Felt Creations by Justin Alan Volpe
Art toys by Justin Alan Volpe– this one’s called “Chewie.”
Month: March 2011
Cellar Room Converted to UK’s Largest Home Aquarium
Jack Heathcote is now the proud owner of what, at 4,800 gallons, is reportedly the largest home aquarium in the United Kingdom. Whatโs more, he designed and built it himself. Thatโs him diving in the tank (and looking rather strikingly, IMHO, like Abraham Sapien from Hellboy), which is apparently the easiest way to clean the interior. Nice details and pictures over at The Daily Mail. [Thanks, Alan Dove!]
In The Maker Shed: Mintronics – Survival Pack
You never know when you’ll find yourself in a MacGyver moment. It can happen anywhere, at any time. Wouldn’t it be easier to hack those electronics with some real components instead of a rubber band and a paper clip? The Mintronics: Survival Pack from the Maker Shed contains over 60 useful components for making, hacking, […]
Cross-Stitched Eggs
Jenny Hart points us to these super cool cross-stitched eggs from Ukranian artist, Forostyuk Inna. There is some interesting discussion on the comments to the post on how the artist may have created them. Even if you don’t have the time to hand-stitch on eggs, you could use the designs as inspiration for creating your […]
Wind Lantern on Make: Live ep05
Check out our visit with mechanical engineer and teacher Dustyn Roberts. She gives us a tour of the wind lantern, a turbine-powered LED mechanism and circuit from her book Making Things Move: DIY Mechanisms for Inventors, Hobbyists, and Artists. his is an archived clip from the episode broadcast 3/23/11. Go to https://makezine.com/live/ for details, chat transcripts, and details on the next show.
Tabletop Mechanical Pong on Make: Live ep05
Lenore Edman and Windell Oskay from Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories show off their tabletop representation of the 1972 video game PONG. This is an archived clip from the episode broadcast 3/24/11. Go to https://makezine.com/live/ for details, chat transcripts, and details on the next show.
SVA Launches MFA in Products of Design
A new graduate program launches at the School of the Visual Arts in NYC! I’m excited to be among the faculty. Core77’s Allan Chochinov chairs the new program, called Products of Design.
