I really admire Ira Glass of radio’s This American Life. He’s just so intelligent. And it comes across in a very real, down-to-earth way that’s indicative of someone who seriously mulls things over. This is a snippet of a longer talk on creating stories for television or radio, but in this particular segment, he is […]
One interesting historical example of upcycled crafting is bottleneck guitar– or as it is now widely known, slide guitar. The unique resonant sound of slide guitar was originally formed by playing with a glass bottleneck over one finger and running the slide up and down the strings. While the materials for making slides have evolved, […]
Sean Ragan shows you how to use the label on a beer or wine bottle as a built-in resist for etching on the glass.
With 87,000 bar fights a year in the UK, with a combined health care cost of over 2.5 million pounds per year, the British Design Council saw a need for better bar glassware. Design agency DesignBridge stepped up with these concepts. What do you think, readers? How would you redesign the classic pint glass to […]
In the market for a Klein Bottle or just a wool hat shaped like one? Check out the selection at Acme Klein Bottle. In 1882, Felix Klein imagined sewing two Möbius Loops together to create a single sided bottle with no boundary. Its inside is its outside. It contains itself. Take a rectangle and join […]
Make a glass of LED ice cubes for conversation or decoration. To download The LED Ice Cubes video click here and subscribe in iTunes. Subscribe to MAKE Magazine for other great projects you can do over the weekend.
With some decorative papers, thumbtacks and about 20 minutes, this super-easy technique will literally transform your home. Try outfitting an old china hutch or a tired looking entertainment center. Besides just hiding the contents of your cupboards, decorative papers or fabrics will make a design statement that can always be in fashion.
