If you fell asleep in eastern European history, then consider these kickass Croatian creations a refresher course. This top list is full of pieces of art, architecture and fashion that you would've never guessed could come from such a tiny country.
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23 Kickass Croatian Creations
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Men's Pushup Underwear
Lidoli Push-Up Boxer Shorts Help Fake A More Manly Package
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Post-Apocalyptic Menswear
Tijana Pavlov Spring 2010 at Cro-a-Porter in Zagreb, Croatia
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Seeking Natural Symbols of Love
Mother Nature Sends Her Love Through Heart Shapes
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Bizarre Drugtography
Fillon Quentin's Subjects Show You How Illicit Substances Work
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Modern Garden of Edens
Plitvice National Park in Croatia is Amazing
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Dictionary-Based Interior Design
Branimir Sabljic's Decor is Perfect for Word Nerds
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Avatars For The Blind
Irish IBM Students Brighten Second Life
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Translucent Architecture
Produkcija 004 Creates a Glowing Emergency Terminal
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Surreal Waterscapes
Sime Basioli's HDR Photography Inspires Croatian Wanderlust
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Mysteriously Scarfed Menswear
The Braille 2010 Autumn Collection is Inspired by Croatian Culture
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Middle-Earth Menswear
Damir Doma Fall/Winter 2008
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Artifacts of Ex Lovers Exhibit
Broken Heart Museum
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Gratuitous Beard Blogs
The Beards and Bellies Blog Adds Beards to Cartoons
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Crowdsourced City Collages
Collective Flickr Photos Render 3D City View
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Surreal Architectural Masterpieces
The Croatian Pavilion Will Overwhelm its Audience
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Lightning Cyborg Structures
The UPI-2M Biooctanic Building Betters Urban Cities
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Braille Neck Ties
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White Out Pictorials
Elle Croatia May 2010 Takes on Light & Fashion
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Ribbed Arenas
Upi-2m'S Award-Winning Arena Zagreb in Croatia
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Decadent Chessboards
Chocolate Chess Provides Winner With a Treat
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Pipe Organs Played By Waves
Sea Organ
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Zip-Tie Seating
Victor Matic's DIY Zipit Chair is a Wobbly Must Have
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Western Icons Inspiring Eastern Europe
Serbia Erects Bob Marley Statue
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Design-Forward Furniture Collections
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AI-Generated Retrofuturistic Objects
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AI-Generated Real-World Transformations
AI-Artist Who Gives a Unique Design to Real Objects
Croatian Crocheted Umbrellas
Svjetlana Deeba Latinčić Celebrates Timeless Elegance
Water-Bound Floating Basketball Arenas
Lake Bled is the Base of the new Nike Basketball Court
Warsaw Interior Design Frims
Mazzani.pl Revolutionizes Interior Design with Artistic Functionality
Cactus-Inspired Urban Skyscrapers
This Danish Skyscraper Features a Spiky Facade Design
Prefabricated Miniature Home Concepts
i29 Creates the Câpsula Concept for Dutch Design Week
