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Mechanical junkbot sculptures

Mechanical junkbot sculptures

Jason Lane builds some very awesome mechanical sculpture from reclaimed machinery parts. He has a particular talent for animal forms and movements all rendered in an ingenious toy-like manner – in addition, his mechanical rocking chair and musical human hamster wheel are not to be missed. Be sure to check out this video to see […]

RFID and art interviews

RFID and art interviews

Regine at We Make Money Not Art has a great set of interviews up with artists using RFID. She writes: I interviewed 5 artists (Paula Roush, Doria Fan, Joshua Klein, David Kousemaker and Meghan Trainor) as well as our favourite expert from Tokyo (Konomi Shin’ishi) about their experience with RFID technology. What comes below doesn’t […]

Kage no Sekai

Kage no Sekai is an amazing piece of interactive art. Although at first glance it looks like a regular wooden table, if you look at the shadows on its surface you’ll see the movement of mysterious life forms. When you approach it to have a better look, they sense your presence and hide away. They […]

Lamp knits its own shade

Lamp knits its own shade

Some amazing works from the Family of Form exhibit at the Design Huis in Eindhoven, Netherlands. A lamp that develops like a living organism: switch it on and it slowly starts growing by knitting its own lampshade at a speed of three rotations per hour. Sleeping Beauty [via] And the Cindarella table apparently created with […]