Year: 2011

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Bryce Moore talks to us about furniture, commodification, and democratic design from his shop in the nearly abandoned basement of Northland Mall in Detroit. We also learn about how his ShopBot and automation make custom, high-end design possible, even in a fluctuating economy.

http://contextfurniture.com/

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Nemo Gould brings Homunculus to Maker Faire Bay Area 2011 – a garbage robot fashioned from carefully selected reused parts. The head is a recycled voltmeter that’s been flipped upside down, and his guts include woodwind parts and vacuum tubes. Gould maintains an extensive collection of junk that inform his pieces. http://www.nemomatic.com/nemomatic/home.html http://makerfaire.com/pub/e/5512

The Digi Comp II is a replica of a binary mechanical computer that can perform basic mathematical functions. As shown by Windell Oskay at Maker Faire Bay Area 2011, it uses billiard balls as its counters and performs calculations in real time as the balls make their transit down a ramp with specially places guides and levers.

http://www.evilmadscientist.com/
http://makerfaire.com/pub/e/5300

Lindsay Lawlor once attended Burning Man in a full-sized Giraffe suit, until one day a friend of his suggested he build a mechanical giraffe from metal, electronics, and a slew of flashing LED lights. Filmed at Maker Faire Bay Area 2011. http://www.electricgiraffe.com/ http://makerfaire.com/pub/e/5333

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littleBits is a system of electronic parts for play and prototyping. Designed for children, artists, or anyone shy about soldering, littleBits make electronics easy, fun, fast and accessible. Ayah Bdeir talks about her simple and intriguing system of magnetically connected, expandable electronics.