Made On Earth — Hello Moto
In the hands of Milanese artisan Maurizio Lamponi Leopardi the polished chrome, handlebars, and headlights of the classic Vespa or Lambretta scooters now find new uses in gorgeous halogen lamps.
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Made On Earth — Erik and the Submarine
Erik Westerberg has spent more than 2,400 hours, apart from his day job as a freelance mechanic, building his submarine — only the second civil submarine in Sweden.
Hands On — Ponoko
A Long-Tail, Pro-Am, Digital Maker Thing.
Heirloom Technology — All-Purpose Swahili Bed
In Kenya, the most common and most useful piece of furniture is the rot- and bedbug-resistant Swahili bed.
Homebrew — My Own Relay Computer
As a grown up, I now had the time, the money, the knowledge, the patience, and the determination to complete this long-abandoned childhood project.
Project Orion: Deep Space Force
The Moon was in; Saturn and Mars were out.
Make Free — Predicting the Present
I suspect the future is probably weirder than the Singularity (it’s usually weirder than we think). But the popularity of the Singularity tells us something about our present day.
