Hand-Crocheted Police Car Sculpture
Finnish artist Kaija Papu created this incredibly realistic looking sculpture of a police car from carved foam plastic covered in a hand-crocheted exterior.
Fiber Art
Mobile Factory Makes Electronic Embroidery
A recent article in The New York Times describes a work by Amor Muniz, called Maquila R4, which consists of a mobile factory she transports by bicycle to temporarily employ people to work on electronic embroidery pieces.
Playable Fashion Workshop at Eyebeam
Current fellow Kaho Abe will teach a Playable Fashion weekend workshop on January 5th and 6th for aspiring teenage designers at Eyebeam Art and Technology Center in New York.
LED Needlepoint Robot
New media student Anu Koski created this clever combination of needlepoint and LEDs with her “Needlepoint Robo.”
Diana Eng’s Retroreflective Scarves
MAKE contributor Diana Eng made these cool retroreflective scarves that serve as hi-viz for those romantic moonlit strolls. What normally appear as subtle grey stripes, illuminates with reflected light when exposed to a direct light source. The stripes are created by tiny retroreflective lenses on the surface of the fabric. The stripes reflect different shades […]
Embroidered Postcards
Artist Shaun Kardinal made some charming modifications to these postcards by embroidering them by hand. It seems like this could be a nice way to customize some holiday cards as well.
Sewn Paintings
Artist Esther Janssen created these epic compositions by sewing together pieces of patent leather and filler.
