Just as we saw with the debut of Maker Faire Detroit last year, Detroit’s creative and maker minds are continuing to make DIY news in 2011. Pulling inspiration from the Brooklyn Flea, Chris and Tiffani Best are putting the final touches on metro Detroit’s soon-to-be opened Rust Belt Market, located in Ferndale. Promising a mix […]
This year we not only upgraded our website and moved “into the cloud” — we also launched some great programs online.
What’s this? Women are riding bikes now? When did that happen? What’s next, the demise of the hoop skirt? Becky is poking me in the ribs, now. Apparently, she claims, women have been riding bikes since the 1880s. Huh. I have been out of the loop. Now she’s poking me harder and pointing out that lots of men, these days, like to sew, crochet, and do other sissy craft stuff. (She didn’t say “sissy,” actually.) Apparently, CRAFT readership is up among male readers, too. Geez, is nothing sacred?
A roundup of DIY karts, scooters, and other rolling wonders.
Metalab Celebrates its Fifth Anniversary Congratulations to Metalab of Vienna, Austria on their fifth anniversary. They’re in the middle of a week-long mini convention with demos of pinhole photograhy, LED throwies, screen printing, 3D printing, lockpicking, gilding, and lots more. 3taps/Creative Commons Hackathon in San Francisco Meet fellow designers and developers. See how your peers […]
A few months after graduating from college and starting work, I decided I needed a new hobby.
Cyclekarts are pint-sized (yet adult-piloted), prewar-style racers that are equal parts art object and four-wheeled mayhem generator.
