Organic inspiration

Because fungus is challenging to find and photograph, fungi photos are less common than flower pics, but they're just as beautiful.

Peter Gentenaar, a paper artist based in the Netherlands, creates ethereal, large-scale sculptures of organic shapes that float in mid-air as they hang from the ceilings. Some look like aquatic plant life while others resemble the qualities of bright, delicate spring flowers. Gentenaar's craft evolved from his love for paper, a passion he acquired from the many years he spent working in a printmaking shop. His unusual, stunning work defies conventional thinking regarding paper's colloquial…

Discover Peter Gentenaar's amazing organic paper creations suspended in their flight on Sansible

From the massive daguerreotype camera first built in 1839 to the mini digital cameras of today, photography has come a long way. Learn more about this fantastic hobby and profession with our up-to-date articles.

Geometric forms are those which correspond to named regular shapes, such as squares, rectangles and circles. I like the fact that not all naturally occurring objects are organic and it is the precision and regularity of forms within the natural world which I find particularly inspiring. Below are just a few of many examples.

Porcelain Lights

danish artist and designer, mathias bengtsson, will display his collection of biomorphic furniture for the exhibition ‘growth’ in paris.

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Nike trainers sprout plants and French perfumiers inspire by mysterious scientific icons in Katie Scott’s visions that take botanical illustration into the digital age

on daily wanderings across the islands of the pacific northwest, artist jill bliss finds some strange and surreal species of plants and animals.