I’m not sure how practical it would be in the long run, but I’m kind of in love with this pencil dish rack tutorial from Samuel at RE_. As a designer, I use a big quantity of drawing pencils every year. I never know what to do with them when they get too small so […]
I’ve seen a few tutorials on how to make cement containers, but still have been a bit intimidated to try it myself. After reading this how-to over at Ruffled, I’ve changed my mind!
Head back to school—or back to the office—in style with this awesome ruler clutch purse from Heidi at Hands Occupied!
Who doesn’t love a good trebuchet? This comprehensive Trebuchet Kit (available in the Maker Shed) is 100% hand made in Michigan by people who spend their free time launching pumpkins.
Akiyuky’s beautiful 5-axis robotic arm, the S-750, uses two Mindstorms NXT bricks and a passel of motors to control the arm as it carefully builds a chair out of Lego. I especially love the robot’s pneumatically actuated gripper and also the sweet cable carrier. [via The NXT Step]
I’ve just stumbled across artist Megan Piontkowski, and these endearing sculptures of houseplants that she made from fabric a few years ago, as I was skimming through the artists who will be participating in the GO open studio project in Brooklyn this weekend.
If you’ve ever walked through an IKEA before, you know that they’re filled with some of the more well-designed and inexpensive raw materials you can repurpose for your project.
