Delighting in Delivering Light to the World
D.Light Design makes an efficient, affordable solar lantern for people in developing countries.
Year: 2013
The Flora
Adafruit’s new wearable electronics platform.
Good Design Gets Out of the Way
Arduino’s Massimo Banzi on interaction design.
Extreme Makeovers
How MAKE overhauls projects.
The Titan of Toy Invention
Marvin Glass was the man behind Mouse Trap, Operation, Lite-Brite, Rock โEm Sock โEm Robots, and dozens of other iconic toys and games.
Workshop: Shawn Thorsson
Down a dusty road in the eggs-and-butter town of Petaluma, Calif., sits a big, handmade pink Victorian complete with chicken coop, storage containers, vintage cars, and Thorsson’s badass workshop, where fantasy comes to life.
Mad Props
Shawn Thorsson makes toys for people who reject the notion of growing up. ย If you bump into one of his 8-foot-tall Space Marines, be sure to apologize.
