Papercraft greyhound
Billybob884 was at school, missing his dog back home, so he decided to make an uncanny paper replica of Stoney. Here’s a PDF of the pieces. Via
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7 in 7: Day 5
It’s Day 5 of 7 in 7 at ITP and we now have a Discommunicator, Blend, Desktop Flight Tracker and Don’t Blink. Click on a picture to read about each one-day project in the 7 in 7 blog. Days: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
7 in 7: Day 4
The fourth day of 7 in 7 at ITP revealed Seasonal Salad Dress, Spammed!, Face the Web and “Cheating” Book Cover. Click on a picture to read about each one-day project in the 7 in 7 blog. Days: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
The umbrella house
Kengo Kuma used modified umbrellas to create this unique building. The umbrellas have zippers along the perimeter that, when connected, form a geodesic dome. There are even some extra “flaps” allowing for several different variations of the dome structure. Via – UniqueDaily – The Umbrella House Related: iBrella – Umbrella controlled iPod
HOW TO – Light bulb oil lamp
Instructables user bumpus was appalled at the designer pricetag on Sergio Silva‘s light bulb lamp set, and hence made instruction set for making your own oil light bulb lamp. I’d recommend against making one of these if you have small children or large dogs, but a few could make for a romantic table setting.
Fractal table
This table is made through rapid prototyping (3D printing) of branches that become increasingly more dense at the top to form a planar surface. It was developed by Platform Wertel Oberfell and Matthias Bär. Via Core 77. Related: Rapid prototyped brain lamp Avatar… in real life (3D printing)
Playing With Virtual Rain
This is a highly interactive video wall that allows users to play with virtual rain. The piece is called “Light Rain” and it’s made by the people over at Wowlab. Via FreshCreations – Playing With Virtual Rain