How-To: Minimalist Thanksgiving Table Setting
Thanksgiving, minimalist style!
Month: November 2012
Prop Building with Pepakura and Papercraft
It’s hard to imagine a number of Shawn Thorsson’s amazing props and costume parts, which look so otherworldly and industrial as finished product, start out as papercraft models. The process starts with a 3D model of the prop and the Japanese shareware program Pepakura Designer, which translates 3D data into a 2D printable format. Thorsson […]
Autodesk’s Free 123D Design App Comes to iPad, Mac OS
Here’s a first look at Autodesk’s new 123D Design iPad app, which is also out for Mac and PC. It’s free, and very easy to use. It didn’t take me long to put together a printable object, and I was printing it in a few short minutes.
Built in the Bay: MAKE at the Commonwealth Club of California
What happens when we bring a 3D printer to San Francisco’s financial district?
How-To: Double Bow Necklace
Looking for handmade gift ideas? Take a look at this necklace tutorial.
Neon Coil Baskets
The Red Thread Blog has a tutorial for these cool & practical neon coil baskets that I want to make a gaggle of to hold my craft supplies.
Criminal Crafting: Tanya Aguiรฑiga vs. The Beverly Hills Police
On a summer day in Beverly Hills, furniture maker Tanya Aguiรฑiga put some coins in a Rodeo Drive parking meter, attached herself to a palm tree, sat down in her parking space, and began to backstrap weave. It didn’t take long for police to show up and demand that she leave.
