I haven’t much use for those fancy new “Air Multiplier” bladeless fans by British entrepreneur James Dyson, but this publicity stunt, in which dozens of the units are used to guide a neutral-buoyancy balloon around a complex warehouse “race track,” is admittedly pretty cool.
Ãœbermaker Michal Zalewski is at it again: MAKE #21 featured a project for a Geiger-Mueller mood lamp that changed colors in response to background radioactivity. Unfortunately, this project relied on hard-to-identify and somewhat pricey components, and the color transitions seemed rather harsh. So, here’s my completely different take on the same concept. Michal’s mood lamp […]
Kristena of Thimbly Things points us to this massive fountain sculpture created entirely from corrugated cardboard by artist Jimmy Grashow. The piece took nearly three years to create, and according to Kristena’s post, will be installed outside by Grashow in 2011 to be on display until it disintegrates.
I’ve been a fan of Jim Woodring and his psychedelic, surrealist art for decades. You always get the distinct impression that Jim is up to something; that he has a whole special universe of weirdness and wonder swimming around inside his head. Now, thanks to a fundraising program set up through USA (United States Artists), […]
I already love how comfy plaid shirts are, so I imagine wearing this handmade plaid shirt would be even better. Alicia of Posie Gets Cozy made it for her sweetie Andy’s birthday. She printed an image from their birthday trip to the Columbia River Gorge on the fabric tag and embroidered it with a message […]
Larry wrote in to share his project, the LarryArm v0.1.
MAKE video maven Collin Cunningham loves kombucha– check out his latest batch! That’s “one big mutha,” alright! More: CRAFT: 02 – Kombucha Tea HOW TO – Big batch Kombucha Best of the CRAFT Video: Red Wine Vinegar
