Tomás Libertiny made this sculpture entirely out of solder, using a stationary welder setup and a welding turntable. It was at the Design/Miami Craft Punk exhibit at Milan design week, hence the Fendi welding suit. Via Cool Hunting.
Brian Dettmer carefully dissects books into these lovely sculptures that reveal their inner relationships. They’ll be on display in Chicago through May 9 at the Packer Schopf Gallery. Via Cool Hunting.
Photo from svofski on Flickr in the MAKE Flickr pool I made this from cardboard, old velvet jeans (for light-tight cover). The shutter is made from the back of an old 35mm camera. To start an exposure, you slide it down the plastic rails (barely visible). The pinhole itself is made in a foil shim. […]
Image from the Library of Congress Check out the great photos from the 1930s-40s in Color set at the Library of Congress on Flickr. These vivid color photos from the Great Depression and World War II capture an era generally seen only in black-and-white. Photographers working for the United States Farm Security Administration (FSA) and […]
Alex and Bilal have been working on creating their part of a concert with no sound. Waves and Signs: A conference and workshop on low-frequency vibration with a performance and dance party. _ A project by Wendy Jacob with students and faculty from MIT and Gallaudet University, school for the deaf. Photo from Connors934 on […]
Brady Forrest writes: A katana (commonly called a samurai sword) is a marvel of art and technology. In this week’s Ignite Episode, Jonathan Kahan walks us through its creation and usage. This was filmed at Ignite NYC 3. The katana is made of steel that’s been folded up to 20x which produces hundreds of thousands […]
Jimmie has this followup on his announcement for Maker Revolution in Boston this Saturday and Sunday: The event can pretty much be summed up as a two day extravaganza of makers, hackers, and artists getting together to share cool things they’ve made, and how to make them. There will be installation art pieces, workshops, and […]
