Jenny @ CRAFT writes: Kayte at Love Forever recently posted about coming across Ann P. Smith’s robots at a RISD alumni sale. I would love to see these in person! It’s fun to stare at them and try to figure out where the original parts came from. Her site also has animations of most of […]
Ricky Swallow’s incredible wood sculptures – the PVC bike is nice too. Related @ The Maker Shed : The Great Book of Woodburning. Woodworkers Pocket Ref.
Texas-based artist/maker Paul Slocum has released a new version of his Commodore 64 synthesizer cartridge, “Cynthcart” which turns your Commodore 64 into a syntheziser that you can play like a keyboard. Version 1.2.4 includes 3 note polyphont, adjustable vibrato, portamento effect, dynamic pitch changing, a whammy bar, and more. Pretty nice way of retrofitting old […]
Sabine Seymour’s book, Fashionable Technology, is a compact survey of the theory involved and an explanation of the role technology plays in a fabric or article of clothing. The practical application is explained in detail and numerous illustrations serve as clarification. Over 50 well-known designers, research institutes, companies and artists, among them Philips, Burton, MIT […]
Mark Your Calendars! Next Meeting: Tuesday 27 May 2008 7 PM – 9 PM (ET) ALWAYS FREE! Location: St. Stephen’s Church’s auditorium hosted by HacDC 1525 Newton St NW (near 16th and Newton NW) Washington, DC 20010 NOTE: This meeting will take place at St. Stephen’s Church (thank you HacDC!), and will include an exclusive […]
Paleo electronics by Chris Murphy – amazing, incredible works, love them all– Here’s the artist’s statement… Paleo electronics. While working in the electrical field I spent quite a bit of time with all sorts of antiquated equipment, usually trying to coax a bit more life out of it, or removing it in order to update […]
Natalie @ CRAFT writes: CRAFT Reader Rebecca Blankenship was inspired by our Shoe issue, vol 7, and sent us photos of her crafty punk chucks. If you’d like to show off your crafty shoes, add them to our CRAFT Flickr Pool and we’ll post some of our favorites on the blog in the coming months. […]
