Self-portrait in CAT-5 cable
From Los Angeles artist Kasey McMahon. It’s called Connected, and makes me think of the song of the same name by the Stereo MCs. But then, so does pretty much everything I see. [via NOTCOT]
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Beautiful hand-painted shipping pallet coffee table
I really like this idea: A bare-bones piece of furniture made from ubiquitous salvage materials and brick-simple construction, but with meticulously detailed hand-wrought decoration. It’s from French group doobi, whose only web presence appears to be their Facebook group. [via Recyclart]
Parsons Design & Technology symposium in NYC
If you’re in NYC, the OneZero MFA Design and Technology Thesis Symposium is not to be missed. OneZero is the annual thesis show brought to you by the graduating class of the MFA Design and Technology program at Parsons the New School for Design. Projects exhibited through both analog and digital mediums include interactive installations, […]
Second annual Jell-O mold competition: call to entry!
The kind folks at the Gowanus Studio Space in Brooklyn, NY, write: Keep Calm and Wobble On. The Gowanus Studio Space Jell-O Mold Competition is back for a second year . . . because frankly, Jell-O hasn’t gone anywhere. It wobbles onward, come what may. Jell-O springs eternal. This year’s competition asks designers to explore […]
Pinhole camera small enough to fit on head of pin
I’m digging this functional mini lomo camera by Francesco Capponi.
Insectoid robotagami!
I really wanted to call this post “scorpiod robotagami,” but after lambasting Wired the other day for failing to count legs, I have to watch my step pretty carefully. Handy tip for bloggers: DO NOT ANNOY WIRED.
Anyway, Dustin Wallace describes his you-fold-it metal Chimera sculpture as part human being, part armadillo, and part pill bug. But the one I just ordered is gonna be a scorpion, darn it, no matter what Dustin or Wired say.
Jaime Oliver’s amazing membrane controller
Jaime Oliver’s “Silent Drum” uses a unique elastic membrane drum head as a sound controller. A camera reads the position/shape of the head as it’s deformed with the hands and then translates that into data that can trigger sound events. [Thanks, Alberto!] Silent Drum