Our pal Bonnie Burton has an interview with crafter and Star Wars superfan, Jennifer Landa, over on StarWars.com about her rad Death Star dress she made and wore to Comi-Con. There were times when I thought the skirt wouldn’t work. Originally, I tried making the skirt out of a giant soccer ball pinata! That was […]
Dutch artist Chris Ruhe designs and builds furniture using reclaimed building materials set at radical angles. Whether its a cabinet unit made from old doors, or shelves made from discarded ladders, Ruhe’s divergent style comes out in his work.
I always love seeing shrink plastic used in dimensional ways, so I was all excited about this woven bracelet by Jenny at A Bird in the Hand Art. She cut the material into strips and loosely wove it before shrinking it. The effect, as she aptly describes it is “like plastic wicker.” This project was […]
After a disturbingly storming early morning, things calmed down on the grounds and inner recesses of The Henry Ford, as makers began to prep in earnest, kids descended from the area for a little educational preview, and Make: Live geared up for its 5:30 webcast. And then came Happy Hour, a chance for staffers and makers to meet and greet. And tomorrow, the magic happens, as the Greatest Geek Show on Earth gets underway.
Over the past few months, my friend Bertrand and I have been working on a game console, the PIX-6T4, which is powered by a Netduino Mini. The console is designed as platform for learning digital electronics and C#: we’re in the process of writing a book covering all aspects of building the console, how its […]
Jesyka D’Itri Marés took a birdcage that was decoration at her wedding and made it into a chandelier. Clever! It might look good lined with something semi-transparent, like rice paper, that would diffuse the light of the bare bulb.
5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Things About… is a new profile series on Craft. I started by posing the questions to our very own staff. As soon as you’ve learned everything there is to know about us, I’ll turn the tables and shine the spotlight on you! But why wait for me, when you can […]
