This elegant sampler design built by Ofir uses laser-cut cardboard with conductive paint – beautiful work, looks (and sounds) like a lot of fun. Head over to the site to see the whole Ohm noisemaker instrument family – “ohm” lofi cardboard sampler
Flickr user Esthermokka created this fun patchwork rug out of her collection of embroideries. I like the way she’s kept the rest of the decor very simple and fresh-looking, which makes a great backdrop for the rug.
Collin @ MAKE points us to this clever interactive artwork: “Fold Loud” by JooYoun Paek (NYC) is a musical toy played by making folds to complete various electrical contacts. The design uses conductive fabric and threads to perform on the flexible paper surface. It uses human voices, and when multiple contacts are made, they harmonize. […]
Awesome progress shots of Justin Gray’s (Graywrx Sculptural Welding, Oakland, CA) latest project: a jet turbine-powered tracked robot. You can see pictures and videos of some of his other flame-throwing robots on his blog. Unnamed but almost finished 7/5/08 [Flickr set]
Modern Craft posts about the stunning artwork of Cayce Zavaglia, who creates intricately embroidered portraits on painted-and-sanded linen.
I love the creativity found in this “next-gen” remote-controlled vibrobot. It has a PICAXE brain, uses a 16-pin DIP socket as its vibro-feet, and a universal TV remote as its controller. SOCBOT – the next generation vibrobot
Sparkle Power created these attractive wooden blocks decoupaged with images cut from vintage maps. These would be gorgeous displayed on a mantel, but would also make great kid’s toys.
