How-To: Patchwork Planters
Transform pretty fabric scraps into garden-worthy works of art with this patchwork planter tutorial!
Month: April 2013
Visiting Fab Lab Manchester
On a recent visit to Manchester to attend the Future Everything summit, I couldn’t pass up the chance to visit the UK’s first fab lab, housed in a striking, slab-like building in the waterside district of one of Britain’s great industrial cities. I spoke to Eddie Kirkby (of the Manufacturing Institute) and Haydn Insley (fab lab manager) to find out how the fab lab movement is spreading into the UK.
Shake Hands with Francis at the Maker Faire Bay Area
Brian Matthews of Flapping Sprocket creates beautifully intricate machinery, wings, and other contraptions in his Los Angeles studio. For the second year running, he will be at the Maker Faire Bay Area as a mobile exhibit, roaming the Faire with his hand puppet Francis, a metal marvel finely articulated enough to shake your hand.
How-To: Light Up Sparkle Skirt
Light up a room just by walking in—and I mean literally—with this light up sparkle skirt tutorial from Becky Stern!
How-To: Creeps (Spicy Marshmallow Creepers)
Instructables user bwrussell put together this clever tutorial for making “Creeps,” which are spicy marshmallow versions of the Creepers from Minecraft.
Edible Tableware
From Italian bread bowls to Mexican corn tortilla, the practice of edible tableware isn’t new, but it’s not exactly on the same level Altered Appliances exhibition project. Here the rolling pins aren’t just kitchen implements for rolling dough. They’re design tools; so called “rollware.”
Voice-Activated Instruments at NYC’s Clocktower Gallery
Perennial music maker and sound artist Ranjit Bhatnagar will be exhibiting The Singing Room for one week only in May at NYC’s Clocktower Gallery.