Endangered Lego creatures invade zoo
Lego artist Sean Kenney’s latest creation is a series of over 30 endangered animals, called Creatures of Habitat.
Month: April 2010
Attention Plush Artists: Plush You! Seattle Call for Entries
Kristen Rash curates the best plush art show in the country, Plush You! every year, and has announced that she’s now accepting applications for this fall’s show in Seattle. All you need are a few images of plush work you make (doesn’t have to be the exact pieces you would show) and a little gumption, […]
The making of 98.5%
Artist Steve Lambert made this video about the making of one of his sign pieces, 98.5%. Process videos always get me inspired to make the most out of my week; happy Monday! [via FAT]
Han Solo Carbonite Soap
Adam @ MAKE points us to this incredibly awesome Han Solo in carbonite soap. With soap this cool you’ll seriously consider the state of your personal hygiene before you resort to using it. Although, what better way to get rid of the grime after a long afternoon of LARPing than with a hand-crafted recreation of […]
Mechanically dimmed fluorescent lamp
In a purely practical sense, this idea is kind of goofy since electric lights can, in general, be dimmed, you know, electrically. However, and if my understanding is correct, that’s a little trickier with fluorescent lighting. It can be done, but it’s considerably more complicated than with incandescent bulbs, and there are problems maintaining a consistent color temperature. Even though it’s not exactly ground-breaking, then, I still really like this mechanically-dimmed lamp by designer Camille Blin, at least in part because it reminds me of the cool tunable neutral density filters (e.g. below) I used to play with on the optics bench in grad school. [via NOTCOT]
Kinetic sculptures by Jaems Coury
Jaems Coury makes these really interesting kinetic sculptures, check out his Vimeo channel to see them in action. I like the Hexonic Resonator (above) best. (Thanks, Moxie!)
Concrete Sheets
This fitted sheet is printed to look like it’s made from concrete blocks. It’s a rad effect made by designer Peggy van Neer, and a portion of the proceeds from purchases go to benefit homeless youth in the Netherlands. [via Extreme Craft]
