Hops trellis from a tree
On EMS Labs, Lenore shows a simple way that her dad rigged a trellis for growing hops, using some scrap soaker hose, antenna wire, and a handy tree as the main structure. Hop Trellis
Made On Earth
Tunnel built underneath the Atlantic Ocean connects up London and NYC
The “Telectroscope” is a large-scale optical device connected up to a “secret” tunnel that was built underneath the Atlantic ocean, connecting New York City and London, England. The project was designed and implemented by artist Paul St. George and translates his interest with late 19th century industrialization and optical communication devices into an attraction for […]
Plastic knife lamp cuts through the fancy
This lamp is built from 121 recycled plastic knives collected over the course of countless BVD group lunches from a fried chicken restaurant. Pretty funny that it actually resembles something that people would pay a lot of money for, but costs less than the lunches it was taken from. BVD Collective, [via]
Giant seven segment clock provides room lighting as well
This giant digital overhead clock by Realities:United and titled “Contemporary Architecture” was commissioned by NYC gallery, Artists Space and showed time overhead in a big way as well as provided room lighting. Check out the time-lapse video link below to see how it worked. Contemporary Architecture Video
Traffic light design from the past uses analog thinking
This traffic signal design from 1936 by Charles Marshall (called the “Marshalite”) was used in Australia for about 30 years and utilized 2 motorized rotors to point at colored sections of red, green, and yellow for the corresponding result. Using the standard clock face metaphor, the displays showed “signal phase timing” clearly on their faces. […]
Abyssal synth takes you to new sonic heights
This custom built synth, called the “Abyssal” by Atomosynth (who we covered in Make back in the fall) is an analog, photo-noise and oscillating filter synth that features one square wave and saw waveform generator with a large pitch range, from subsonic to ultrasonic sound. Everything is controlled from a large photocell visible from the […]
Audio cubes control the music
These “Audio Cubes” sport IR sensors on their faces to detect distance and communicate with their neighbors. They also have USB ports, rechargeable batteries, and audio in/out ports. Although cool, the price tag isn’t cheap, so we here at Make know that someone could hack their own version together pretty easily. [via]