Extreme Space-Saving Architecture
A 74-Square-Foot Apartment is Redefining Urban Living
Sophisticated Upcycled Home Sculptures
Origin Made Boasts the Exquisite Barco Basket Sculptures
Japanese Joinery Decor Collections
The IKEA SÖTRÖNN Collection Was Created with Hiroko Takahashi
Discreet Architectural Polish Homes
Mobius Architekci Designs the Loop House in Rural Poland
Modern Luxury Holiday Cabins
Compact Housing and Studio Sluijzer Design the Yiruma Cabins
Bright Soda-Brand Office Spaces
BIT CREATIVE Designs the Coca-Cola HBC Headquarters
Arty Knitwear Collections
Kerisma Knits' New Capsule is Both Warm and Very Chic
Cultural Icon-Inspired Fashion Collections
Novitska's Vibrant Summer Collection is Eye-Catching
Japanese Inn-Inspired Apartments
Intheory Design Creates an Apartment Inspired by Ryokan
Colorful Educational Art Installations
Mario Cucinella Architects Displays Sparking Change
Curated Home Decor Platforms
Cribsi Offers Warm and Modern Home Decor
Republic-Honoring Chess Sets
This Chess Set Concept Commemorates Nakhchivan
Luxuriously Refined Romanesque Hotels
Villa Geba Boutique Hotel Boasts Scenic Views of Montenegro
Iconic Vacation Itineraries
Intrepid Travel Launches Epic Vacays Inspired by Blockbuster Films
Tile-Cladded Chinese Clay Museums
Kengo Kuma and Associates Designs the UCCA Clay Museum
War Plane-Inspired Off-Grid Homes
Peter Markos Designs the Tiny Monocoque Cabin
3D-Printed Terracotta Coolers
Simon Pavy and Entreautre Designs a New Low-Tech Cooler
Dynamically Artful Furniture
Zaha Hadid Architects's Erosion Collection is Made for Neutra Design
Artful Cork Installations
Liz Diller, Eduardo Souto de Moura & Yves Béhar Present City Cortex
Shade-providing Forest Pavilions
DRAA Designs the Patagonian Shadow Cabin with Modern Accents
Minimalist Barrel-Inspired Saunas
Kairi Eguchi Studio Develops This Stunning, Minimalist Sauna
Regionally Inspired Restaurant Designs
Pirajean Lees Designs the Kioku Restaurant in London
Japanese Inn-Inspired Micro Apartments
La Tarta Piccola's Mae Prachasilcha Designs a New Apartment
Curved Translucent Experimental Apartments
NEUHÄUSL HUNAL Designs the Sculptor's Apartment
Wooden Textural Furniture Series
Hanneke Lourens Designs the Corrugated Furniture Capsule
Topography-Inspired Furniture Capsules
Zaha Hadid Architects Designs the TOPOS Collection
Blown Glass-Inspired Lighting Capsules
Gauzak Design Studio Creates the Luisa Collection of Light
Virtual Pub Museums
Heineken Pub Museums Spotlight Important Cultural Locations
Contemporary Stable Designs
Wiercinski Studio Designs an Equestrian Center in Rural Poland
Architecturally Inspired Chess Sets
Element Visual Studio Designs the Baku Chess Set
Energy-Efficient Office Buildings
This Czech Office Complex is Outfitted With Eco-Friendly Designs
Kilometer-Long Museums
Junya Ishigami Introduces the Zaishui Art Museum Along a Lake
3D-Printed Ceramic Home Facades
The Ceramic House in Amsterdam Gets a Ceramic Feature
Farm-Inspired Guest Houses
Kaja Kühl Designs Two Guest Houses in Upstate New York
Beach-Inspired Spring Fashion Capsules
A Kind of Guise Presents a Look at the SS24 Collection
Bright Tranquil Residential Designs
Sivak+Partners Designs the Mlynchik Residence Nearby Kyiv
Hand-Crafted Furniture Lines
KAIA Unveils a Lighting and Furniture Collection at Milan Design Week
Automotive-Inspired Sculptural Furniture
SANAYI313 Launches the Lounge Collection of Furniture
Swooped Museum Roof Planes
BIG Designs the Waterfront Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art
Modern-Updated Traditional Homes
KiKi ARCHi Designs the Skip House in the Middle of Beijing
Bamboo-Inspired Cultural Buildings
This Cultural Center Seamlessly Blends Into its Surroundings
Juxtaposing Minimal Artful Homes
Hino Studio Designs the Oceana Retreat in Florida
Ski Resort Crystalline Skyscrapers
A Skyscraper is Designed at the Trojena Ski Report
Tile-Clad Colorful Blocky Furniture
Studio Rens Created the Re-Glow Collection of Furniture
