How-To: Fabric Chandelier
This simple fabric chandelier from 100 Layer Cake is a beautiful decoration for a special celebration. As always, their video style is superb. [via Design*Sponge] Related: How-To: Giant Polish Chandelier
Month: August 2011
Thingamajigs Fundraiser Concert
If you’re in San Francisco this Friday and are looking for some makerly entertainment, consider checking out the Thingamajigs Fundraiser Concert at Meridian Gallery. Proceeds from the event go to help artists attend the 14th Annual Music for People & Thingamajigs Festival in September.
Robot Swarm Pr0n
Swarmanoid is a heterogeneous robot swarm in which different groups of robots have different capabilities: some robots are specialized in manipulating objects and climbing, some in moving on the ground and transporting objects, and some in flying and observing the environment from above. This video presents the Swarmanoid project, a 4 year research project coordinated […]
Four Horsemen of the 3D Printing Apocalypse
Charles Stross’ excellent new novel, Rule 34 (Ace Books), is a futuristic police procedural set in a near-future Edinburgh, in which 3D printing has become boringly ubiquitous. You can buy safe, prepackaged 3D printers at the local housewares shop, and they’re handy for whipping up generic replacement parts for broken appliances (at one point a […]
Photo Embroidery Collaboration
Trendland featured a next-level collaboration that was created for the June 2011 issue of Dazed and Confused. Photographer Richard Burbridge, Italian artist Maurizio Anzeri and stylist Robbie Spencer created these string art portraits that combine black and white photography and intricate string work to make the images vibrant, 3D pieces. I am really digging this […]
Maker-Spotting in the Wild
New York City is often analogized as a “concrete jungle.” For me that might be very fitting, as I often find myself hunting makers, But unlike a machete-wielding jungle-clearing Amazonian, my approach usually involves asking questions such as “What does this do?” and “How’d you make that?” So earlier this week, I was out for a lunchtime stroll when I spotted this guy Tucker on his bike.
Caramelized Peanut Butter Banana Quesadillas
It was probably a bad idea to read food blogs while waiting for dinner. It was an even worse idea to read this post from Heather’s Dish about caramelized peanut butter banana quesadillas. I’m now officially starving!