How-To: One Piece Slipcasting
Slipcasting is a molding process for ceramics that can be used to produce hollow forms having a relatively thin shell. It is an ancient, elegant, ingenious technique, consisting of six basic steps…
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Silk Screened Circuits on Ceramic Ware
This concept from designers Ami Drach and Dov Ganchrow is called “+/- hot plate.” The plates are silkscreened with conductive inks to create circuit traces, in this case simple resistive heating elements arranged in artful patterns. If the traces will hold up to soldering…
Kintsugi and the Art of Beautiful Repair
Often, we try to repair broken things in such a way as to conceal the repair and make it “good as new.” But the alternative “better than new” aesthetic—that a conspicuous, artful repair actually adds value—has obvious symbolic appeal for the DIY community. Here’s an authoritative definition of kintsugi from Charly Iten, a noted expert on Japanese art…
Giant Post-it Note Table
Dreamed up by the folks at Soup Studio, the idea behind this table is quite simple: cover it with giant post-it notes, and rip them off when you’re done with them.
The way some people use post-its you could have all your walls festooned with them – just don’t overdo it.
Cool CNC Lounge Chair Design
To me, Gustav Düsing’s Chair 23D seems like a notable landmark in the development of what Bruce Sterling famously referred to, back in MAKE Vol 11, as “router aesthetics.”
Dodecahedron Speaker Delivers Almost Spherical Sound
Sean Ragan created this fantastic dodecahedron speaker and shares a full guide to building it with all of the design files.
A Colorwheel of the Queen’s Outfits
To celebrate 60 years on the throne Pantone and Leo Burnett London have joined forces to create a high design homage to Her Majesty with a limited edition colour guide of the different hues of the Queen’s famous stylish ensembles through the years. This guide uses Pantone colour references and give the date and location of each outfit the Queen wore.
