A visit to All Hands Active
Last weekend, I had the great fortune to visit All Hands Active, an up-and-coming hackerspace in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Custom billet aluminum iPhone cases
These stylish and attractive small batch iPhone cases from EXOvault are machined from solid pieces of billet aluminum. They add a retro-futuristic charm to something already heavy on the futuristic.
Crafty Biz Spotlight: Bell and Trunk Flowers
One afternoon in sunny Potero Hill in San Francisco, this small shop Bell and Trunk Flowers caught my eye. I couldn’t help myself when I walked in to see the vintage decor filled with crocheted and knitted baby clothing and blankets that peppered the front area. Upon chatting with the owner Vanessa, I found out […]
How Vinyl Records are Made
For the last couple of years there has been a resurgence in popularity of vinyl records. In this short documentary from Nick Cavalier we get a behind-the-scenes look at the production of vinyl records at Gotta Groove Records, a new vinyl pressing plant in Cleveland, Ohio.
Olympic skier makes stuff to escape the stress
Olympic skier Jeret “Speedy” Peterson says tinkering is the spice of life. Photo by NBC Sports / USOC It’s pretty easy to see how knitting might be relaxing and a good way to spend idle time for a person who’s on the road a lot. Someone like an Olympic athlete. But taking apart a weed […]
CNN on today’s ‘golden age of inventors’
Todd Greene is the Los-Angeles-based inventor of the HeadBlade, shown above, which is an ergonomic razor intended specifically for close-shaving of the head, rather than the face. It was chosen as one of Time’s Ten Best Designs of 2000. Greene, who claims to have made millions selling HeadBlades, is one of several inventors and inventing “gurus” featured in this interesting article on CNN.com about the groundswell of ambitious inventing in the United States triggered by the recession.
Winter Olympian Does It with Yarn
Freestyle skier (moguls) Hannah Kearney enjoys knitting as a “soothing pastime.” (Photo by NBC Sports / USOC) With just over a month until the Winter Olympics begin in Vancouver, it was neat to find out that some of the Olympians are crafters as well as world class athletes. Take skier Hannah Kearney (pictured above), for […]
