Math Monday: Paper plate geometry By George Hart for the Museum of Mathematics The raw material for making mathematical constructions can be found all around you. Bradford Hansen-Smith makes intricate geometric sculptures entirely from paper plates. The above icosahedral form is assembled from eighty folded plates that interlock. This helical form is constructed from 128 […]
Artist Steve D’Angelo sent us a link to the video of this lovely electronic sculpture he made, an homage to arcade video games. He says that our very own Make: Electronics was an inspiration/guide for him. Nice to see the book is inspiring real-world results. Steve Gallery In the Maker Shed: Make: Electronics Our Price: […]
This week in the CRAFT Flickr pool we saw: Universal Knife Block by JobyOne, Luna Moth by Giggly Mama & Fam, Laced Up Fishnet Leg Warmers by natalya1905 and Hex Code Cotton Print by staceyjoy.
Luzinterruptus puts up leaves trapped in plastic boxes with green LEDs in urban areas. Perhaps a criticism of the lack of green spaces in modern cities, please constructively debate the merits of using LEDs and plastic in the comments along with other ideas to encourage more green spaces :) I like Guerrilla Gardening…: Guerilla gardening […]
Rainbow in Your Hand is the work of Masashi Kawamura. It’s merely a flipbook — but when you flip through it quickly, a rainbow appears. [via Dornob]
Photojojo is now selling the new Keep Calm and Snap On prints ($15) for those of you shutter bugs out there. Each piece is printed on 13 X 19″ matte archival stock using recycled materials and availble in the four colors pictured above.
Dutch maker Guus Oosterbaan used a cheesy off-the-shelf pong console, gutted it, wrapped the guts in duct tape, and embedded it in a concrete block. He also made a radio embedded in cement.
