I’m picking up a broken 1957 RCA Victor Deluxe 21″ B&W television from a friend who’s moving tonight, because she knows I like mid century design and rebuilding things. So, what to do with it? Secret bar with hinged top, hydraulic lift, and dry ice? Blond wood wormhole portal through space-time? Puppet theatre?? I’ve seen […]
Here’s an interesting acoustic sculpture by Jim Lee – he says it produces a “kind of choral moan reminiscent of a beehive”. Make sure you listen to the audio (links on his site), it’s a really cool sound.
One handmaker of organic parent/baby accessories, Turtle Park Tots, calculates the true cost the required CPSIA testing on products, going into effect in February: I’ve telling everyone how expensive the third-party component testing required by the CPSIA is but I don’t think I’ve sat down and actually ran the numbers. Yikes! The costs are truly […]
David Silberberg’s documentary, Oh My God, It’s Harrod Blank!, about art car artist Harrod Blank (whose amazing work we’ve shown at Maker Faire) is premiering at the Slamdance Film Festival on January 16th. Sayeth the press copy: An obsessively made documentary filmed over 16 years, exploring the creative life and adventures of director Silberberg’s friend, […]
I keep meaning to make a needlebook either for a friend or for myself. I love this pattern from Lazy May and how it includes little elastic parts for holding embroidery floss bobbins.
The community house at Westwood, with lots of solar thermal collectors on top Here’s a case study about a community in North Carolina building their own power. In part: When most people think about solar strategies they generally consider using them in their own homes. But cooperative or community systems offer a lot of potential […]
Craftershock shares a tutorial that is sure to thrill the feline members of your family: it’s the Cheap & Easy Cat Tower Toy, which uses poster board, cork, and cat toys to keep your kitties entertained.
