Andy Paiko does some amazing things with glass. Paiko has painstakingly re-created intricate antique machines almost exclusively out of glass, including a seismograph, a spinning wheel, weight scales, and even a large-scale Ben Franklin-esque glass armonica — and yes, they all work. Read more about them in MAKE Volume 26! Don’t have it? Here are […]
This is what a felted, gauged ear bracelet looks like. Just in case you were wondering. [via weareallangry]
If you’re looking for a bare-bones hovercraft build, this one from ENGINEERING.com’s Some Assembly Required is about as minimal as it gets: A leaf blower, a couple circles of plywood, a lawn chair, and a shower curtain for the skirt. [Thanks, Dad!]
I am in love with the bright, cheery feel of these citrus coasters from Molly at The Purl Bee. They make me want to drop everything and make a whole set for our summer table! Related: Vintage Craft Workshop Project Excerpt: Citrus Slice Bulletin Board
Becky Stern shows you how to embed a device to power down TVs in public places into a jacket, activated by a conductive thread zipper switch. More info: http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2011/06/tv-b-gone_jacket.html Music by i am jen.
The folks over at Teague labs have built a fun Arduino based generative music maker with a unique minimalist keyed user interface called Muze. Instead of directly manipulating instruments, you use a color coded knob to tune or influence multiple aspects of the score Muse plays at once. If you’d like to play along, you […]
If you’re in NYC this weekend don’t miss the 2011 Jell-O Mold Competition! Check out our video from last year. Help take Jell-O on a big adventure–out of the kitchen and into the world at large!–as a crack panel of judges including Allan Chochinov of Core77, Emily Elsen of Four & Twenty Blackbirds pie shop, […]
