Roombas are painting @ Gallery Aferro, Newark, N.J – April 21 – May 26, 2007 Dedicated to James Murray Spangler*, an amateur inventor/department store janitor whose chronic lung problems may have inspired him to design the modern portable vacuum cleaner, the exhibit was in turn inspired by the work of Columbian-born Maria Adelaida Lopez. Lopez’s […]
It looks like the GRL will allow folks to borrow their L.A.S.E.R. tag bike soon! – The G.R.L. rolls out its newest probably-not-street-legal vehicle, the Mobile Broadcast Unit: audio, projection and L.A.S.E.R. tag systems all mounted on a big tricycle. Last Friday, the G.R.L went to war against boredom and had a blast riding and […]
Spluch writes in – Dutch artist Edwin Zwakman produces large-scale photographs by painstakingly reconstructing objects and landscapes from memory! The pylon pictured above is made from approximately 400 pieces of copper soldered together. Each cable is made from vinyl, and cotton wool is used in background. CR Blog » Blog Archive » Remodelling the World […]
Chris writes – This project is part of an art installation currently running at James Madison University’s artWorks gallery in Harrisonburg, VA. The ‘Motor Garden’ uses an Intel PC camera and Processing to trigger a set of 8 motors connected through several H bridges to an Arduino microcontroller. The camera is mounted near the ceiling […]
This stunning wine glass door bell is a good candidate for a (re)make – What we know as a doorbell is a square box that strangely enough says nothing about what a doorbell really is: an appliance consisting of an electromagnet, a hammer and two sound sources. In this design by Peter van der Jagt, […]
GarageGeeks have a ton of amazing projects: Guitar Heronoid (we covered this one previously), Mototank, CPod, Real Pac-Man, O-Re-Ly, Geek-o-meter and many many more… Pictured here, MotoTank! Take two motorcyles, cut them in two and connect them to a wheel. What do you get?? A tank! Each (half) motorcyle is completely independant with its own […]
These are fun, laser cut fake leather watches – eealfakewatches are wristwatches that only work for one minute every day (well, two for analog ones). they are being made by linda kostowski and invited other designers. the watches are laser cut from three pieces of genuine leather and manually assembled. they are fastened with velcro. […]
