Skatekeyboard
Tobi Leingruber, artist and Firefox hax0r, made this skatekeyboard (art piece) that’s full of cognitive dissonance and neon, two of my favorite things.
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Dragon made from dollar store plastic
This nifty Chinese dragon was made entirely from plastic cups, spoons, knives, and forks bought at the dollar store. It took the builder some 90 hours to complete. Yikes. [Thanks, Eric Cherry!] Chinese Dragon
Automatic Glassware plays itself
Tired of traditional, controllable musical instruments? Wish you could have a giant collection of crickets? Then you will certainly enjoy this autonomous sound installation by artist Jesse Stiles.
Gorgeous antique pocketwatch LED retrofit
So, you may think, somebody took an old pocketwatch and fit it with a PCB and some LEDs. Ho-hum, perhaps? Seen it? Done it? Got the T-shirt? My response: there’s concept, and there’s execution. The concept here may be of the non-earth-shattering variety, but the execution is exquisite. Must. Watch. Video. To appreciate just how cool this thing really is. It ticks, for one thing, and when the minute and hour “hands” advance they sweep around the face in a visual gesture reminiscent of John Taylor’s Corpus Clock. And besides flawless aesthetics and stellar workmanship, the watch has a great story, too. Its maker, Paul Pounds, explains:
Fingerprint ring to identify your loved one
I can’t claim to be hip to the latest in wedding technology, however I like the idea behind these ultra-personalized fingerprint wedding bands by Etsy seller fabuluster. Besides being a cute way to stay connected to your significant other and yada yada, they are also a great way to identify a would be romantic impostor. […]
In my day, we didn’t have oscilloscopes … we used fire!
If you should have the opportunity to visit Paris’ Musée des arts et métiers, you’d be wise to clear your schedule for the day. Even after reading Brian Jepson’s recent post covering this maker’s museum, I was unprepared for the sheer size, depth and general awesomeness of the collection. From early astrolabes and handmade scientific […]
How-To: Build a driftwood xylophone
Heeding the call of stonewashed lumber, experimental musical instrument maker Bart Hopkin and his percussionist friend Joyce Kouffman head out to the beach in this video to show us how to build a driftwood xylophone.