Timelapse of Giant Papercraft Audi
It took 245 hours and 750 parts printed on 285 pages of paper to construct this Audi A7 model by Taras Lesko. [via BoingBoing]
Month: April 2011
Artist Call For Swap-O-Rama-Rama at Maker Faire Bay Area
One of the most fun and exciting hands-on areas at Maker Faire is Swap-O-Rama-Rama. It’s thrilling to see large groups of people transforming old pieces of clothing in to new and fabulous projects. The call for artists to assist in Swap-O-Rama-Rama at Maker Faire Bay Area is officially open. From our friends at Swap-O-Rama-Rama: Swap-O-Rama-Rama […]
“Personal Electronic Retro Telegram”
Ian Sharpe made this lovely custom scrolling LED display as an Easter present for his girlfriend, Claire: “Based on a first-generation 1970s HP seven segment LED display that I was given. I loved the retro feel and decided to make a proper gadget with it. Presentation box in background made from printouts of the PCB layout.”
Amazing Tree from Chocolate Poured into Ice
The Chocolate Tree at Del Posto restaurant is created by pouring loads of tempered chocolate into a vat of ice cubes.
In the Maker Shed: Getting Started with Arduino Kit V2.0
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 […]
Far Far Away III Fabrics From Heather Ross
Heather Ross unveiled her latest installment in her line of fairy tale-inspired prints for Kokka of Japan this morning. I love the dreamy and whimsical quality of the images. She also revealed that she’s working on a line of wallpaper that will be available for pre-order soon through her personal shop. More: Heather Ross Surfboards […]
Blendophone Project Build Part 1
What’s a Blendophone? It’s a “musical” instrument made from eight blenders controlled by an iPhone and an Arduino. My friend Usman Muzaffar is writing an iPhone app to control the beat sequencing and solo input, while I’m building the hardware and an Arduino sketch to switch the blenders on and off.