I stumbled across these fantastic crocheted record albums in the Flickr Embroidery Pool. They are created by Esther of the New Zealand web site, Toggle, which features “the best and most interesting works from craft artists and artists practising in New Zealand.” Esther crochets various vintage record albums and hand embroiders their labels. She’s recreated […]
“Trophy,” a show up in Philadelphia by the Dufala Brothers, includes these sculptures called “Special Air Mission 28000” and “Long Runner.” If you’re in the Philly area, I’m sure it’s worth a look! I’m still trying to figure out how you mold a shoe sole that long; any ideas? Via Cool Hunting. “Trophy” February 27- […]
After scoring some bargain-priced touch screens, James set to work on building the Touchduino – I used two analog pins and one digital pin for this project. I wired the touch screen to the 3v pin, the Gnd pin and the analog pins 0 and 1 set to input. In the code (digital) Pin 3 […]
Pascal completed this amazing 250+ hour mod combining an unassuming upright piano with a KORG Triton synthesizer keyboard. It’s a surefire way to spice up those holiday sing-alongs! [via Matrixsynth]
Behold the cardboardy-retro-nessKamil‘s BeatSequencer v1.0. Though the front panel may have some mechanical stability issues, It reminds me of a miniaturized vintage computing giant. FYI – Those 24 LEDs are handled via Arduino’s shift function and the handy 74HC595 shift register chip.
MusicMiK shares his PCB creation process while working on a couple of phaser effects pedal boards. If you’re interested in making your own boards this will of course be of interest. Keep in mind, some of the techniques he demonstrates could be accomplished by relatively simpler means – such as using iron-on transfer or presensitized […]
Here’s a really interesting-looking remake art contest announcement we received, with decent prizes, even. To show how discarded items can be redesigned into works of art as well as functional everyday items. Prizes First Place • $2,000 Cash Award • Future exhibition opportunity in a highly visible San Francisco venue or museum • Featured in […]
