HOW TO – Customize a Dishtowel with Stamps
Design*Sponge customized some dishtowels with rubber stamps and a fabric friendly stamp pad. The instructions are very simple and fun.
Month: July 2008
Screenprinted Napkins from Paper Cuts
Heather Moore, aka Skinny laMinx, just posted the screenprinted table napkins that she made with the papercut from her ever popular paper cut tutorial. Related HOW TO – Make Paper Cuts with Skinny laMinx
Musical origami
“Fold Loud” by JooYoun Paek merges the ancient art of origami with digital music control to create a calming interface for sound – Playing Fold Loud involves folding origami shapes to create soothing harmonic vocal sounds. Each fold is assigned to a different human vocal sound so that combinations of folds create harmonies. Users can […]
Farm Fountain – edible eco-sculpture
Equal parts hydroponic garden, aquarium, and interactive art, the Farm Fountain is an experiment in self-contained, indoor ecosystem design created by artists Ken Rinaldo and Amy Youngs. The idea is that you can raise edible fish and cycle their waste nutrients through a hanging garden which filters the water before returning it to the aquarium. […]
HOW TO – Construct your own “Lo-fi Fisheye” lens on the cheap
Peter writes in – Matt Hallock has a how to for building a lo-fi fisheye camera lens for around $10 using supplies found at your local hardware store. Fisheye lenses are crazy cost prohibitive for most of us, but this method gets you 90 percent of the effect, plus a little Holga-esque unpredictability to boot!
Laser cutting Moleskines…
Jordan writes in… Could you please post a warning about engraving Moleskines. We found out through one of the other guys who also engraves the books (Joe Mansfield) that the covers contain PVC. We have gotten a good bit of internet coverage on our site, and I know (having had several emails from people) that […]
HOW TO – Cut Rags for Knitting
Coco Knits has a tutorial for how to cut rags into knittable strips. You can also use new materials like plain and inexpensive muslin bed sheets from IKEA, like in the picture. via Craft & Found.