When it comes to crafty favorites, there’s no doubt that needlework ranks at the top of my list. Today I continue our Best of 2008 by sharing some of my very favorite needlework projects that have been featured on CRAFT this year. HOW TOs Electronic Embroidery – CRAFT Video Podcast Create Your Own Embroidery Pattern […]
Palm introduced a new phone today called the Palm pre, it catches them up to what’s out there and looks like a solid phone – there is also a new WebOS for it, I’m going to take a close look at it – but what I think is more interesting is the colorful menagerie of […]
From BB: Lisa Jones’s Symbiosis chairs start to get at the potential of cheap and ubiquitous laser-cutters — the backs are and seats cut with highly intricate designs inspired by human anatomy. Shown here, the Venus Chair from 2006.
ArtFall, a collaboration between Brent Bushnell and Eric Gradman @ Mindshare Labs, creates a 2D physics simulation from hand drawn art. Eric explains – Basically, you draw on a whiteboard; a camera captures what you’ve drawn and inserts your art into a physics simulator. Objects are then “dropped” from the top of the whiteboard and […]
Here’s a really nicely done drawbot, built around a BEAM Trimet spinner bot. Check out the couple of other bots they have on their YouTube channel. bicorewalker Channel
Craftster user Dink’s husband painted these fun Star Wars matryoshka dolls, using blank wooden dolls he found online. You can purchase a blank set for yourself at ReForm School online.
This is one of the better DIY electric rides that I have come across. It’s an amazing 48-Volt, 15 horsepower, bike that uses a Briggs and Stratton Etek motor. It looks like it’s a very smooth ride. However, at those speeds I would suggest using a motorcycle helmet. What a great project! About a year […]
