Relief Sculptures Made from Thousands of Drinking Straws

Posted by John Farrier in Art, Art & Design on December 15, 2011 at 4:00 pm

Korean artist Sang Sik Hong makes lovely curved sculptures by arranging thousands of drinking straws of varying lengths. He’s especially fond of depicting lips which, from a distance, appear to be carved from marble.

Link -via NotCot | Artist’s Website | Photo: Zanthi

 
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A Chair Made Out of Drinking Straws

Posted by John Farrier in Art on October 30, 2009 at 8:33 am


Photo: Scott Jarvie

But I wouldn’t suggest sitting in it — it’s an art piece rather than functional furniture. Scott Jarvie made the Clutch Chair out of 10,000 drinking straws after “a microscopic observation of the structural composition of trees and the directional properties of Capillary tubes….” You can view more pictures at the link.

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