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Pothole Art

I have a bitter hatred for potholes. They ruin my car, annoy me while driving, and make the roads look ugly. Until now. Two artists will change your outlook on potholes with their artistic installations. Where once there was urban decay, now there is art.

In one of his projects, artist Pete Dungey used potholes as planters around London, planting flowers and grasses to highlight “the problem of surface imperfections on Britain’s roads.”

Juliana Santacruz Herrera decorated the streets of Paris with brightly-colored fabrics.

Jaime Derringer, Founder + Executive Editor of Design Milk, is a Jersey girl living in SoCal. She dreams about funky, artistic jewelry + having enough free time to enjoy some of her favorite things—running, reading, making music, and drawing.