Intricately Carved Rubber Tire
Belgian artist Wim Delvoye carved this car tire to create a series of sculptures he calls “Pneu.” [via Cool Hunting] More: Wim Delvoye’s Steel Art Cold Cut Marble Floor
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Dale and 3ric Johanson at Ada’s Books, Seattle, this Friday (7/23)
This Friday, at Ada’s Technical Books in Seattle, WA, MAKE editor and publisher Dale Dougherty and Intellectual Ventures’ 3ric Johanson (who’s also our lovely cover geek for MAKE Volume 23) will be guests at a MAKE magazine release party! They’ll be on hand to talk about Volume 23, Gadgets. 3ric will talk about Intellectual Ventures’ […]
How-To: Homemade Popsicles
By Marie LeBaron This summer is already turning out to be a hot one and we’re trying to find ways to cool off. It seems all you need is a swimsuit, bubbles, and a popsicle! So we’re making yummy homemade popsicles in all kinds of flavors. Using different ingredients to make our popsicles, we’re having […]
Easy Tea Cakes for Kids
Zakka Life shows you how to make easy tea cakes for kids. I love the petite size – perfect for kiddie tea parties.
How-To: Jean Pocket Cookies
Over at The Decorated Cookie, Meaghan Mountford found some old jeans of hers that inspired her to make these mini Jordache jean pocket cookies. I really like the sponged frosting color effect. [via the CRAFT Flickr pool]
Happy birthday Buckminster Fuller, futurist
Bucky got his start in the sheet metal trade as a machinist, and had a hard time fitting in to college, ultimately getting expelled from Harvard. He worked as a mechanic and meat packer, and did a stint in the Navy during WW I. Ultimately he got a Sc. D. from Bates. He got his […]
Clever grabby robo-hook
Reportedly this cam-actuated, weight-activated grabbing hook from designer Stefan Bennedahl “makes it easy to hang things like towels that tend to fall off hooks,” which I’m willing to buy into if for no other reason than that it looks like a heckuva lot of fun to use. Design Within Reach actually lives up to its name with these, which are only $10 apiece.