Korean designer and maker Sang-Kyun Park has come up with the “LightDrops” umbrella that employs a Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PDVF) conductive membrane that transforms the energy from falling raindrops into electrical energy that causes LEDs embedded inside the umbrellas to light up. The heavier the rain, the brighter the lights get, thus illuminating your view. Next […]
This kinetic sculpture by artist Reuben Margolin installed at the Swiss Center for Technorama near Zurich employs 450 suspended aluminum rods on 256 wires with 3,000 pulleys and sliding bars controlling the system. Interesting effect that employs no computers, only mechanical movements to create the result. Watch the video for the full effect. via Cool […]
“Control Structure” by Australian artist Sam Smith is a sculpture and interactive installation built from hoop pine plywood, maple plywood, polyester resin, fiberglass, an LCD monitor and other materials. From the description: “A large digital video zoom lens extrudes from one eye socket like a bionic appendage, while the other eye is caved in and […]
“Landscape” by Antoinette J. Citizen is a mockup of the world of Super Mario where the “mystery” boxes even make the “cha-ching” sound when you press a momentary switch underneath them. Pretty fun idea that most little kids today would say is too “low-rez”, but would make grown-up kids giggle with nostalgia. Antoinette J Citizen […]
Year In Ideas 2008 @ The NYTimes is a little tricky to navigate, but there is a lot to see, including our old favorite – the crow vending machine! In June, Josh Klein revealed his master’s-thesis project to a flock of crows at the Binghamton Zoo in south-central New York State. The New York University […]
Stefan sent in this circuit bent video mixer. I really like the effects it generates, I only wish there was more information on how it was made. [Thanks Stefan] This is a DIY videoprocessor with Audio In which reacts to Audio in via RCA or through the build in microphone. Build into an old TI-99 […]
Lisa Laughly, aka Ninth Wave Designs, has done some absolutely stunning Moleskine art projects, including the Alchemy Notebook, seen here. Lisa incorporated her own modified versions of existing rune script, and then further obscured it by using a cipher wheel and grid (also built into the book). So the text has meaning, but good luck […]
