Suzy Ultman Bedding
Illustrator Suzy Ultman has a new line of bedding that mirrors her well-known designs and sketches. You can see the whole collection over at Land of Nod.
Month: July 2011
Meet and Make Spazzi, a Solenoid-Powered Dancebot
Remember Keepon, the simple, yet super-engaging little yellow dancing bot? His designers, the folks at BeatBots, have created his cousin Spazzi, the solenoid-powered dancebot, and Spazzi is one of the stars of our newest issue of MAKE, Volume 27, the Robots issue.
News From The Future: Travel Hacking with Failed Government Currency
The mountain of coins is the unintended result of a 2005 act of Congress. The law requires that more and more coins be minted, despite a lack of demand by the public.
How-To: Turn Old Tins Into a Tiered Stand
What a smart and simple idea from Gail at Can’t Stop Making Things! She had some colorful tins lying around, so she made a quick trip to the hardware store for some simple components and built herself this pretty stand. I’m always finding vintage printed tins at thrift stores, and now I know what to […]
Robotics in Space
I was at Kennedy Space Center last week for the launch of STS-135, and had the opportunity to talk with former astronaut John Grunsfeld about the RRM. It turns out that Grunsfeld is a big fan of MAKE, and he described the RRM as being a very “MAKE” project. He gave me a tour of a full-sized mockup of the RRM in the KSC newsroom…
Crafty Events
Click to add an event to the online calendar Click to email me a call for vendors. Coming Up This Weekend: Bazaar Bizarre Nightlife at the Academy of Sciences San Francisco, CA Jul. 14 SF Etsy “Everything Handmade” Summer Show San Francisco, CA Jul. 16 Buckham Alley Fest Flint, MI Jul. 16 Call for Vendors: […]
2012 — Halfway to Our Jetsonian Future?
We are about halfway between 1962, the year the original Jetsons TV show was produced, and 2062, the year in which the series was set in. I don’t know about you, but it was that TV show that pretty much set up my expectations for what the future would be like.
