If you are in need of fashion inspiration, head on over to New Dress A Day. For the entire year, Marisa is using her creative sewing skills to come up with a refashioned outfit from a thrift store find. And get this, her budget is $1 a day! It’s so fun to see all the […]
This installation, by design firm numen / for use, used 530 rolls of tape measuring 117,000 feet and weighing 100 pounds. The tendons of multiple layers of transparent adhesive tape are firstly stretched between the columns of an ex-stock exchange building. The following continuous wrapping of tendons results in a complex, amorphous surface through the […]
If you’re into lo-fi sound, this is a pretty cool trick. What’s more, it’s super easy to DIY. If you’re as busy as I am, though, and you still want to experiment with a tin can mic, it’s hard to argue with the $7 price tag on these from the guys who run getlofi.com. I like the fact that they leave the original labels in place, and that they use 1/4″ jacks. It would also appear that they have some clever trick for resealing the empty can in a good-looking way. At first I thought they were actually using a can sealer to close them back up, but close inspection of the photographs makes me think they probably open them with a side-opening can opener (Wikipedia) and then glue or solder the original lids back in place. Still cool, though.
Found in the MAKE Flickr Pool: This sweet bike, the work of Peter Wagner of Davis, CA, was built as an entry to a kinetic sculpture race. Between the big tires and the oar outriggers, the bike can actually go on water! The bars on the rear wheel in the 2nd picture provide traction for […]
Sachiko of Tea Rose Home shares how she transformed a bleach-stained shirt of hers into a sweet tunic for her daughter. The techniques could be applied to just about any adult shirt, so it’s a great refashion!
Here’s the video of Adam Savage’s wonderful talk at Maker Faire Bay Area 2010, captured by our friends at FORA.tv. Adam Savage Presents Problem Solving: How I Do It — Maker Faire More: Adam Savage, at Maker Faire, talking on the importance of failure
L’Artisan Électronique consists of a laser scanner that lets a person create a virtual model with his or her hands; the model can then be 3D-printed. [Via Fast Company]
