Ornate tool collection
Check out these cool (laser cut/etched) tools from Dan Funderburgh via NOTCOT. If you’re in the NY area the show is in Brooklyn @ The Riviera.
Month: May 2008
ITP show: Steppers – musical shoes
Christian Cerrito, Sandra Irma Davila & Xiaoyang Feng’s “Steppers” – shoes that play notes when you step. Steppers were designed to get kids up on their feet, moving, and playing with sound and music. An external sensor sandal is worn over a child’s shoes, noting each footstep, and, in real time, playing back sound effects/music […]
ITP show: Knock – reinvented amulets and charms
Kyveli Vezani’s “Knock” a collection of reinvented amulets and charms reflecting the impact of technology on our values and beliefs. My favorite on is the necklace that calls 911 when you break the glass vial on it. Knock is a collection of cultural artifacts of today’s society, a society defined by an obsession with technology […]
ITP show: Picture Me Rollin’ – using your suitcase to play music
Jose Angel Olivares & Matthew Young’s Picture Me Rollin’ – using your suitcase to play music Picture Me Rollin’ is a manufactured surface designed to produce beats as roller luggage is pulled across. Tones are produced as the wheels of the roller luggage encounter different textures, and these tones will be arranged in a way […]
ITP show: Epimetheus, trees will tell you when they’re on fire
John Dimatos’s Epimetheus – A network of fire detecting sensors that transmit crucial data in real time. Epimetheus is the feasibility prototype for a larger environmental framework that emphasizes the ability to monitor a site in real time. Designed for deployment in public and private spaces by loosely organized groups of citizens, Epimetheus uses technology […]
ITP show: Solar chandelier
Christian Cerrito & Petra Farinha’s Solar chandelier – A suspended solar/kinetic sculpture that gathers energy during the day, and dispenses light at night. A kinetic mobile made of up of several independent light seeking, energy gathering BEAM robots. Each segment/robot of the chandelier will rely upon sensor input to move into an optimal position for […]
The Phoenix dreams of steampunk
The Phoenix has a nice lifestyle piece on steampunk, centered on those artisans we had at the Maker Faire, especially those that put together the Contraptors’ Lounge. Steam Dream