Year: 2011

Masking tape redefined

Masking tape redefined

A few years ago, PT introduced us to Australian artist BUFFdiss’ amazing masking tape graffiti. Checking out his Flickr stream, it’s cool to see how his style has progressed over time, and that he’s still making his signature art. Also check out this interview/profile that Upper Playground did of BUFFdiss, if you haven’t seen it […]

Wool and The Gang in NY

Do you drool like me over a good chunky knit sweater? I thought so. Jennine of The Coveted recently took a visit to Wool and The Gang in NY, a yarn shop + handmade knitwear shop in New York and took lots of great pictures inside. My favorites are some of the fantastic close up […]

Crabfu in Gakken magazine

Crabfu in Gakken magazine

Congrats to MAKE contributor I-Wei Huang, aka Crabfu, for his inclusion in the latest Gakken kit magazine. He’s especially thrilled because the kit is a model of Theo Jansen’s wind-powered Strandbeest kinetic sculpture and I-Wei is a big fan of Theo’s. In fact, he’s the one who turned us on to this amazing Dutch artist. […]

Shocking jockey robots

Shocking jockey robots

Here’s another “news from the future”… …Dubai police have confirmed they uncovered a gang of dealers who were selling electric stun gun kits, for up to £5,000, across the region. These were then being fitted inside the robot jockeys… The electric shocks could be administered by remote control to encourage the camel to run faster. […]