The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for making furniture and home decor for every room in the house, including the garage.
Boris writes: A week ago Boing Boing ran a short blarticle about these cool Kozo lamps (what’s a Kozo lamp? The name of the designer? Wikipedia fails me here!) from Etsy, made from plumbing fixtures. I really, really liked the look, so I decided to make my own. New Desk Lamp
From Wired: Your next piece of designer furniture could cost less than an Ikea chair–as long as you’re willing to make it yourself. Taking a cue from the Linux community and file-sharing services, Berlin-based design guru Ronen Kadushin has started a furniture free-for-all he calls Open Design. It allows crafty consumers to download the instructions, […]
Marketplace introduced me to the idea of the convertible shopping cart the other morning. The problem is that people need a place to live, and that a decent shelter can be provided by working off the form of the shopping cart. By providing a personal place for people, homeless people can begin to regain their […]
Modding a baby crib for disabled parents.
Josh Kopel, of Dorkbot Seattle, made this lovely ceiling fixture from a colander and a sand strainer he got at RE Store, a used building supply place in Seattle. [via The Genteel Recessionista]
The weekly Lost Knowledge column explores the possible technology of the future in the forgotten ideas of the past (and those slightly off to the side). Each Tuesday, we look at retro-tech, “lost” technology, and the make-do, improvised “street tech” of village artisans and tradespeople from around the globe. “Lost Knowledge” is also the theme […]
MAKE subscriber Dug North sent us a link to Steve Garrison’s amazing wooden gear window blinds made from walnut slats and frame, pecan handles, and cherry gears and pulleys. Window Blinds
