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Bethany Shorb of Cyberoptix TieLab recently acquired a stash of old used silkscreens to be reclaimed and reused to print her tie designs. But a closer inspection revealed something too interesting to wash out, and these industrial cast-offs generate some truly unique ties.
Summer is over and it’s time for the students to go back to school. Want to add a sweet little note to your child’s lunch? Here’s a fun fruity printable for you to use! Just download, print, crop and enjoy!
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. Subscribe to the MAKE […]
I don’t know about you guys, but I have some serious anxiety about making my own pants. Shirts? Fine. Skirts? Absolutely. But, pants…I’m not so sure. Thank goodness the ladies at The Coletterie (Colette Patterns’ blog) are here to save to save the day! In their pants fitting basics post, they tackle some of the […]
When we started thinking about fundamental disruptions in the realm of technology, especially maker-related technology, things like open source, and Linux, and Arduino, and heck, the maker movement itself, immediately came up. In thinking about disruptive individuals, one person leapt to mind for me, someone who’s had a huge, sea-changing impact on the science of robotics, Rodney Brooks.
In my daughter’s room in our new-to-us mid-century home, there is the most awesome fabric covering one of her walls. I fell in love with it, and hoped she’d do the same. Thankfully, she loved it as much as I did so it stayed right in place through the renovation. There are so many awesome […]
Good-looking clear plastic version of Matthias Wandel’s wooden Jenga pistol, from Instructables user Jayefuu. Jayefuu uses a laser cutter to make the flat parts, and the vector art is freely available.
