Laura Cesari filled us in on the inspiration behind her solar system necklaces back in the spring (and my husband was kind enough to get one for me for Mother’s Day – I adore it!). Laura’s latest science-inspired necklace over in the Makers Market is this fantastic representation of atmospheric strata. Six shimmering glass beaded […]
Make a toolbox of loaner tools to share with family, friends, and members of your community.
Wondering what the secrets are behind circuit bending?
I’m pumped up from an inspiring day yesterday at The Conference of Creative Entrepreneurs! We heard talks from Faythe Levine and Cathie Filian, and I sat on panels about podcasting and teaching your craft. If you’re in Seattle, there’s no reason to miss out on the rest of the event! You can still sign up […]
You printed some fabjects with your 3D printer, now what? Ph.D student Jon Hiller and professor Hod Lipson of the Cornell Computational Synthesis Laboratory created this concept for an automated voxel factory. Imagine a desktop fabricator capable of making perfectly repeatable, arbitrary, multi material 3D objects with microscale precision. The objects would be composed of […]
RazErBlades: Motor-assisted inline skates controlled by a force-sensing throttle built into a wrist guard. Vehicle: Electric inline skate Drivetrain: 2 wheel direct drive Mechanical: 6061 aluminum skate frame, ABS and various plastics upper Motor: 2 100 watt custom BLDC hub motors Controller: Maxon 380200 DEC 50/5 BLDC control module DIGI XBee 2.4Ghz 802.15.4 radio modules […]
If there’s guac at a party, you can usually find me standing next to the bowl. Wedding photographer Raya Carlisle shares her recipe for guacamole on design*sponge where I am sure that photos alone in this post will make your mouth water. I like to make mine without cilantro but don’t mind it if it […]
