Year: 2010

How-To: Rolled Felt Scraps Rug

This fantastically graphic and colorful rug from Kristin Martha’s Crafts Department was made by hot gluing and rolling thinly cut strips of scrap felt tightly together. (scroll through the slide show on the page to see the how-to photographs) It’s a fairly simple process, but one that would take quite a bit of thought, time […]

Sushi Cupcakes

Becky at Glue and Glitter writes in about her sister Amanda’s sushi cupcakes, made for a friend’s birthday. The cognitive dissonance between the appearance of fish and flavor of cake must be very disorienting, but they’re so lovely!

Three-roll pinhole camera

Three-roll pinhole camera

This excellent pinhole camera exposes three rolls of film simultaneously. The work of Steven Monteau of Bordeaux, France, it’s a pretty slick project, using felt-tipped pens to advance the rolls and marker tops as the knobs. Even better, Monteau provides a detailed tutorial on how to make your own. [Thanks, udi!]

ITP summer camp in NYC this June

ITP summer camp in NYC this June

Be bold. Make something this summer. Come to ITP and learn to use the latest tools. For 30 years ITP has been a hub of experimentation in art, media and technology. For the first time this June we are inviting non-students, working professionals from the New York City area, to come to ITP on weekends and evenings to make stuff, hear speakers on the cutting edge, collaborate with people from diverse disciplines.