Doodle Desk is exquisite drawing surface for toddler
Steven Hobley made this doodle desk for his toddler, using spare parts from around his garage.
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Amazing Cake Decorating
This cake decoration is blowing my mind. It’s made of sugar, people! The photo comes from grabyourfork’s wrap up of the Sydney Royal Easter Show. Besides over-the-top cakes, did you know that Sydney also celebrates Easter with woodchopping contests and a flame throwing dinosaur called the Robosaurus? [via tastespotting]
Cigarette Butt Street Rug
Artist Jesús Bubu Negrón made this street rug from cigarette butt wrappers. [via VVORK]
A Conversation With Designers of the Ace Hotel NYC
When I was in Portland last year, I visited my friend, Kim, at her hotel. She’d booked a room at the Ace, and though I was completely unfamiliar with the group of hotels before that experience, I haven’t been able to get the Ace off my mind ever since. The design, decor and just … […]
Gypsy Junker Backyard Cabin
Build a small backyard cabin entirely from reclaimed and dumpster-scrounged materials.
Quantum mechanics talk at PS1 tonight
Chicago hackerspace Pumping Station One is hosting NIST researcher and University of Maryland professor Dr. Ian Spielman, who will give a talk on quantum mechanics. Doors open at 7pm and the talk begins at 8. Free. Over the past twenty or thirty years a series of technical innovations have allowed experimental physicists to cool clouds […]
How-To: Big Bow Clutch
Last week, Blue Eyed Freckle shared a great tutorial for turning a placemat into a cute lined clutch. Now she’s taken the clutch a step further by adding a fun, giant bow. See how she made the bow and clutch on her blog.