If you’re a maker just starting out your journey in sustainability, it can be overwhelming to figure out how to get started. From understanding the types of materials to utilize, learning what steps will help reduce waste and emissions, and finding inspiring new ways to explore creativity that don’t have a negative environmental impact. The good news is there are plenty of resources available for DIYers looking for ways to make their projects more sustainable – from simple switches you can make today, big-picture ideas for longterm change, or exciting new ways makers are helping push sustainability into the future. In these blog posts we’ll look at tips tricks and ideas specifically tailored towards diyers and makers on the road to creating projects with greater eco consciousness so that not only will you create something beautiful but also respect its impact on our planet!
Dollar Store Crafts has lots of really great, reader-submitted holiday decorating ideas, including these two that really piqued my interest. Mitten Garland I’m heading over to the local thrift store to look for old wool sweaters and scarves to make this! We’re working on a Dr. Seuss-inspired tree this year, and I think maybe a […]
UPDATE: Deadline extended to 11:59 PDT on January 24, 2011. Wanna get published in MAKE magazine? Here’s your chance! We’ve been having a lot of fun over on our DIY library, Make: Projects, seeing the clever projects shared by our community. So we came up with a simple little contest to showcase your skills (and […]
Here is the latest in our Make: Shorts video series, covering “Maker Pioneers,” inventors, entrepreneurs, makers, who are dreaming up clever solutions to today’s energy and environmental problems. In this episode, we climb aboard the BioBus, with its creator, Ben Dubin-Thaler. The “Cell Motion BioBus” is a self-powered mobile microscopy lab that brings hands-on science […]
Way back in 2006, Natalie Zee Drieu wrote about the Crochet Hyperbolic Coral Reef. The project has continued, it now tours, and it has spawned nearly two dozen “satellite reefs.” The second image above is of the New York Reef. There’s even a how-to book. The reef is a project of The Institute for Figuring. […]
Students make vertical wooden roller coaster track… “Rush 2010 featured EC’s first fully vertical wooden roller coaster track. The Reverse Cowgirl, designed by Mike Nawrot ’12 and Romain Teil ’11 dropped its riders vertically, then turned them face down as they skimmed 2 feet above the ground, face down and strapped with their backs to […]
I love this recycled take on a U.S. map from Chris Kaasman and his wife. I, too, am a ceral junkie and find myself hoarding the boxes because they are strong and handy for using in projects, not to mention visually stimulating. I’m sure it’s because I’m a Texan, but I’m particularly fond of the […]
Here is the third installment of Maker Pioneers featuring inventors, entrepreneurs, and makers who are dreaming up clever solutions to today’s energy and environmental problems. In this video, we feature Limor Fried, aka Ladyada, from Adafruit Industries. Limor talks about Adafruit’s kit business and the development of the Tweet-a-Watt, a modification to the Kill-a-Watt home […]
