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.
Shawn Bonkowski sent in these wonderful photos and write up from the Floor It! project that he developed with Mike Albers – Link. Idea/Problem/Context The idea was to create a compelling competitive experience for boys 7-10 years old. We were interested in creating a bridge between physical and virtual play. The solution needed to be […]
PalmInfocenter member twrock has posted images and details about his external headset mod for the Palm TX. He added a smaller 2.5 mm headphone/mic port to his TX in an external adapter that connects to the athena hotsync port. He intends to use it for voice recording and for future Palm OS VoIP applications. Link.
MAKE friend Jake von Slatt pointed us to this fascinating tutorial on hand spinning dog hair into skeins of yarn! From the site, “Chiengora (pronounced she-an-gora) is the name people are using for dog hair. Chien is French for dog and gora is from angora, the fiber the hair most closely resembles. Dog hair is […]
I think GetLoFi just identified the next trend in electronic music – “From what I hear “Circuit Blasting” is a new technique of blasting devices with extreme voltages using Victorian style science devices and it is something that Mark Pilkington will be dabbling into at 3pm this Sunday 19 March 2006, at the Camden Arts […]
MADE on EARTH – Egg city, Guangzhou, China – [via] Link. More MADE on EARTH (MAKEZine.com) – Link. More MADE on Earth (MAKE print) – Link.
This is the most insane collection of gadget related cakes for Engadget’s 2nd birthday, my favorite is the one that has licorice as wiring – ours pals at Instructables even laser cut one! Link.
Our pals at ExtremeCraft point to artist Brian Jungen who deconstructs/reconstructs Nikes into various forms reminiscent of dinosaur skulls, mandalas, ceremonial masks, and other sundry objects. Nike athletic footwear, collection of Michael J. Audain and Yoshiko Karasawa, Vancouver – Vancouver Art Gallery – [via] Link.
