Joe Hyneck wants to move your charger from the wall to your handbag. On cloudless days, he wanders his neighborhood to test whether the purse, which is plated in thin solar panels and contains a lightweight battery, is absorbing energy from the sun. After three hours of direct exposure, the purse generates enough electricity to […]
Wow, look at these boots from fused plastic bags! From Treehugger: We’ve talked about plastic bags fusing before as a way to keep polyethylene bags going, and even pointed you to a tutorial to DIY, but so far we hadn’t seen the material applied to footwear and in such an elegant way. These boots are […]
Need a standout accessory for New Years Eve, but don’t have a lot of time? Design Mom shows you how to whip up one of these stylish floral headbands, perfect for wearing to a midnight toast.
PT @ MAKE points us to Artist Nancy Wu‘s interesting beef jerky handbag; I love works like this that contrast luxury products with something a little more overtly perverse. More: The AntiCraft Does Bacon Crafts Bacon Scarf HOW TO – Pork Princess Tiara
Etsy’s Handmade Portraits series goes in depth with successful sellers to tell the story of their creative rise to fame. In this one, learn how Allison Sattinger started her own line of beautiful leather crafts, Sunny Rising Leather.
If you’re looking for some last-minute party wear inspiration, Maquette has a post sharing some quick ideas for accessories you can whip up using materials you probably already have in your craft supply stash. [via OnePrettyThing]
Fashion designer Sandra Backlund creates these astonishing sculptural knits! Leonora Oppenheim on Cool Hunting writes: While these wool and alpaca garments may not be practical day wear and we might feel the need to channel Björk or Roisin Murphy’s sartorial confidence to walk around in them, we love the ambition and scope that Backlund brings […]
