Year: 2010

Ikea camera dolly hack

Ikea camera dolly hack

I love this DIY camera dolly track, built from a $15 “Ivar” Ikea shelving “side unit.” A few days ago, I found out that the Ivar “wooden ladder” was perfect to use it as rails for my cinema dolly! I can now make some nice sequence shots with this 18€ (USD$15) accessory from Ikea. [Thanks, […]

Totoro Mittens

Whether or not you’re a Miyazaki fan, you have to admit that these Totoro Mittens are absolutely adorable. I love using the traditional stranded knitting technique from Norwegian mittens to create an image from pop culture. It works perfectly here! The pattern is available free on Ravelry, but you have to have an account to […]

CNN on today’s ‘golden age of inventors’

CNN on today’s ‘golden age of inventors’

Todd Greene is the Los-Angeles-based inventor of the HeadBlade, shown above, which is an ergonomic razor intended specifically for close-shaving of the head, rather than the face. It was chosen as one of Time’s Ten Best Designs of 2000. Greene, who claims to have made millions selling HeadBlades, is one of several inventors and inventing “gurus” featured in this interesting article on CNN.com about the groundswell of ambitious inventing in the United States triggered by the recession.