I know 2 people who live in shipping containers and they seem to really like it… “Shipping containers could be ‘dream’ homes for thousands” It was a side trip through a destitute, ramshackle neighborhood in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, that detoured Brian McCarthy from building houses in Albuquerque to an idea to offer the very poor […]
Montreal-based artist Michel de Broin’s “Dead Star” is a sculpture made from residual batteries at the end of their lifespan. The piece is currently on display at Eyebeam Center for Art and Technology in NYC as part of the “Untethered” show which opened on Thursday and runs until October 25th. Dead Star
Instructables user T0BY is going all out for this Halloween with these incredibly detailed feathered wings, and he’s shared his step-by-step (70 hour) process. He points out that you could use this technique for a costume to be a bird, angel, or certain species of dragon. I’d add velociraptor to that list, too.
This installation called “Delight’s Cycle” is a large LED POV machine that spins and generates electrcity while you spin it with a rotating lever. Check out the video for a demostration. The project was installed in Yokohama, Japan along with a few other kinetic art projects as part of the Electrica Fantasista event there this […]
I Heart Linen shares a link to this Honeycomb Smocking tutorial on Tumbling Blocks. Lovely!
This is a really nice DIY softbox that anyone can build. Using a softbox can really improve the overall quality of your photographs. The website has a lot more information and photographs of the entire build. The purpose of this project is twofold. First it allows for the testing of a new idea for mounting […]
Spotted in the MAKE Flickr pool: user b_light made a cylindrical canister from an old lamp tube and some scrap wood. Great for treasure maps, if you plan to be a polished pirate for Halloween!
