Out of the pages of the most recent issue of MAKE: California artist Chris Burden built a Hot Wheels track of epic proportions. Burden’s kinetic sculpture Metropolis II is a mesmerizing cityscape where 1,100 toy cars blaze down 18 lanes of freeways in endless loops. The work took Burden, his chief engineer Zak Cook, and […]
These giant knits by Bauke Knottnerus are currently on display in the UNRAVEL Knitwear in Fashion exhibition at the Mode Museum in Antwerp. According to his site: PHAT KNITS is a series of giant threads used to create, knitted or not, interior products. They look pretty comfy too.
I’m still trying to find the full story behind the Hot Dog Fairy, but one thing’s for sure: it’s hilarious and awesome. Anna of Anna the Red shares how she created a real-life food version of this cartoon character. I love the pickle slice wings and tiny arms and feet!
Fans of Patrick McGoohan’s classic BBC spy series ‘The Prisoner’ will recognize this gimmick from Episode 15, “The Girl Who Was Death.” It’s a pint glass with words etched on the bottom (in authentic “Village” font) that appear line-by-line as the liquid is imbibed. My version is the closest reproduction of the original I could achieve.
Make: Projects community member Jeff Johnson is putting the fun back in funicular with his awesome people/firewood/beer-moving tram built to get from their family lake house down to the dock 147 feet below. Looking for a big summer project? Jeff shared his entire build notes and photos with us in Make: Projects (thanks Jeff!), so […]
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Elena Nazarro has some tips for putting together a Harry Potter-themed birthday party. I bet kids would really dig this. It seems like Harry Potter is the perfect theme for a child’s birthday party too, because many of the stories involve groups of children doing activities together, so it’s not much of a leap. Suggestions […]
