Giovanni Piranesi was an 18th century Italian artist known primarily for his Carceri prints, 16 utterly baroque and fantastic prison scenes. However, he had an eye for gorgeous detail, and a group of modern artists has recreated several objects found in Piranesi’s illustrations. Factum Arte, voxelstudios and a team of specialist craftsmen working in Madrid […]
You are probably already familiar with the PVC pipe marshmallow shooter, a classic, fun weekend project. Maybe you already have one. Next time you show up for some gooey, air-powered confectionary warfare, why not come packing some classy heat — the Deluxe Copper Mini Marshmallow Shooter Mk. II!
You’ll build it from lengths of copper pipe and standard fittings. The Dremel Multi-Max will cut your ½” dia. pipe to length with ease, so no more laboring over a hacksaw. Finally, you’ll need some basic pipe soldering skills to put it all together.
I love this gaming cockpit that stows away in an ottoman, posted to an Australian overclocker’s forum. The builder writes: Wanted to make it fully adjustable for other people to be able to use, therefore the seat, gearstick and steering wheel all push forward and are locked down with wing nuts and pins. The dimensions […]
Paul of Chicago, IL, wrote in with his very cool EL Jacob’s Ladder. I knew I was going to be a Mad Scientist for Halloween this year and I wanted a cool prop for my laboratory (aka garage work bench). As an electrical engineer, I was always fascinated by the electric “Jacob’s Ladder” displays (or, […]
Dallas Shaw is an illustrator and designer who works in the fashion and interior design industry. I’ve been following her on her blog and I adore her illustration style. She created this paper doll fashion set for the Canadian shop Dace. The doll and outfits were hand drawn and painted with water color. Aren’t they […]
RGB pancakes! Additive color never looked tasty. [via Buzzfeed]
Inspired by designer Rike Feurstein‘s scarves (pictured below), Erica of Honestly…WTF shows you how easy it can be to make a plush DIY no knit scarf. Just see how the model wears it oh so stylishly like a cowl around her neck. If the idea of wearing a hank of yarn around your neck seems […]
