Inventor, author and futurist Ray Kurzweil appeared on I’ve Got a Secret in 1965 when he was 17 years old. He made a computer that plays music, at the end of the video they show the computer – via Bruce Sterling.
Olympia Le-Tan makes these adorable clutch bags that look like first edition novels. Check out the interview at Dazed Digital.
Here’s another table decoration that could go nicely with the freezer paper stenciled burlap placemats I posted earlier today. Maya from maya*made shows how to make these monogramed napkin rings in burlap. Find a way to coordinate the design with your placemats, and you’ll have a very nice table setting for the holidays!
Persimmons just shout “autumn” to me. Just the sight of those stark branches against the sky dotted with bright fruit sends me straight into cozy mode. Aran over at Cannelle et Vanille has not one but two amazing-sounding recipes for persimmon fans, as well as some fun recollections of the role persimmons played in her […]
Kudos to Heidi Wickersham one of our entries in the Me, My Scarf, and I Contest who created her cozy Couch Scarf and Flapper Hat. Heidi writes: I am somewhat nostalgic and I like being comfortable. So, I decided to combine the two for this contest to create a scarf with a cushion look to […]
I have a chandelier in my dining room which is always in the way at parties when we move the dining room table against the wall. Here’s a way to remedy that, putting the fixture on a track that slides the light out of the way. Not the most attractive look on the ceiling, but […]
A children’s toy inspires a cheap, easy production method for high-tech diagnostic chips (Michelle Khine tR35 winner)… Microfluidic chips cost more than $100,000 – Racking her brain for a quick-and-dirty way to make microfluidic devices, Khine remembered her favorite childhood toy: Shrinky Dinks, large sheets of thin plastic that can be colored with paint or […]
