A bit of housekeeping from last week’s MAKE going-ons at the SXSW conference in Austin, TX. CRAFT magazine was nominated for best art site for the SXSW awards, a great category just to be nominated in (Congrats Smithsonian!). MAKE won a bloggie in the “Craft” category for the bloggies – thanks to everyone who voted […]
Apparently there was a giant electronic hanging plant called bigprotochoice @ Ricky’s flower market Union Square Somerville, MA – Modular sound/light sculpture which computes a lifetime of decisions. Designed to enliven union square during the coldest winter month. In more detail, bigprotochoice is an organic volumetric interactive light/sound sculpture in the form of a hanging […]
This should be fun, packing a top hat and bow tie now… Austin, TX February 25th – On March Monday 12th from 7pm to midnight, a fun-filled and wholly unique event will take place at Scholtz Garten as part of SXSW Interactive festival. This year, the oldest restaurant in Texas will host “Futures of the […]
The MAKE team will be at Austin’s SXSW (South by Southwest) conference March 9th to the 13th – here’s a round up of what’s going on — Saturday March 10th, 6 to 8pm dorkbot-austin. MAKE is a sponsor/speaker – Link. Keynote conversation Sunday, March 11 at 2:00pm, Phillip Torrone Senior Editor @ MAKE and Limor […]
Opening March 24th and running through April 22 at the Lillstreet Art Center (4401 N. Ravenswood) in Chicago will be the Animals and Insects exhibit featuring the work of such artists as Ayumi Horie (left) and Dolan Geiman (right). Check out also the great list of craft classes that Lillstreet Art Center has for adults, […]
Kath at Whipup.net highlights this market day of arts and crafts in Wellington, New Zealand this Saturday. Featured is artist Jacquelyn Greenback who will be running artists workshops where you can learn how to crochet sushi. Pictured above is Greenback’s BBQ, 2006. [ via ] Link.
The polyreactory assemblage of contemplation, gadgetry, and exothermic liberation (from the Kircher Society)… January’s Inaugural Meeting of the Athanasius Kircher Society concluded with Jesse Ferguson setting off a 20-ft. long Rube Goldberg-esque contraption that he had constructed across the length of the stage. The spring-loaded, balloon-popping, laser-emitting, semi-automatic-rubber-band-shooting, fireball-producing contraption was designed in Seattle, mailed […]
