entertainment. Dixon is best known professionally for his colorful, over-the-top card art — his style has become closely associated with…

Source Design You Trust  Steve McDonald is an award-winning Canadian illustrator, a founding member of the artist collective Drawnonward, and an international bestselling author with Chronicle Books, now working at the intersection of traditional illustration and AI-assisted art. McDonald graduated from the Ontario College of Art & Design in 1992 and spent two decades with…