Building the Freedom Press
I am totally in awe of The Press, an amazing printing press creation by Oakland, CA, wood artist Shawn HibmaCronan. Made from steel, bamboo, oak, cork, and rope, Shawn built almost every aspect of The Press himself.
Month: April 2011
Soda Pop Tab Prom Dress
Craftster user, DuctTapeRockStar, created this awesome prom dress from almost four thousand soda pop tabs and 400 yards of ribbon. I love that she also created a cool tab boutonniere for her date. [via Geek Crafts] More: ReMake It! Soda Can Tab Belt and Bracelet Chic Soda Tab Lampshade kittles Wrapper Prom Dress
Three-Person Sweater
And you thought knitting a sweater for one was tough! I love this three-person sweater knit for the band Pearl and the Beard. Check out the video on the Lion Brand blog that explains how it was made.
If You’re Going To Kill It, Open Source It!
Another week, another company killing off a giant product after spending millions of dollars and years developing. Back in 2009 Cisco bought Pure Digital Technology’s Flip. Gadget fans and makers were puzzled by this; phones were just about good enough to start beating the Flip. Now, it’s heading for the landfill. Some companies fail, some […]
Exclusive Marimekko Shop Opens
Check out this report from Apartment Therapy on Crate & Barrel’s new Marimekko shop in their NYC SoHo store. For all us fanatics out there, cue the drooling. I love to keep an eye on Marimekko linens at the store to use for my own projects once they go on sale or, gasp!, clearance.
Automatic Ball Launcher on Make: Live ep07
Make: Live viewer Dino Segovis shows us one of his latest projects, an automatic ball launcher for his dog, Sophie. This is an archived clip from the episode broadcast 4/27/11. Go to https://makezine.com/live/ for details, chat transcripts, and details on the next show.
Drill Kart on Make: Live ep07
Becky visits the MAKE interns to try out the cordless drill-powered go-kart designed by Gever Tulley. This is an archived clip from the episode broadcast 4/27/11. Go to https://makezine.com/live/ for details, chat transcripts, and details on the next show.