24 Creative and Unusual Manholes
If you think that manholes covers are made only to protect pedestrians from falling in – think again. Not only it is a perfect material for doing art, it could be also used for advertising (because if you can think of something, then it has been already used in advertising.) However, using a manhole to imitate a coffee is definitely not a good idea.
1. Hellhole
How many more lives will cost $1.25? Please call 010-62357575 to report manhole cover theft so we can put an end to this. (Beijing Municipal Administration Commission)
2. A Crocodile eating a Capitalist
Somewhere in Brooklyn, NY, USA (Image credits: CC Chapman)
3. Dirty Mouth?
(Orbit ad)
4. Teleport
Probably taking to the land down under.
5. 108
Manhole cover painted by 108 in Milan, Italy.
6. Ancient Manhole
Ancient Roman sewer grate made out of lime sandstone, 1st century AD, excavated at Vindobona. (Image credits: Gryffindor)
7. Deer
(Image credits: somenametoforget)
8. Flowers
(Image credits: strikeael)
9. Fish
(Image credits: mag3737)
10. Apples
(Image credits: mag3737)
11. Corns
(Image credits: mag3737)
12. Duck
(Image credits: mag3737)
13. Houses Decorated With Flowers
(Image credits: prepreet)
14. Face of a Child
(Image credits: kimfaires)
15. Balls
Painted manhole cover in Matsumoto, Japan (Image credits: jpellgen)
16. Neya Gawa
(Image credits: JanneM)
17. Sculpture
(Image credits: Let Ideas Compete)
18. Water Is Precious, Let’s Conserve It
Water conservation campaign in Dublin.
19. Another Sculpture
(Image credits: Dogs New Clothes)
20. Chinese Runners
(Image credits: unknown)
21. Fireman
(Image credits: unknown)
22. Prisoners
“Thousands are held prisoners for their beliefs in places worse than this. Write until you free them all.” (Amnesty International campaign)
Advertising Agency: TBWA, Warsaw, Poland
23. Folgers Coffee
They are probably trying to tell us that their coffee smells like the steam coming from the manhole. Seriously, what were they thinking?
“Hey City That Never Sleeps. Wake up.” Folgers coffee campaign.
24. Fail
A horrible fail, or a very creative artwork. (Image credits: unknown)
Got wisdom to pour?
Maybe the TELEPORT is the access hatch to the TELEcomunications PORTal?
A brilliant concept on man hole covers. Love it!
Nice and powerful medium for creativity. Never seen anything like that in real life though :/
My favorite one is coffee, however I wouldn’t try this coffee after seeing the ad
Whose responsible for Folgers marketing? Those guys must be kidding :)) great idea, but definitely not for a product like coffee!