Yury Gitman teaches a class about incorporating electronics into toys, he calls it “Making Toys: Playful Experience Design Through Interactive and Wireless Techniques.” This semester they’re having a public open house to showcase (and play with) the toys they’ve created during the course. There’s RFID, Arduino, and included source code. If you’re in New York, […]
A knit piece by Ben Fino-Radin Here’s a cool panel at the New Museum this Friday: CRAFT HACKERS Rhizome.org panel discussion Fri, Dec 12, 2008 | 7:30 PM New Museum of Contemporary Art Craft Hackers is a panel discussion among artists who use crafting techniques to explore high-tech culture and the relationship between needlework and […]
Just a reminder! As we mentioned last week, Gallery Hanahou is having an elf workshop with Jenny Harada on December 13th. The workshop is almost full so if you are interested in attending, send an email to info@galleryhanahou.com. Plush Workshop with Jenny Harada Make an ornament-size plush with Jenny using hand-sewing techniques! WHEN: Saturday, December […]
Vimeo user Tony gives us a taste of the action at this past weekend’s Blip Festival with a performance by Sulumi. The NYTimes Jenna Wortham also ran an article profiling the event – The third-annual Blip Festival kicked off its four-day showcase Thursday night. Hosted by 8bitpeoples, a New York art and tech collective, and […]
Here’s an interesting contest: recycle discarded mattresses into useful products! Deadline has been extended to December 19: The competition aims to encourage entrants to form groups capable of creating a consumer product, instructions detailing how to make the product, and a plan for production on a larger scale. Entrants must create designs that take into […]
On Thursday night, I got to attend the Luv-able Hug-able opening at Gallery Hanahou for the second year in a row. It is always exciting to see so many of my favorite plush artists work in one room. Now, I am the proud owner of Katie Park’s Henry VIII doll from the series that we […]
Members of Ypsilanti-Ann Arbor Area Robotics Club sorting parts for their motor controller A Maker-centric event, particularly robot-filled this month, in Ann Arbor, Michigan: The next GO-Tech meeting is this Tuesday, December 9, at a new earlier time, 7 pm. GO Tech (formerly NotBAGO) is a meeting for Ann Arbor (MI) area readers of Make […]
