DIY Twig Lamp
Better Homes and Gardens shows you how you can take a twigs from your backyard and create your own twig lamp. Link.
Month: January 2008
Tubular Cast Off in Knitting
Techknitting shows us how to do a tubular cast off when knitting in the round. Techknitter writes: Knitters often complain that their casts on look so different from their casts off, but after this post, YOU, dear reader, will no longer be able to complain about this particular annoyance. In examining the exposed fabric edge, […]
Otto project amplifies hidden sounds
“Otto” which means “ear” in Greek, is a device that amplifies hidden sounds in the environment using suction cups and magnets. Used as multiple units, the project can produce a layered sonic experience through emitting ambient sounds. Pretty interesting idea for creating a musical performance of sorts, we just wonder exactly how melodic the resulting […]
Make a Thing a Day in February
Artist Mouna Andraos is organizing the second annual Thing-a-day. Sign up on thing-a-day.com to participate and then spend half an hour every day of February creating something and share the documentation to the site. Sign up begins January 21st. Link.
Fan chair shakes your booty
Some inventive Makers in London built this “Fan Chair” out of discarded and repurposed old fan parts. The idea was to make something that could keep you cool in the summer and circulate the heat in the winter. Watch the video to see a sped up version of how they made it and check out […]
Mimi Kirchner Tattooed Doll
Design Sponge posted a round up of interesting fabric toys that included this tattooed doll by Mimi Kirchner. I can’t get a tattoo myself, but I could definitely get a tattooed doll. [via] Link.
Driving down the musical highway
Next time you are driving down the road you might have to turn down the stereo in order to listen to the soundtrack. Some engineers at the Hokkaido Industrial Research Institute in Japan have developed “Melody Roads” that use cars as tuning forks to play music as they pass over them. The concept uses grooves […]
