Art Hack Day Returns to Brooklyn
Over 60 makers, artists, and hackers will gather at a warehouse in Brooklyn this week, and spend two days building collaborative projects. Their wares will be on display on Saturday starting at 7PM.
Year: 2013
How-To: Perfectly Distressed Jeans
Give your jeans that coveted lived-in look—sans the years it usually takes to get them there—with this perfectly distressed jeans tutorial!
How-To: Colorful Wooden Cutlery
Take the decor for your next party or picnic to the next level with colorful wooden cutlery!
Tool Tales: The Pump Drill
A pump drill is an ancient tool traditionally been used to generate friction heat for starting fires, as well as for boring holes. The principle of a pump drill’s operation is similar to the button spinner or whirligig, in which rotational momentum is built and maintained by repeated twisting and untwisting of a cord. After reading about them in a book about primitive technology, I got interested in the idea of a “modern” pump drill, operating on the same principle as the ancient tool but manufactured from industrial-age materials instead of wood, stone, and bone.
St. Patrick’s Day Muddy Buddies with Printable
Muddy buddies are a favorite snack among my friends – what about you?
Lavender Linen Spray
Scent is a really important element of home decor but it isn’t always easy making sure your home smells fresh and clean while avoiding harsh, chemical linen sprays. That is why I got really excited when I saw Design Sponge post this DIY lavender linen spray. A natural essential for every home and would make a really lovely hostess gift.
Legonardo, the Humanoid Pen Plotter Made Out of Lego
Italian robotics engineer Daniele Benedettelli built this clever robot that works as a pen plotter: Ladies and gentlemen, here is LEGONARDO, a portrayer robot. It is my fourth generation drawing machine. It is inspired by the work of 18th Century Swiss watch and automata makers Pierre Jacquet-Droz and Henri Maillardet. After reading The Invention of […]