Subterranean Courtyard Galleries
Buzz Designs the Hermit Space Yards in Beijing Park
Terracotta-Highlighting Artful Exhibitions
Sam Baron Curates the Nossa Terra Exhibitino
Economical Modular Wooden Homes
The Cake House Reinvents Housing in the Czech Republic
Mexican Designer Collaborative Exhibitions
Hall Haus Presents the Design Mixtape Exhibition
Eco-Conscious Slim Skyscrapers
Muraba and RCR Arquitectes Join to Design the Muraba Veil
Slopped-Base Green Tiled Homes
Bak Gordon Arquitectos Integrates a Home with Surrounding Buildings
Italian Interior Tile Capsules
Kaolin Tiles Presents the Casa Tile Collection by Greg Natale
Historic Fortress Open-Air Museums
KOOP Architects Revives the Ottoman Seddülbahir Fortress
Viewing Box Cultural Centers
The Center for Arts & Innovation Hosts Events and Education Spaces
Harmonious Traditional Home Designs
MAKHNO Studio Updates the Century-Old Kyoto House
Charming Angular Contemporary Homes
Studio KUNZ Presents the Trapezium House in Brazil
Robust Monolithic Walled Homes
H Arquitectes Completes the Casa 1736 in Barcelona
Inflated Dynamic Design Exhibitions
Vienna Design Week Hosts the Series Exhibition this Year
Deconstructed Eroded Soccer Balls
Daniel Arsham Designs Deconstructed Soccer Balls for Inter Milan
Naturally Inspired Tourism Campaigns
The Slovenian Tourist Board Launches a New Campaign
Dynamic Terrazzo Hair Salons
Arent & Pyke Design the Koda Hair Salon with an Eclectic Look
Contrasting Facade Clad Apartments
Messner Architets Designs the RVTK Apartments in Italy
Self-Designed Exhibition Spaces
Kiki & Joost Adds a New Installation Space to Eindhoven Studio
Cut-Out Structural Narrow Hotels
Kooo Architects Designs the Hotel Rakuragu in Central Tokyo
Worldly Paint Collections
Dstrezzed x We are WOW Makers Shares Travel-Inspired Hues
Sustainable Repurposed Clay Bricks
Mutina and Konstantin Grcic Create Eco-Friendly Bricks
Natural Japanese Art Galleries
Brazil's Yayoi Kusama Gallery Features a Nature-Inspired Design
Crystalline Chinese Museum Buildings
The 'Space Crystal' Building Looks Like An Otherworldly Rock
Greek Countryside Rural Retreats
Invisible Studio Created the House in an Olive Grove in Corfu
Cement Block-Decorated Homes
Bloom Architecture Designs the Small Houses Collection
Exposed Concrete Stealthy Homes
OFIS Aritekti Designs the Villa Eternal Way in Slovenia
Altered Pyramid Concrete Monuments
MCRDV Unveils a New Bright Pyramid of Tirana with IRI
Dynamic Colorful Glass Designs
Kosta Boda, Hanna Handotter, and Front Design the Pavilion Set
Modernized Midcentury Bar Stools
The Rex Kralj Mosquito Bar Stool Reimagines a Classic
Ukranian Multi-Sports Venue Concepts
Katia Orli Designs the Kolchyno Ice Center in Ukraine
Compact Calming Homes
Batay-Csorba Architects Masterfully Designed a Modern Brick Home in Toronto
Renovated 19th-Century Homes
Byró Architekti Renovates a House in Kutná Hora with Bright Joinery
Jacquard Textile Design Exhibitions
Kutsaa Saksi Unveils In The Borderlands in Helsinki
Textured Local Stone Residences
Point27 Architects Designed the Atrium House in Greece
Clover-Style Conference Center Designs
MAD Designs the ZGC International Innovation Center
Concrete South Korean Cafes
On Architects Designs the Nonspace Cafe Space in Incheon,
Geometric African Homes
Gregory Katz Architecture Designs the Great Primary Shapes Home
Long Geometric Hawaiian Guesthomes
Hahn Lavsen Creates the Vipp Cold Hawaii Guesthouse
Footbridge-Inspired Hillside Homes
Stempel & Tesar architekti Design the Villa Sidonius
3D-Woven Textile Lighting Collections
Aleksandra Gaca Unveils the Coastal Breeze Collection
Architecture Melding Artful Rugs
Paddy Pike Studio Designs the Cresco Rug Collection
Red Concrete Exhibition Centers
Mix Architecture Designs the Red Box Exhibition Center
Opulent Opera Venues
This Saudi Opera Complex is Inspired By Traditional Mud Brick Construction
Mix Cultural-Inspired London Extensions
