Readers of the Weekend Projects Newsletter (sign up below!) have already been aware of this new giveaway challenge for a couple days, but now we’re opening the challenge to the wider public and upping the ante in the hopes of seeing some really sweet mods. The rules are simple but the challenge is great.
From Oct. 24 – Nov. 3, you can see the NY COCO MoCA (Conan O’Brien Museum of Contemporary Art, of course) at the Time Warner Center in New York City. The exhibit, featuring fan-created works of art, is open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and offers free admission. I’m proud to say that […]
Make contributor Jason Torchinsky describes how he built his gigantic Space Invader sculptures for the IndieCade Festival.
Dawei Lin studies DNA at UC, but also started building Lego models of DNA as a teaching tool for his young daughter. At Maker Faire Bay Area 2011 he displays the various DNA models he’s made, while explaining that the act of construction can often be the most valuable learning tool for many different topics.
Sixteen feet long, five feet wide, and four feet tall, this 1/72 replica of the US Navy’s “Big E” represents nineteen years of builder Gabriel Suryani’s hobby, and has been called “something that is close to the limits a single modeler can achieve.”
I’ll admit it. I’ve always thought that wood veneer was just the tiniest bit tacky. But, these stylish veneer pendant lights that Holly from The Adventures of an Almost 40 Year Old Intern shared on Poppytalk have changed my mind. I could definitely see a set of these lamps hanging in my apartment! Head over […]
The littleBits Starter Kit is a set of unique, space sensitive modules provide a simple, intuitive avenue into electronics. Each bit has a function (light, sound, sensors, buttons, thresholds, pulse, motors, etc), and modules snap together to make larger circuits. The kit includes 10 color coded modules (power, input, output, and wire) that snap together magnetically.
