Ben writes in with this interesting experiment in body control – The project “no strings: recursive” has drawn inspiration from the mouse-based turntable interfaces that you blogged a while back. In this work arms and legs are used to control the mouse pointers of two separate computers allowing me to write (or draw)two different things […]
These two videos of robotic projects by artist Michael Kontopoulos show examples of his work that feature machines with obvious flaws. “Machine that Tries to Draw Circles” is a machine that exhibits a chaotic attempt at drawing a circle by failing miserably. The other video of “Machines that Almost Fall Over” shows hammers programmed to […]
This “Bottle House” created by artist Jasmine Zimmerman is an open-roofed greenhouse made from hundreds of the plastic drink bottles that we use 70 million of everyday. The project will be exhibited in empty lots, rooftops, parks, and vacant buildings in order to spread the word about recycling and reporposing everyday objects in our environment. […]
Brose Partington makes delightfully elegant and simply moving forms, and I just can’t stop watching them. Collapsable buildings made from cards and helical ever-falling domino arrangements are just some of the pieces in his repertoire. (Thanks, Emily!)
Incredible gallery of furniture made from skateboards – to gawk at or to remake…thanks JohnA! 11 Pieces of Skateboard Furniture by Skate Study House, J Ryde Visuals and the Skateboard Stool. Broken skateboards are a byproduct of our culture usually destined for the landfill. The deckstool recycles this waste into a unique, high quality piece […]
Embroidered text messages, received 02/06-04/07 by Ginger Anyhow via CRAFT.
Posterchild’s seating caps make urban environments a bit more people-friendly These pipes- as pokey, uncomfortable, and rough as they are- have long ago been reimagined as benches, repurposed as public seating on a street that has none. I just made them more comfy! Seen above is one of five installed in Toronto’s Chinatown. – Seating […]
