LED Rainbows and Knitting Machines at NY Fashion Week 2014
Knitwear designer Lindsay Degen integrated live machine knitting and digitally-controlled LEDs into her recent show during New York Fashion Week.
Month: February 2014
Big New Hobbies for Little Hands in the Maker Shed
Banish idle hands from your home or classroom with some awesome new robotics kits for Makers-in-training. Whether youngsters are interested in solar energy, programming with Arduino, or beginning electronics, The Maker Shed has kits to entertain and educate. Rainy day blues are no match for a compelling new hobby! Consider Sphero 2.0, a robot that’s a […]
Chain of Hearts Napkins
Add a sweet set of hand-embroidered napkins to your Valentine’s Day table with these chain of hearts linens. Via Design Sponge
Edible Valentines
Oh Joy! posted some oh-so-delicious looking edible valentines.
Building a Better Robot
On designing LEO, the walking, talking 3D printer When I began writing the first draft of the LEO the Maker Prince story, I was excited about the opportunity to create fictional robot characters. As the star of the show, the LEO robot would come to life through words and illustrations, but he would also be […]
Making a City Sphere From Scrap Wood
It’s difficult to fully appreciate something when you don’t know how it’s made, especially when it’s a visually stunning object like this City Sphere made from scrap wood by designer James McNabb.
First Look: Printrbot Unveils Its All-Metal 3D Printer
Printrbot’s new all-metal 3D printer is a beauty.