This paper triangle web by Three Nations blog artist Marsha Golemac is reminding me of our own post right here on CRAFT and MAKE of my 3D Geometric wall sculpture. This trend is definitely growing with more and more geometric paper art sprouting up all over the place. Inspiring and so cool!
Producing complexity with a few simple objects has always fascinated me. With just an oak spool, clothes pin, felt pen, a bit of wax, and a rubber band, London-based All Lovely Stuff’s Drawing Machine does what it says on the tin.
Today, we’re going to look at some linkages designed to mimic the walking behavior of living creatures. They are designed to lift a strut up off the ground, plant it farther ahead, and pull it back (which is the power stroke that actually moves an object — or animal — forward.) One inventive person in this area is Joe Klann…
There is nothing cuter than teeny tiny things, with the exception of teeny tiny things IN A TREE. Maddie Chambers created this amazingly detailed and beautiful tree dollhouse she dubbed Mad’s Mouse House and it is something to see. It even has electricity and a teeny tiny Oriental rug. Seen on Apartment Therapy.
A Bit of Bees Knees featured these really rad room-changing lamps made out of beautiful birch trees by design company Bleu Nature. The DIYer in me is inspired to craft with nature this weekend.
Artist and designer Yuri Suzuki created a working AM/FM radio on a PCB, with the copper tracks and silk screening influenced by the iconic London Underground map, drawn by engineering draftsman Harry Beck in 1931. In fact, Beck specialized in drawing electrical schematics, so his map of the Tube is more of a schematic, since, in […]
These days there are plenty of tactile input options for the digital DJ that try to recreate the traditional UI. Most of these are newer devices are vestigial rotary encoders tacked onto purpose-built decks. If you’re not a DJ, but would like to recreate the tactile experience of an old phonograph with your digital music device, check out this charming iTurntable iPhone dock from maker Austin Yang.
