Craft & Design

From traditional crafts to modern crafts, we’re covering news and interesting projects to educate you and keep you inspired. Design trends and pop culture related projects are here to inspire.

Alt.CES: MAKE Team at MakerBot

Alt.CES: MAKE Team at MakerBot

Maker Shed Product Development Mucky-Muck, Marc de Vinck, sent us these phone snaps today of the MAKE team at the MakerBot Industries booth at CES. Tonight, our team found itself at the MakerBot Industries party, too. It was all pizza, PBR, cups o’ quarters, and vintage pinball. Let’s just hope that Bre didn’t get them all drunk and had them make 3D prints they’re going to regret in the morning (the 21st century version of the Xerox machine at the Christmas party).

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Lumarca on Display at Eyebeam

Lumarca on Display at Eyebeam

Lumarca is a projection-based 3D volumetric display, which is collaboration between Albert Hwang, Matt Parker, and Elliot Woods. In 2010, they were the winners of Red Bull’s “Create the Future” contest at World Maker Faire New York. With a height of fifteen feet, the latest iteration of the Lumarca concept is the tallest yet and will be on display at Eyebeam starting tomorrow night.

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How-To: Tins of Lip Balm

I’m always hitting the chapstick come winter, so this project speaks to me. With just some coconut oil, beeswax, orange essential oil, and honey, Megan at The Art of Homemaking shows us how to concoct our own many batches of sweet smelling lip balm. She also gives us a link so we can buy those […]

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Crocheted Cyclops Costume

My crafty pal Veronica Knight has once again outdone herself. Last she crocheted her very own viking costume that even helped her place second in the fake beard division at the Motor City Beard and Moustache Championships. Well, she created her own cyclops costume that’s making me wonder, “What the heck is next?!”

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