Bike Lock Yarn Bomb
This public velocipede sculpture in Palo Alto, California was cleverly yarn bombed by Knits for Life with a beautifully crocheted bike lock.
Month: June 2013
Circuit Bending Bacteria with the Fuel Cell Symphony
A look at Gilberto Esparza’s latest project, the Fuel Cell Symphony, which converts water samples and the unique bacterial agents contained therein into audio. Esparza refers to his art-meets-science setup as “DJ Microscope.”
The Magic of Making: Engaging Students as Makers
Here is a video of my 2013 Distinguished Speaker talk at SXSW EDU in Austin, TX. In this talk, I wanted to contrast formal and informal learning, and point out that informal learning is a kind of magic.
How To Make Your Own Laundry Detergent
Until nontoxic, biodegradable, single-use, disposable socks become a reality, everyone has to do the laundry. And for many this is a pain. Besides the obvious time sink, laundry can be fairly resource intensive.
However, with this simple DIY project, you can dramatically cut down the cost of cleaning your clothes by making your own laundry detergent.
Return of the RoboRoach
We talked about them back in MAKE issue 31, and we also had them on Maker Camp last year as part of our field trip to the NASA Neuroscience Lab, but now they have a Kickstarter project for the first commercially available cyborg.
Mike Stilkey’s Painted Books
Los Angeles-based artist Mike Stilkey likes to experiment with the canvases he chooses for his whimsical paintings, including vintage paper, record covers, book pages, and most interestingly on hardcover books themselves. In a previous interview, Stilkey says: I was painting on book pages for forever, and actually published a book in 2005 titled “100 Portraits” […]
Pom Pom Rug
This great pom pom rug was made by Pip Lincolne and featured in the latest issue of Frankie Magazine. I spotted it on Poppytalk who wrote that it’s so easy to make that all you do is attach a bunch of pom poms onto a piece of burlap. Sounds easy as can be and looks super cozy!
