Crafting a ‘SuperFoam’ Chair
I’m digging Rich Gilbert’s SuperFoam chair, especially the construction video. I’ve always wondered how you could form bubbles in silicone, and now I know: balloons!
Furniture & Lighting
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for making furniture and home decor for every room in the house, including the garage.
In the Maker Shed: Gakken’s Aurorarium
Available at makershed.com and more information is at makezine.com
Create your own aurora-like effects with this awesome device. Leave the cone on and enjoy the soft changing lights, or fill the tray with water and see the amazing aurora lights on your wall or ceiling.
Weekend Project: DIY Drawer Organizer
Organize your kitchen utensils and gadgets with this custom made plexiglass drawer organizer.
Get the PDF for this project here: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/09/weekend_project_diy_drawer_organize_1.html. More great projects at http://www.makezine.com
LED lighting hype
Boing Boing’s Maggie Koerth-Baker writes: Trouble is, they’re being oversold, like whoa. For about two-and-a-half years, I’ve been reporting on LED lighting for a trade magazine called Architectural SSL*. During that time, I’ve watched mainstream press and enviro blogs tout LEDs as the green energy miracle light. Often, with a level of enthusiasm seldom seen […]
Giant hammock lets you relax over your garden
Ever wish you could climb over your chrysanthemums, or roll over your roses? Well, now you can with this giant hammock, designed by Jane Hutton and Adrian Blackwell for an installation at the Jardins de Métis.
Touch-sensitive faucet
Does grabbing onto a grimy faucet to turn on the water to rinse your hands strike you as an odd contradiction in sanitation? Then a touch-sensitive faucet might just be the solution for you!
Energy-harvesting rocking chair
Rochus Jacob designed this energy-harvesting rocking chair. It works by storing energy while you rock during the day, then lights up the attached OLED lamp at night.
