These paper creations laugh mockingly at the swan or flower you used to create in study hall. Some are remarkably creative and some are mind-boggling in their complexity. These origami masterpieces are marvels!

Origami Master: Taking over 40 hours to fold, which was spread out over several months, Satoshi Kamiya from Japan produced this eight-inch-tall Eastern dragon (or ryuu in Japanese) with a thousand overlapping scales.

This origami Yoda even captures his famous wrinkles, but where is his lightsaber?

Castle on the Ocean: Wataru Ito, an origami artist from Japan, spent four years creating this model city named Castle on the Ocean.  This 2.4 meter by 1.8 meter by 1 meter high city went on display at an exhibition on the artificial island of Umihotaru, near Tokyo, Japan.  Plans for the display after the exhibition?  Mr. Ito plans to burn the paper city down.

This origami swan was made from approximately 500 pieces of paper.  If this was a living swan, it would have over 25,000 feathers covering its body!

Iron Man Light:  Origami artist, Brian Chan constructed this origami model of Iron Man from only one piece of paper.

This American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) was designed and folded by Michael LaFosse and Richard Alexander.  Featured in the Origami Now! exhibition at the Peabody/Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts this origami ‘gator measured a full 6 feet in length!

Vroom! Yes, this model of a V-12 four-stroke engine actually runs!  With the help of electrical wires, swtiches, a resistor, a motor and a battery holder, this engine moves just like a real one.  Taking over 4 years to design and build, this origami engine was constructed out of 1,978 pieces of paper and weighs 3.2 lbs.

This origmai cobra may be harmless, but did you know that the King Cobra is the world’s longest venomous snake?

Rain, rain go away:  While these outfits show some amazing origami skills, these ladies should probably stay indoors and away from open flames!  This French collection, complete with dainty little hats, is defnitely more art than functional clothing.

These three figurines were inspired by The Lord of the Rings characters.  Each model was made from only one sheet of uncut paper.

Dan McPharlin, a native of Adelaide, Australia uses his artistic skills to exercise his passion for classic vintage synthesizers.  Mr. McPharlin uses paper of different colors and forms to create the keys, knobs, and faders of miniature model synthesizers reminiscent of those electronics of the 1970s made by Moog, Korg, ARP Instruments and Roland.

Palicio del marques de Salamanca is a model by Ingrid Siliakus, a paper artist/architect from the Netherlands who specializes in models of classic architecture.

Won Park, a self-proclaimed “money folder”, created this koi fish out of an American one dollar bill.

All Terrain Armored Transport: The AT-AT is the large, four-legged walker introduced in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back during the Battle of Hoth.

This is probably more bookmark than anyone needs!  Created for a bookstore in the Czech Repulic, this papercraft delivered a powerful message for a series of advertisements to promote reading to children.

No Ugly Duckling: This beautiful swan took around 2 weeks to fold and build.

French origami master Eric Joisel made this snail out of one piece of wet-folded rectangular paper.

[Credit: ChaCha]

Link: dehahs.deviantart.com

Collection of the world’s most creative shoes and unique footwear designs.

Illuminated Shoes

Modern shoes by Francesca Castagnacci come with integrated optical fibre that creates awesome light effects. [link]

Mesh Shoes

Stunning shoes created out of metal wire mesh and black leather. [link]

Heel-Less Shoes

Creative shoes with no heels designed by Chau Har Lee. [link]

Bird Shoes

Pigeon shoes designed by Iris Schieferstein from Germany. [link]

Wooden Sandals

Lightweight summer shoes inspired by traditional Japanese sandals. [link]

Melonia Shoes

World’s first 3D printed shoes by Naim Josefi and Souzan Youssouf. [link]

Elevator Shoes

Innovative robotic shoes are activated by an iPhone app. [link]

Chain Shoes

Unique shoes by Tove Jansson and Per Emanuelsson from Sweden. [link]

Gun Hoofs

Unusual and somewhat disturbing shoes by Iris Schieferstein. [link]

Stationary Shoes

Unique shoes by talented French artist Caroline Sciancalepore. [link]

Sci-Fi Shoes

Stylish platform shoes designed by Gabriella Marina Gonzalez. [link]

Futuristic Shoes

Cool shoes designed by the world renowned architect Zaha Hadid. [link]

Kronier Shoes

Uncomfortable fashion shoes designed by Kronier from Germany. [link]

Skeletal Shoes

Skeletal stilettos are a part of Dsquared2’s 2010 fall collection. [link]

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Who ever said it wasn’t OK to play with your food? Take a peak at these amazing food creations. Obviously these folks didn’t that that memo! Now go on out there and play with your food!

Incredible food art created by talented people that love to play with their food.

Death Star Watermelon

Watermelon carved to look like the Death Star from Star Wars. [link]

Snack Food Stadium

Super Bowl football stadium made entirely out of snack food. [link]

Crocodile Sandwich

Awesome sandwich created by Mark Northeas from Funky Lunch. [link]

Salmon Plane

Creative plane sculpted our of raw salmon fish by De Witte. [link]

Watermelon Helmet

Clever helmet made out of a watermelon for a fashion photo series. [link]

Latte Art

Beautiful designs created with espresso coffee and steamed milk.

Bread Alligator

Creative alligator shaped bread sculpture is too cool to eat. [link]

Bananastein

Cool banana art inspired by Frankenstein novel by Mary Shelley. [link]

Caterpillar Cupcakes

Cupcake party train created by Coco Cake Boutique Cupcakes. [link]

Death Star Cookie

Darth Vader loves to start his day by eating Death Star cookies. [link]

Rice Dog

Cute dog made from rice is taking a bath in a plate of potato soup. [link]

Twitter Fail Whale Cake

Wonderful fail whale Twitter cake created by Mariana Pugliese. [link]

[Credit: Toxel]