Wow, how cool are these bridges, “grown” by training roots to grow into the shapes you want for your structure. In the depths of northeastern India, in one of the wettest places on earth, bridges aren’t built – they’re grown. The living bridges of Cherrapunji, India are made from the roots of the Ficus elastica […]
Marie at AlphaMom shows you how to make your own back-to-school schultütte — the German tradition of sending your first-grader to school with giant cone filled with school supplies and goodies.
Artist Julia Sherman of Workspace 2601 has recently opened a new exhibit at the Social Environmental Art Gallery in Portland, Orgeon. “A Room-A Loom” spans the space of the gallery, creating an environmental loom. The loom itself is really simple and anyone can be taught to to use it in about 5-minutes. People are invited […]
Gareth @ MAKE writes: It’s almost time for Burning Man, and you know what that means — no, not rampant nudity — dust. Lots and lots of dust. Tom Elverston decided to make his own pair of black leather dust goggles — tres Mad Max — from an old leather jacket and some pieces of […]
Parallax announced their 2009 Propeller design contest. The deadline is November 16, 2009, so you still have plenty of time to get your project started. The grand prize is $2000! Projects will be judged according to the following factors: 30% Propeller Design Appropriateness Determined on applicant’s ability to use the Propeller’s unique architecture to achieve […]
The next Chicago Craft Social is set for Friday, August 14th from 7-10pm in Evanston, IL (Evanston Vineyard Church, 2495 Howard St.). This event has space for 150 people so be sure to RSVP! New things to note: Guys are invited! This is no longer a girls-only night. It’s not an event for children, but […]
Though it sort of negates some of the best aspects of video gaming, this experiment from Waterloo Labs does outline a useful method for mapping projectile impacts on a projection screen using accelerometers. As suggested at the end of the above vid, there a number of infinitely safer methods for registering the desired mouse clicks […]
