Source Design You Trust  “Jeweled Flower Mantis – Creobroter Gemmatus” by LOH CHEE WOEI The 10th Annual 35 Photography Awards has once again honored the breathtaking beauty of the unseen world through its remarkable Macro Photography Winners. This year’s collection reveals nature’s intricate details, vibrant colors, and captivating patterns, offering a rare glimpse into the…

Source Design You Trust  1st Place Winner: “The Whale’s Raft” by Estebane Rezkallah The 11th Annual Fine Art Photography Awards once again honored excellence in visual storytelling, with the wildlife category showcasing truly breathtaking images. This year’s winners captured the emotion, movement, and essence of life in the wild, transforming fleeting moments into stunning works…

Source Design You Trust  These cleverly wrapped gifts might fool you into thinking they’re freshly baked bread. The realistic packaging mimics artisan loaves with golden-brown hues, a dusting of flour, and hand-scored patterns, turning presents into delightful bakery illusions. More: Ippei Tsujio, Instagram h/t: spoon&tamago Japanese graphic designer Ippei Tsujio crafted this eye-catching concept, featuring…

Source Design You Trust  Rachel Austin, a textile artist based in Gloucestershire, has created a simple and accessible sewing pattern for Beanz, an adorable frog doll. With endless possibilities for outfits and accessories, she enjoys hearing new costume ideas—even though some can be challenging to perfect for such a tiny frog. Her patterns are designed…

Source Design You Trust  Albert Guillaume, born in Paris in 1873, was a French painter and caricaturist celebrated for his satirical illustrations and striking Belle Époque posters. His sharp, humorous drawings appeared in major Parisian humor magazines, where he cleverly critiqued the social and political climate of his time. Influenced by Jules Chéret, he also…

Source Colossal   From the birth of the first modern nail parlor in 19th-century Paris to the rise of the Vietnamese nail industry in America after the fall of Saigon, nail beautification has always been connected to the world it adorns. Author Tembe Denton-Hurst reminds us of this in her new book, Fresh Sets: Contemporary Nail…

Source Design You Trust  Andrey Shcherbak (previously featured), the creative director of a Moscow advertising agency, spends his free time photoshopping enormous cats into his pictures. These oversized felines seem to follow him everywhere—emerging from arches, leaping and playing in the background, engaging in sports, lounging by his side, peeking out from beneath stairs and…

Source Design You Trust  Mevlana Lipp, a German contemporary artist based in Düsseldorf, combines painting and sculpture to create striking, relief-like artworks that seem to pulse with life. His surreal, plant-like forms blur the boundary between reality and imagination, evoking deep emotional and subconscious connections. With solo exhibitions across Venice, Shanghai, Antwerp, and Copenhagen, Lipp…