A remarkable exhibit on the maker movement had been running since September at London’s Victoria and Albert museum, having just closed in January. A visit over the holidays to London gave me a chance to see the exhibit for myself. The show collects the products, processes, and tools from dozens of makers throughout the world, […]
Start your new year with a project inspired by Aileen of Creating Clever. Create your own manifesto that can hang in your living room and remind you of your goals.
Admittedly, each of these projects likely takes more than a minute to complete, but probably not much more. This video from LOTA-DESIGN features eight super simple, but beautifully elegant, design projects like paper lamps and wall hooks out of plastic bottles. It’s a great inspiration for making simple and beautiful things around your home. Thanks […]
Pamela Campagna and Thomas Scheiderbauer of L-able made these portraits from old family photographs using just nails and thread. [via colossal]
There are a lot of makers who really like SketchUp’s approach to 3D modeling. Personally, I think it’s a great way to get kids hooked on the idea of designing physical shapes that they may or may not fabricate with the laser cutter or 3D printer. While it may take a bit to get the hang of scale and accuracy, once you have these habits, your designs are repeatable with a variety of CNC tools and many different materials.
By looking about on Thingiverse and in the MAKE Flickr pool, you can see that Sketchup is a fairly popular tool for many of us who like to bring our ideas onto this side of the computer screen. The Make Ideas Real with SketchUp project is looking for examples of things that have been designed with SketchUp and brought into the world. The folks at SketchUp are gathering stories with the Make Ideas Real project about how people are using the program to design the things they make.
Lately I have taken to collecting little knicknacks that have the iconic mustache. I have the ring, a wonderful mug that I bought at the past Bay Area Maker Faire. But now I can make my own mugs, bowls, plates and whatever else with this tutorial from The Tortoise and the Hare.
Look at this incredibly designed, low-impact house by Simon Dale and his father-in-law for his family. This home is nestled in nature and is incredibly environmentally sound, it is the perfect little nest for the modern day hippy. It looks like it is the set of an epic film about fairies and gnomes, but really it is just a home built by a man in Wales. A home would absolutely love to live in.
