David from the Arduino team writes – I have been blogging a couple of times about the Complubot robotics team. It is the robotics team made of kids, based in Madrid, that has won the class B Soccer world championship the last 3 years. The team has existed for over 8 years and has until […]
Make: Live is broadcasting shortly! Don’t miss guests Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories (Lenore Edman and Windell Oskay) and Dustyn Roberts. Make: Live 05 – Kinetic Contraptions Wednesday March 23rd, 9pm ET/6pm PT Watch at makezine.com/live or on UStream Please join us in the UStream chat or mark tweets with #makelive to interact live with the […]
Our Mechanics theme brought to mind San Francisco Bay Area kinetic sculptor Reuben Margolin, one of my all-time favorite artists. He makes mind-blowing, moving art based on tiny observations in nature. His collection of waves has the ability to quiet, soothe, and inspire awe in the viewer. Margolin combines math and simple materials (and insanely […]
This amazingly pretty tablescape from EveryLastDetail is creativity at it’s finest. While this is a wedding concept shoot, I can easily see these colors and textures translating to a birthday party or summer dinner party.
The Handmade Detroit gals are throwing a party instead of a baby shower for our friends Bethany and Dan Nixon next month. Their son’s room has an animal theme, so instead of making invitations with baby booties and umbrellas, we went with an Anna Griffith vintage circus scrapbook paper scheme. Using a box of pre-made […]
In response to my post yesterday on tap and die, one of our fave MAKE contributors, Ross Hershberger, posted a set of tips we thought should have its own post. Then, reader johngineer chimed in with his own excellent tips. We love getting this sort of intel from our community. Thanks, guys! First, Ross: Making […]
You all know the space geek in me can’t resist posting more about Anna Hrachovec’s (of Mochimochi Land) space-themed installation that she’s been teasing for the last month or so. First, we enjoyed the massive yarn ball sun, and now she’s sharing this massive rainbow asteroid belt scarf. But it’s not for wearing. It’s meant […]
