Crocheted Pendant Lamp
The design blog Desaccord has a gorgeous chunky knit crocheted pendant lamp that is to-die-for. What a cozy piece for your home this winter. I can’t crochet (YET) but am totally tempted to learn now!
Month: December 2011
3D Ornaments at GE Global Research
The folks over at the Additive Manufacturing Lab, GE Global Research, sent us this video about their 3D-printed jet-engine Christmas tree decoration. They’re looking to see what sorts of other 3D-printed and science-tech-themed tree ornaments makers are creating. If you’ve made any such ornaments, post them to their Edison’s Desk Facebook page.
“Prusa Air”
I love the look of this Prusa Mendel RepRap 3D-printer fork designed by Thingiverse user Mecano. Shown above is a concept rendering of his second prototype, Prusa Air 2, which hasn’t been built yet, and below, the physical prototype of Prusa Air 1. Among Manuel’s stated design goals for the project were “a little beauty,” which I daresay he has already achieved, admirably.
Crocheted Rope Basket
Katherine of Making Chicken Salad has a great tutorial on how to make this rope basket. Check it out. Hat tip to Karen Le Page.
EPBOT’s Awesome Steampunk Christmas Tree
A few weeks ago, I shared some of the cool steampunk ornaments Jen of EPBOT had for her tree. She’s now shared a full rundown of her awesome steampunk-themed tree, complete with an Edison bulb topper, over on her blog. She’s also included some basic how-tos for some of the elements. I love how she […]
News From The Future – “Termite Batteries”
“Sony invited children to put paper into a mixture of water and enzymes, shake it up and wait for a few minutes to see the liquid become a source of electricity, powering a small fan.”
Sending Secret Messages with Simple Laser Communicator
Want to send secret messages over long distance but are wary of your communiqué being intercepted? After all transmissions can be listened to with the right equipment, and you don’t want to run entire spools of wire to say, “Hello world.” I know, how about a Simple Laser Communicator!