200lb octopus cake
Karen Portaleo/ Highland Bakery’s 200lb octopus cake via jwz. Check out the gallery, amazing!
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Epic papercraft funnel
CHROMAtex, an installation by NYC artist collective SOFTlab at the Bridge Gallery. Interestingly, the artists funded the installation via Kickstarter and created it by printing each tile on photo paper, laser cutting it to the correct shape, then attaching it to its brothers with standard binder clips. [Photos by Alan Tansey]
Dustin Wallace’s latest work-in-progress
Sculptor Dustin Wallace, whose intricately machined Transformers for grown-ups and sheet metal origami robots I have been raving about for some months, now, is at it again. These are a selection of choice work-in-progress shots from his latest build, called Sentry. Besides the arm blades, when finished, it will have hoses and canisters containing liquid on its back and a glowing LED in the eye.
Kinetic wall sculptures makes us “dizzy”
MechanicalSculptor writes – Mechanical kinetic sculptures featuring wooden gears and other mechanical parts also made from wood. Matt black wood frame with clear perspex front. Driven by electric motor.
‘Analog’ LED Clock
Here’s a neat LED analouge clock that simulates the hands of a traditional clock using rows of LEDs.
Eyebeam open call for residents and fellows
From our friends at Eyebeam, the art/tech atelier in NYC: Eyebeam is pleased to announce its Open Call for Winter/Spring Residencies and 2011 Fellowships. Up to four Fellows and six Residents will begin working in the first quarter of 2011 at Eyebeam’s state-of-the-art new media design, research, and fabrication studios. Eyebeam Fellows are selected from […]
Watermelon car
The biggest and best-quality versions of these watermelon car images I can find come from a members-only forum post on this South Korean site, which appears to be some kind of auto marketplace and/or enthusiast’s hub. Problem is, the plates on the car do not appear to be Korean. Can anyone identify their nationality, or […]