Phil over at MAKE shows us these $35 salt and pepper shakers that look like film canisters. Seems to me these would make a great re-craft; all you would need is a very small drill bit, or perhaps just an awl. You could probably go wild with the typography pattern of the holes, too. – […]
In this little Ikea hack, a knife switch is used to add some Frankenstein’s lab ambiance to a set of Ikea under-counter lights. As noted in the piece, this is only (relatively) safe because this type of lighting uses a wall-wart AC/DC transformer, and even then, you probably wouldn’t want this around kids, animals, and […]
We’re at war, it might be time to plant victory gardens, sow the seeds of liberty with this kit… – Victory Gardens 2007+ calls for a more active role for cities in shaping agricultural and food policy. It is a concept currently in development with the city of San Francisco that would provide a subsidized […]
Check out these porcelain beer cans by artist Lei Xue. They’re so realistically crumpled! I wonder how heavy they are. – [via] Link.
The Museum of Art & Design in New York is launching an exhibition today called Pricked: Extreme Embroidery: Samplers, table cloths, tea towels, and party dresses often spring to mind when the word “embroidery” is invoked, but the forty-eight international artists highlighted in Pricked: Extreme Embroidery tell a very different story. Pricked is the Museum […]
Check out this awesome Google vid of a gyro-stabilized camera rig with a video headset for an R/C plane. It puts you in the cockpit and the camera moves around as you move your head. And most amazingly, it uses all off-the-shelf parts. Bromont golf club – [via] Link
Check out Bre on PBS’s Wired Science and learn how to take your own high-speed photos! – Link. High-Speed Photography Kit. As seen in MAKE Vol 4. Take “impossible” pictures, leaving everyone wondering “How did you do that?” Capture high-speed events — A splash. Popping balloons. Breaking glass. Use your imagination! Adjustable flash controller triggered […]
