The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for making furniture and home decor for every room in the house, including the garage.
รฏยฟยผThese chandeliers by Stuart Karten are made from hundreds of dollar bills in different currencies including dollars, euros, and pesos. In a time when the US national economy is ailing from recession, the idea of putting money somewhere you can see it (such as directly over the dinner table) might seem crazy, although it might […]
Seamster posted this instructable for making an impressively accurate Atari joystick lamp – I have a few basic hand tools and a few small power tools. I started this project doubtful of how I was going to accomplish each step with my relatively small supply of tools, but I came up with some creative ways […]
Designer Jaebeom Jeong built this lovely chair with stainless steel, and walnut, yet it looks like the wireframe 3D NURBS model that you’d see in your design software. It’s not the concept, it’s the final product. I would love to get an entire dining set done in this style, so that people think we’re just […]
From BB: Lisa Jones’s Symbiosis chairs start to get at the potential of cheap and ubiquitous laser-cutters — the backs are and seats cut with highly intricate designs inspired by human anatomy. Shown here, the Venus Chair from 2006.
This project, called “Reddot”, reacts to human interaction in the lobby of an office building by displaying color flows in a three-dimensional plexiglass grid that tracks pedestrians as they walk by. The project uses a unique form of presence detection by projecting lasers onto people’s bodies and tracking how far they are from its face, […]
FOUNTAIN, an art installation by Brad Toemel, is an 8 foot tall pyramid structure consisting of assorted beer cans covered by a river of gold paint poured from the top, flowing down and outwards. Also included in the structure are tea light candles that illuminate the paint and give the piece a glowing aura. FOUNTAIN […]
Image, article via Inhabitat A cooler Adirondack I have not seen: Design students Jeffrey Gerlach and Andrew Stanley have instituted an informal furniture catch-and-release program. With just a few steps, they have discovered a way to construct a clever and stylish Adirondack chair using Department of Public Works roadblocks that are simple, easy-to-assemble, and instantly […]
