Knit winner! The idea behind this installation at Mediamatic in Amsterdam is that installation participants play a game, and the winner gets his/her winning “panel” knit into a banner by a computerized knitting machine. I’m super happy to see the knit hacking Limor Fried and I did cited as preliminary research for getting this (way […]
I’ve been spying on (and loving) the new trend of socks peeking out of boots while at a department store a month ago. Purl Soho/The Purl Bee has collaborated with Loeffler Randall on creating patterns for stirrup socks that work with Loeffler Randall rain boots and booties. I love their version that brings an extra […]
Core77’s having a Cardboard Christmas contest: In the spirit of surviving the festivus season on a budget this year, we’re calling on the Core77 Design Community to create the most inspiring, unexpected and fun cardboard ornaments and accessories for the home. Whether your entry is high-end or kitsch, functional or decorative, the only constraint is […]
The Getting Started with Arduino kit V2.0 from the Maker Shed includes everything you need to join the tens of thousands of engineers, designers, artists and hobbyists who have discovered this incredible and educational prototyping platform. We include an Arduino UNO, the incredibly popular Getting Started with Arduino Book by Massimo Bansi, and all the […]
Rosa of My Little Stitches created this fab stumpwork portrait of Lady Gaga. The details are fantastic, right down to a tiny Fimo microphone and fishnet stockings. Rosa even found a way to work a little bit of herself into the piece. That is my hair there – I cut it off in a hungover […]
รลbermaker Simon Jansen of Auckland, New Zealand, wrote in to share his Arduino-controlled, steampunk (literally!) turntable. This is my steam powered record player built to play a Sex Pistols LP. Yes, it is true steampunk. The engine was made mainly from bits and pieces I had lying about in my junk box. The boiler was […]
nelson8815 on Instructables made this hydraulic robot arm our of a pizza box and some tape. More: Holiday Gift Guide 2010: Robots @Makezine.com blog Homebrew SCARA robot arm Building a robot arm from foam Industrial robot arm catapults flaming bowling balls
