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If you’re in the Bay Area this weekend, don’t miss the Ohio Knitting Mills Trunk Show that’s happening at Design Within Reach (1913 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, 415-567-1263). I first heard about this company from a post by Cathy of California so when I heard they were coming to SF, I knew I had to […]
Happy 75th birthday LEGO! – Parties were due to take place around the world Friday for Danish toy firm Lego as its 5,000 global employees prepared to celebrate the company’s 75th birthday. Master carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen started the company on August 10, 1932 in his studio in the town of Billund in Jutland. The […]
I’m not entirely convinced that this is a good idea, but it’s beautiful in this video by gurkenwurst! – Link
Today, DARPA announced the 36 semi-finalists for its Urban Challenge autonomous vehicle competition. The top 20 teams from the National Qualifying Event (to be held Oct. 26-31) will move on to the Urban Challenge final event on November 3. Teams will compete for cash prizes worth $2 million for first, $1 million for second, and […]
If you read Bill Gurstelle’s “Happy Blastoff” piece, about last year’s LDRS (Large Dangerous Rocket Ships) event, in MAKE Vol. 10, and it whet your appetite for building some LDRS of your own, INFOCentral is for you. Maintained by Rocketry Online, it’s a decent beginner’s online reference library covering all aspects of rocket design, construction, […]
As you know, The Sampler’s got a contest going on to repurpose the Sampler boxes into something fun that you can reuse. Pictured above is the sampler box remade by Leah of Craftster and Judieann’s DJ Kit to Go . I’ll have my box up later this month. You can see all the Sampler Boxes […]
The San Francisco Craft Mafia is now accepting vendor applications for it’s Mafia Made trunk show. The Mafia Made Winter Trunk show will be held October 21, 2007 at the Hall of Flowers (County Fair Building) in Golden Gate Park, 9th & Irving, San Francisco, California 12pm to 5pm. For more info and for the […]
