Opera gowns made from 20,000 beer cans
New York-based artist Nikos Floros made these stunning opera costumes from 20 thousand beer and soft drink cans for an art exhibition in Athens – [via] Link & video.
Made On Earth
ReLeaf rain collector gives your plants more sustenance while it rains
Made in Switzerland by Fulguro, “ReLEAF” is a rain collector that uses folded thermo lacquered aluminum sheets that look like plant leaves to collect extra rainwater and funnel it down to your thirsty plants. These can be inserted into any plants and thus make for a nice way for the lazy gardener to keep their […]
Gort
Gort, a Theremin-like experience installation at Burning Man 2007 – Link.
The Satelloons
Greg writes – From about 1956 until 1964, US aeronautics engineers and rocket scientists at the Langley Research Center developed a series of spherical satellite balloons called, awesomely enough, satelloons. Dubbed Project Echo, the 100-foot diameter aluminumized balloons were one of the inaugural projects for NASA, which was established in 1958. The Satelloons – [via] […]
Mona Lisa made from recycled train tickets
This Mona Lisa was made from 320,000 used tickets from the nankai Namba train station in Japan, over 300 employees help create it… [via] Link.
The Maker File: Robodock 2007
Dale just put together some stills and audio from Robodock 2007. The 10th Robodock Arts & Technology Festival took place recently in Amsterdam. Featuring hundreds of artists either inside an old shipbuilding warehouse or outside on the docks of North Amsterdam, Robodock offered a spellbinding mix of mechanical marvels coupled with performance art. View it […]
CNC laser cut metal fish
Owen made this stainless steel fish on his homemade C02 laser… Link.