JMG writes in – Here it is, the first project that I designed and executed on my own. I’m thinking of calling it the Trinome, but that’s still up in the air. The monome is a gorgeous, minimalist, open-source light-and-button pad used primarily by musicians as a controller. The folks over at SparkFun Electronics, inspired […]
The “Reconfigurable House”, an interactive art project by Usman Haque and Adam Somlai-Fischer is an environment constructed from thousands of low tech components that can be “rewired” by visitors. The project is a critique of ubiquitous computing “smart homes”, which are based on the idea that technology should be invisible to prevent DIY. According to […]
Lots of great DIY/artsy chairs today! Here’s Tom Price’s “Meltdown Chair” he writes – This chair is created by heating and pressing a seat-shaped former into a ball of polypropylene rope. The rope begins to liquify as it comes into contact with the heated former and, as it cools, it sets in the shape of […]
Clever use of glowsticks to make a space scene on an urban street a new “Urban intervention” by SpY – [via] Link.
Nice find over on Etsy! – Hand-crocheted 12 1/2″ x 9″ (at top of snout) dinosaur skull. This piece was made using 100 percent acrylic yarn, but was also covered with some acrylic paint and plaster to give a bone-like texture. The skull was then sprayed with some matte medium to ensure that the plaster […]
Great write up on Wim Delvoye’s Cloaca @ we make money not art. It’s a desktop sized machine that eats food and digests it… The Casino de Luxembourg has recently held a retrospective exhibition of Delvoye’s defecating machines. The whole family was there: Cloaca Original, Cloaca – New & Improved, Cloaca Turbo, Cloaca Quattro, Cloaca […]
I really like these plushy yet hard looking stuffed stones, find some rock patterned fabric and you’ve got yourself a nice (re)make – [via] Link.
