Core77 has a review up of Richard Sennett’s book “The Craftsman,” which is a conglomerate of case studies that explore the relationship of hand to mind, craftsmanship to Enlightenment. Herein, Sennett, a renown London-based sociologist with a zest for the human experience, argues that the most basic, fundamental ability we humans share is that of […]
Nicola Vruwink makes beautiful sterling silver jewelry, and I’m particularly fond of her “Hardware to Wear” series, which includes a toolbox worth of fun pendants like scissors, handsaws, and wrenches. Nicola Vruwink Jewelry
Ari Krupnik makes physical versions of digital images, representing each pixel with common objects such as matchsticks and dice – I’m a software engineer by trade. My work mainly involves transforming bits that represent one abstraction into bits that represent another. In the immortal words of Fred Brooks, “the programmer, like the poet, works only […]
I had the opportunity last night to visit Amy Long’s MFA thesis show in fibers, and I must say I was very impressed. She uses crochet and hand felted wool to create these unique and very evocative forms. The show will be up until the end of the week in Tempe, AZ. More photos on […]
Mister Jalopy writes on D+R: Quite awesome! Using these 8 1/2″ x 11″ duct tape sheets is like having a roll of duct tape almost a foot wide. I may have to start using these sheets as stationery for special correspondence – read the letter, patch your lifeboat! DuctSheetz – Pack of 10 sheets $6.99 […]
Here are some photo’s of Segway’s new RMP, debuting at RoboBusiness – there isn’t any information available about it at this time other than it “might” cost up to $50k and it can move in any direction (omnidirectional wheels, but the term was hyperdirectional?). It uses the same parts that a Segway uses but just […]
Karin tipped us off to this hilarious wall hanging created by Jodie of Ric-Rac. It looks like an opthamologists’s eye exam poster, but is made of fabric and bears a message meant to reassure visitors to Jodie’s messy craft room: DO NOT PANIC ITS OFTEN WORSE. Find out more about how she made it on […]
