NYC electronic artist Rucyl Mills hacked an M-Audio USB MIDI controller into the fashionably wearable Elektro-07 music controller – I built the elektro-07 so I could control the sonic and visual parameters of my live performances without having to look deep into the eye of my laptop, hunched over in computer music stance. I’m still […]
You can find a lot of projects that use the Arduino micro-controller, but it is rare to find such a large project like “Making Sense of Space”. It uses light, temperature, CO2, and several other types of sensors to gather data about the work environment. BOP – Making Sense of Space was a £1 million, […]
Halloween’s just around the corner and what could be cuter than dressing up your pup like a little fairy? Check out this Instructable by Artistic Babe on how to make puppy fairy costume wings.
Miriam Dema made this luscious flame-colored scarf using fabric selvedges leftover from another project, mixed in with a little black vintage yarn for good measure. It looks really nice, and uses recycled materials!
Great idea for your next guerilla lecture tour, a public-address system in a box – runs on C batteries! The built-in sound system has a 20-watt amplifier and dual, 4″ speakers that produce crisp sound from the briefcase’s front panel, ensuring crystal clear orations. The 14″ by 15″ lectern props up the briefcase and easily […]
Paper and Stitch shows us how to whip up these fun and colorful Easy Album Cover Wall Organizers. I see so many attractive album covers at the thrift store (which more often than not, contain scratched-beyond-recognition records), so I love finding attractive and useful ways to recycle them.
Bobby over @ Kitsune Noir happened upon these little recycled notebooks from OrangeArt Stationary – Mecum translates to “Let’s Go!”, and features not only recycled paper, but the leather cover is recycled as well. As you can see it comes in both a natural and black (hot!) version. Other than the leather cover they’re pretty […]
