Paper sculptures
Great paper Sculpture from artist Richard Sweeney – [via] Link.
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Bent objects
I really like Terry’s sculptures made from ordinary things just laying around… – [via] Link.
Maker Faire: Steam turbine tank
The future, powered by steam, and at Maker Faire with Crabfu- So what do you do after you’ve made a bunch of steam powered r/c tanks? Well you try making a steam turbine tank of course! Making a steam turbine r/c machine has sort of been one of my Holy Grails, but there are many […]
The Art of Electronics @ Pratt
If you’re in NYC on the 12th, Pratt and LEMURplex have a show that looks really good — *AOE: Behavioral Technologies* *********************************** *OPENING MAY 12th, 7-9PM* *LEMURplex* 461 3rd Avenue Brooklyn (bet’n 9th and 10th St.) The Pratt Institute’s class “The Art of Electronics,” in coordination with Brooklyn art and technology center LEMURplex, presents AOE: […]
MAKE – sketching…
Here’s some Friday fun – Tommy sent this email and image in, simply titled “i drew this at school” – MAKE is becoming the new Van Halen, rock! Watch out Trapper Keepers!
Lace fence
Beautiful lace fence! ndustrial production is for us a big source of inspiration. The Big Miracle of how some products come about is a beautiful phenomenon if you look at it closely. In our projects we often combine the sensitive and the small with the powerful, large and industrial. The LaceFence project translates that line […]
Reimagined DIY thumb pianos, amplified, electrified, and with faux fur
Peter writes- Bob Collier has been reimagining thumb pianos, making his own instruments into unusual cases (camera and jewelry cases), adding fake fur, and integrating features like “self-sampling” voice recorders, amps, and speakers. With some light effects, the instruments take on entirely new characters, and he’s worked up a mind-boggling number of variations on the […]