Big fish caught by electrocution (1931)
Big fish caught by electrocution (1931). People seem to have a different relationship with fish and electricity in the 30s.
Month: April 2010
How-To: Beginner cigar box guitar
Here’s a thorough tutorial by gerlindagrimes (Atlanta, GA) on building your own cigar box guitar. We sure love them ’round here! More: Intern’s Corner: Cigar Box Guitar bloopers Intern’s Corner: Naked piezo pickup for Cigar Box Guitar Weekend Project: Electric Cigar Box Guitar Cigar Box Guitar Build notes Maker Workshop – Cigar Box Guitar on […]
Lost at Sea Show in NYC
CRAFT friend Kirsten Rask is curating a show at gallery hanahou in NYC starting May 6: There is something about the malleability and textures of fabric, thread, and yarn that speaks of the sea and its many mysteries. Curated by Kristen Rask of Schmancy and “Plush You,” “Lost at Sea” gathers 32 exciting artists who […]
Photo Booth mask is creepy, awesome
Rachel @ CRAFT points us to this rad mask that Mark Pernice made from a goofy Photo Booth picture. Positively ridiculous! Happy Friday. Using Apple’s Photo Booth application as inspiration, the idea was to take the 2D image that it manipulated and create a tangible face in a real environment, then in turn bring it […]
Bowls molded from produce, colored to match
I think I might not like these simple ceramic bowls from Austrian designers mischer’traxler so much if not for the fact that they are also carefully color-matched to the piece of fruit or veg from which they are cast. [via NOTCOT]
Lego ruler graduated in bricks, studs
Interesting concept from Thingiverse user zanew. “Studs” is pretty self-explanatory; I think “bricks” means the vertical height of a brick. That side should be subdivided in “plates,” methinks.
RFID speakers change their tune as they are moved
This is a Journey into Sound is the work of three Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design students during a class taught by Arduino co-creator Massimo Banzi. Using a combination of RFID technology, Processing and Arduino, the speakers work as location aware controllers, allowing the user to interact with music and the environment by moving the […]