Collective Works Designs the Mid Terrace Dream in London
Pale Yellow Minimal Townhomes
i.B. Archstudio Designs the VVV Townhouse with Pastel Hues
Bright Artful Cabinet Collections
Muller Van Severen Introduces the Bridges Collection
Open-Air Kenyan Holiday Homes
PAT Renovates the Falcon House with Passive Cooling Systems
Ukraine Landmark Puzzle Sets
United24 and LEGO Present a New Set Reflecting Ukraine's Landmark
Caribbean-Inspired Retro Home Extentions
Artefact Designs the Triangle House in London's Epsom
Heritage Timber Rowing Clubs
Henning Larsen Designs the Klaksvik Row Club in Faroe Islands
Local Stone-Clad Coastal Shelters
Izat Arundell Designs the Caochan na Creige in the Bay of Harris
Ukraine Apartment Renovation Projects
Mirzoyan Studio Renovates a Historic Flat in Kyiv
Curvaceous Playful Outdoor Furniture
Magis Joins Konstantin Grcic on the South Outdoor Collection
Brutalist Minimal Apartment Designs
Zalc Arquitetura Reimagines the JF Apartment in Brazil
Renovated Contemporary Industrial Apartments
TENKA ARKITEKTURA Designs the Burgatoi Project
Modernist Ceramic Lighting Series
Dumais Made Introduces the New Modern Bohemia Collection
Optimal Energy Research Centers
Zara Hadid Architects Designs the Alisher Navoi Research Center
Compact Infill Residences
Gró Works Designs an Infill Home in Dublin, Ireland
Blocky Structural Coastal Homes
Åsa Hjort Architects Completes a Home Design in Sweden
Paper-Like Art Museum Roofs
BIG Expands the Museum for Paper Art in Denmark with a Folded Roof
Industrial Warehouse-Inspired Offices
Carr Designs a New Office Block with Industrial Themes
Contemporary Spacious Apartments
Kalo Eidos Designs the Crossfold Loft in New York
Local Stone-Made Holiday Homes
Doriza Design Creates the Holiday Drakoni House in Crete
Empowering Artful Basketball Courts
Na Chainkua Reindorf Creates Bright Art for NYC Courts
Vacant Wood-Clad Offices
Kurosawa Kawara-ten Designs the Ichihara Life and Work Commission Office
Textile-Inspired Skyscraper Designs
Snøhetta Unveils the Airside Skyscraper at the Kai Tak Airport
Colorfully Transformed Homes
studio RIANKNOP Renovates a Home in Amsterdam's Slatuinenweg
Wooden Mountain Visitor Centers
Henkai Architekti Designed the Pustevny Gateway Center
Modern Holiday Mountain Cabins
Sanina Arch lub and Gubar Architects Designs the Krasnyk House
Renaissance Building-Transformed Homes
ORA Converts a Historic Building to the Modern Masná 130
Wine Cellar-Converted Summer Homes
Kapsimalis Architects Designs the Summer House in Mesaria
Juxtaposing History-Preserved Homes
PRO-STORY Designs the Double Gable House in Czech Republic
Immersive Artful Apartments
Tereza Porybná and Objektor Architekti Design the Ovenecká 33
Whimsical Sculptural Furniture Series
Micah Rosenblatt Presents the City Block Series in Art Show
Dynamic Concrete Modern Buildings
Atelier Matias Mosquera Designs the Shire Building
Hopeful Design Installations
Annemoon Geurts Presents the Evolving Harmony Exhbition
Geometric Red-Brick Suburban Homes
OFIS Arhitekti Designs the Frame House in Ljubljana
Railway-Inspired Lighting Series
Novocastrian Designs the Insulator Lighting Collection
Sultry Accented Home Exhibits
Articolo Studios Presents the Accents of Oxblood Showcase
Red Brick Geometric Mosques
Cubeinside Creates the Bait Ur Raiyan Mosque by a Riverside
Repurposed Imperfection-Embraced Buildings
Civic Architects & VDNVP Elevate a Series of Workspaces
Colonial History Art Exhibitions
RIBA Presents Raise the Roof: Building for Change
Translucent Mesh-Wrapped Art Center
Wutopia Lab Designed the Flickering Peak in Hainan, China
Staggered Cubic Skyscrapers
OODA Works on a Rising Geometric Skyscraper in Tirana
Regional Modern Tropical Homes
Lijo Reny Architects Designs the Stoic Wall Residence
Stealthy Cold War Museums
AART Wraps the Cold War Museum Regan Vest in Black Metal
Greek Island Tranquil Resorts
Block 722 Designs the Gundari Resort Along the Cliffside