I am attracted to things that are capable of transcending their own banality and materiality to become something else, something more. I like the way that videotape is simultaneously delicate and durable, since it’s meant to last. I can rip it easily with my hands because it’s so thin, but I can also stretch it. Videotape is made to present the world in color, but it appears purely black.
This week in the MAKE Flickr pool we saw…
Inside the Gigeresque enclosure by Steve D of Mad Art Lab resides functioning radiation sensing equipment capable of sensing minute amounts of radioactive material.
This clever smartphone stand from Harry Allen elicits a double-take. It’s almost as if the smartphone is designed to fit within its grasp.
This week in the MAKE Flickr pool we saw…
Chitown artist and carpenter Floyd A. Davis IV of Artpentry not only makes the radically awesome Gentleman’s Boomboxes that we’ve blogged before, but he also has one of the best maker tattoos I’ve seen. Naturally, the lines of the notebook are normally blank, making his materials list always accessible. Tattoo by Jason Hoodrich, done at […]
Bangkok based Kreatworks makes steampunk-based sculptures, and this dragon is particularly striking. It’s composed of auto parts and other scrap material that were just lying around, and certainly casts an imposing figure. In order to prevent the creature from rusting, it’s covered in a protective lacquer.
