Sean’s sp3 lamp is really lighting sculpture. Constructed from outdoor lighting fixtures, the lamp is controlled via an internal tilt switch – activated when the piece is rolled onto another one of its sides – “sp3” is a term that chemists use to describe the hybridization of orbitals of a particular atom in a molecule. […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool, user JohnnyT writes: We had a bumper crop of apples this year so I decided to build my own cider press out of lumber we had around the house and 3/4inch threaded rod. I mortised a nut slightly into the board which does the pressing. As you turn the screw […]
Core77 has a nice writeup about the new exhibition at the MAD Museum: Second Lives: Remixing the Ordinary will be the inaugural exhibition at the Museum of Arts & Design when it opens to the public today at it’s new home, 2 Columbus Circle. The exhibition features work by 50 international established and emerging artists […]
doe-c-doe hit the crafty motherlode when recently (she’s a thrift shop and estate sale addict), and unearthed a vintage issue of Woman’s Day magazine featuring an ultra-inspiring holiday layout. She’s done us all a big favor and uploaded the patterns as PDFs in case you want to try stitching up any of these fun creatures […]
Spotted in the CRAFT Flickr pool: pieKnits created a miniature version of the knitted and felted tricorn pirate hat from KnitLikeaPirate.com. Read about her pattern modifications (and see more fun pix) here.
IEEE Spectrum has a piece on steampunk, featuring our pals Jake von Slatt, Datamancer, and I-Wei Huang. Pictured to the left of Jake above is a project he’s doing for MAKE Volume 17. Can you guess what it is? The desire to make things is an integral part of the steampunk movement. Drawing inspiration from […]
This looks like a good way to save a few dollars. In the video they are making a dock for a 3G iPhone , but the maker claims it works for most models. More about a DIY: iPhone Binder Clip Dock More: An even easier to make iPhone Binder Clip Dock
