Year: 2009

158-lens camera

Built by Associate Professor Yojiro Ishino of the Nagoya Institute of Technology, this giant camera took six months to build and has reportedly been certified by the Guinness Book of World Records as the camera with the record-holding highest number of lenses. It’s about 3 inches high and 18.5 inches across, and was built to study flames by capturing them simultaneously from as many angles as possible. [via Neatorama]

Sewn Paper Bird And Nest

Tuppence of Momfetti shares a great story of bringing an idea for a project to fruition with this beautiful sewn paper bird and nest she created for her mother-in-law. The project itself is gorgeous, but her story behind taking her original vision and working through several variations until finally finding one that worked is what […]