Transform a Student Desk into a Spin Art Station

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Transform a Student Desk into a Spin Art Station

SpinArt Desk
If these little student desks conjure up images of exams, sustained silent reading, and learning fractions, take a look at Pete Mills’ SpinArt Desk, which puts an artistic “spin” on these boring mini workstations. Pete found the desk for $10 at a local ReUse Center and added a box fan motor to make a piece of furniture that creates art suitable for proud display on the kitchen ‘fridge. As a nice touch, Pete used spin art to embellish the desktop, ridding it of its academic look even when the lid is closed.

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Matt Richardson is a San Francisco-based creative technologist and Contributing Editor at MAKE. He’s the co-author of Getting Started with Raspberry Pi and the author of Getting Started with BeagleBone.

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