Theo Kamecke – Circuitry sculpture
Theo Kamecke makes incredible sculptures and furniture that seems to use a lot of copper etching you’d normally see in circuits as surfaces – Gould mothership, thanks Ty! – Link.
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.
CRAFT Pattern Podcast: Bond Girl from Naughty Needles
Bond is back and with this week’s CRAFT Pattern Podcast, you too can knit yourself into a “Bond Girl” with this sexy tank. This pattern is an excerpt from Nikol Lohr’s new book, Naughty Needles: Sexy, Saucy Knits for the Bedroom and Beyond. You can also turn this knit tank into a fun dress by […]
TV head sculptures
MAKE Flickr photo pool member idyll23 makes small TV tuners with small characters on top that have TV monitors as heads… “Here’s the latest addition to my Munny family. Shock and Awe. My apartment is currently a wreckage site of various components, materials and paints.” – Link.
Mondo Spider project – Ridable Mechanospider
Created for Burning Man 2006 by Industrialus Design, this Ridable Mechanospider is freaking amazing, check out the video of it in action! [via] – Link. Related: Autotelematic spider bots (photos) – Link. Spider-wiper (Giant automated spider) – Link. Mechanical spiders! – Link.
HOW TO – Turn a photograph into a stencil
Here’s how to use Photoshop and/or Gimp to convert a digital photo/image to a multiple layered stencil… – Link. Related: Stencil Revolution – Stencil community – Link. HOW TO – Spray paint stencil for laptop – Link. Freezer paper stencil with bleach – Link. HOW TO – Make a two-tone stencil – Link.
NPR holiday craft contest winners
The winners are up from the NPR holiday craft contest are up! “Most end-of-the-year recaps include a plethora of notable news stories. Five for Friday’s recap is much easier to digest: It consists of 2006-themed ornaments and menorahs submitted for NPR’s first craft contest, from a bulb wrapped in telephone records (we’re talking about you, […]
DIY Kyoto device
The Wattson displays how much power you’re using in your house so you can actively see how much electricity your going through… I think if I had one of these I’d be more likely to walk around the house and turn off more stuff to always keep the number as low as possible, looks handy… […]