Made On Earth — Big Wheels Turnin’
Fred Abels has a fascination with wheels. So, together with friend Maik ter Veer, Abels created the Dicyclet — not only a monster of a vehicle, but also a dream come true.
Fred Abels has a fascination with wheels. So, together with friend Maik ter Veer, Abels created the Dicyclet — not only a monster of a vehicle, but also a dream come true.
Remember the Geo Metro? Introduced in 1989, the vehicle’s been awarded more ridicule than anything else. And while the Geo brand is now defunct, EV enthusiast Dave Cloud of Woodinville, Wash., could earn the car some newfound recognition.
When the snow melts in the mountains outside the tiny village of Stropones, Greece, artist Achilles Kapsalis can be found collecting animal bones for his Psyteks sculpture series.
German designer and furniture maker Frank Buchwald says he’s fascinated by the “uncompromising functionality of machines,” and he prefers to experience it raw, unobscured by exteriors of mawkish or overly pleasing design.
Since launching MAKE seven years ago, our mission has been to inspire, inform, and connect the global community of makers — and aspiring makers. A central goal of our work is to help people get started with making.
This Toys and Games issue of MAKE is filled with fun projects to make that just might inspire you to see the world differently — as something you can shape, mold, shrink, and hack.
Arvind Gupta’s playful educational mission.