HOW TO – Make a Button Flower
Indie Fixx has a tutorial by Artsy-Crafty Babe on how to make a button flower.
Month: July 2008
Paperback chair
Look at this amazing chair by David Karoff, on Rag and Bone Bindery’s blog – they saw it at Myopic Books in Providence, Rhode Island. Rhode Island artist David Karoff welded the chair and attached the paperbacks: they have holes drilled though their insides and are slipped onto a hidden rebar frame. All of the […]
Knit Ruby Slipper Socks Pattern for Babies
Frog in Knots has a pattern to make a pair of knit ruby slipper socks for babies, just like the Wicked Witch of the East! [ via Lime & Violet ]
WiiCar
Jon Edmiston wrote a nicely flexible C# application to control a LEGO NXT car with a Wiimote – he says he could switch the remote out for a Wii balance board and he could still control the car. via NXT Step
RepRap magnetic rotary encoder
Zach writes – I’m very proud to announce a new board, designed and developed by the RepRap Research Foundation. Its called the Magnetic Rotary Encoder, and it uses a magnet to provide positional feedback information. It is based around the AS5040 chip, and provides 10-bits of resolution per rotation (1024 different positions!) It has 5 […]
Cute Creature iPod Cozies
I love the cuteness and functionality of Anna Lee’s creature felt iPod cozies that let you protect your gadget while still being able to use it. Anna’s annamatic Etsy shop includes other iPod and iPhone animal cozies as well so check them out!
Art image from 4000+ glass vials
Stockholm artist Aleksandra Stratimirovic formed the above image from many small containers upon a grid-like shelf – “Sunny day” is an installation made of 4464 small medical glass vials filled with different coloured liquids, in a sterile laboratory framework with a fluorescent backlight. When taking a couple of steps back the vivid image of a […]