The bibliophile in me cringes at Rodney LaTourelle‘s and Theo Folkerts‘ art installation, but it’s indubitably cool: Walls, benches and carpets made of discarded books structure a series of rooms at once framing and dissolving into their environment. Invoking the mythic relation between knowledge and nature integral to the concept of ‘paradise’, we expose these […]
Swedish artist Bo Christian Larsson seems to have made a visual connection between the original purpose of antique luggage and hotels when he created these clever sculptures. More: How-To: Custom Travel Crafting Suitcase @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Suitcase Dollhouse @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Suitcase Picnic Table with iPod Speakers @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Old Suitcase to Picnic Basket […]
Week 5, Maker Monday at Maker Camp. Use your old maps to weave a basket,a project led by Tiffany Threadgould.
Maker Camp, sponsored by MAKE magazine, was a virtual summer camp for teens, with a focus on creating, building, and discovering.From July 16th through August 24th, 2012, 30 awesome projects were made in 30 days, on Google+. Maker Camp is free and open to all.
Visit Makezine.com/maker-camp for more information.
Week 5, Tinkering Tuesday at Maker Camp. Meet RobotGrrl and her posse of robotic birds, and learn about robotics and Arduino.
Maker Camp, sponsored by MAKE magazine, was a virtual summer camp for teens, with a focus on creating, building, and discovering.From July 16th through August 24th, 2012, 30 awesome projects were made in 30 days, on Google+. Maker Camp is free and open to all.
Visit Makezine.com/maker-camp for more information.
Limerick, Ireland-based photographer David Hunt recently posted progress photos of his Raspberry Pi-enhanced DSLR battery grip, which he made for his Canon 5D Mark II.
Attention-grabbing public art is a great way to raise awareness of critical issues. In this case, it’s the clean renewable resource known as solar power.
As promised, here’s a tasting menu featuring some of my favorite metallurgical content from our archives arranged, as usual, in mysteriously-appealing (and entirely arbitrary) top-ten format. Narrowing it down to just ten involved some hard choices; this subject is rich, and we’ve covered it a lot. A second round-up, perhaps at the close of the month, may be in order. In the meantime, I’ve got a lot of cool stuff on my to-blog list, and it’s growing fast as your suggestions roll in.
