Skinny laMinx Paper Cuts
Skinny laMinx (aka Heather Moore) posted this photo of some paper cuttings that will become screen prints. I’m a fan of her screen printed towels and aprons so it is interesting to see where they come from. Link.
Year: 2008
Juggernaut enables plants to relax in style
“Juggernaut” by Phil Ross is a self-contained habitat for a living plant built from 3 glass blown enclosures with LEDs for light and nutrient-infused water. The project takes inspiration from Victorian glass conservatories and Juggernaut-Chinese scholar’s objects, sharing the belief that nature is best understood when seen through the lens of human artifice. Pretty interesting […]
Hide Cables with Mizutani Cable Knit Corporation
Blogger imomus’s girlfriend Hisae knit this wool cable cover. I don’t know how much sense it makes to hide just a single cable, but it looks kind of cool. [via] Link.
Miniature Silo Station
Aside from being great projects, recent MAKE Flickr pool submissions are just plain pretty – like this tabletop terrain by member Aud1073cH: The Silo Station for storing fuel, luminous flux, and a communications relay station. Made from wood, plastic, concrete, metal, wire, and a touch of various adhesives and paint. The atmospheric background is a […]
Teapotus Noisus
From the MAKE Flickr pool Care for a cup of BZZZZZT? Witness the “Teapotus Noisus”, another good one from pool member Whereisthecavern: Noise, lights and tea. I need nothing more. It has a pickup installed and you can plug it into an amp and hit it and it makes all sounds of noises. It also […]
Building a musical ensemble out of car parts
Peter writes – I got a chance to talk to sound designer Bill Milbrodt, who led the team that created musical instruments from parts of a Ford Focus. He talked about how his Car Music Project has constructed new instruments out of first an Accord (quintet) and now a 31-piece orchestra made from a Ford. […]
Teletype – a visit to the AP
Dale (MAKE’s publisher) took a trip to the AP, nice history lesson with the teletype… – On a visit this week to the Associated Press, I had the opportunity to meet Valerie Komor, the archivist for the AP, and explore the fascinating history of the AP. The AP was founded in 1846 when five NY […]
