If you’ve got an iPad with a camera, you can now use it to capture 3D objects using Autodesk’s new 123D Catch app for the iPad. Similar to the desktop software of the same name, you take a series of photographs of an object or setting and upload them to a server. The service will then compile a fully textured 3D model for display and manipulation.
I’ve been wanting to try out Spoonflower textile printing for a while, but I’m no expert in surface design. I love this DIY newsprint scarf project they posted on their blog, which uses Photoshop to turn a “useless” family keepsake (old newspaper clipping) into a useful one (silk scarf)!
Some days I’m feeling a little bit more punk rock than others. This is one of those days. Not only would a pair of tights like this be fun to wear, I think they would be really satisfying to make. The ripping and tearing is the kind of craft I could get behind today. More: […]
[viddler id=1409630 w=580 h=330] In this video from Core77, designer Taylor McKenzie-Veal uses a toaster, a two-part wooden mold, and a bit of compressed air to turn an empty sports drink bottle into a plastic piggy bank. So much win. [via adafruit] This Little Piggy — Taylor McKenzie-Veal Design More:Homemade Blow-Molding Gun
While we all love and now actually NEED technology in our lives and homes, we may not dig the aesthetics and look all of these electronics create. I appreciate an innovative idea that helps mask some of this and the anamu blog has a killer one with this Re-style Your Router post. I totally want to try this now!
From Jeff Skierka Designs comes this scaled-up handmade mixtape coffee table. From Jeff’s site:
This coffee table is a 12:1 scaled replica of a cassette tape. It is made of reclaimed maple, walnut and lucite. Dimensions are 47.25″ x 30″ x 5″ with a 3/8″ plexi top. This is a first prototype and one of a kind table. Future versions will be CNC machined out of high grade plywood with a variety of ply combinations and a glass top. This table has been an obsession of mine for 5 years! It is amazing to finally have it come to fruition. The table is completely reversible (sides A and B).
For a little splurge of serious eye candy, be sure to check out the amazing vintage cigar boxes in Cathe Holden’s collection. What’s with the obsession? Here’s a simple list in order of precedence: 1. Vintage Graphics 2. Gorgeous Typography 3. Beautiful Decay 4. Craft Storage Obsess away, Cathe, and thanks for sharing! More: How-To: […]
