I just got back from seeing Arena Stage’s (Arlington, VA) production of the one-man show R. Buckminster Fuller: THE HISTORY (and Mystery) OF THE UNIVERSE. Through some happy overlay of space-time vectors that Bucky himself would appreciate, Dale Dougherty was there, too (and sat right in front of us). This play has been making the […]
We’re thrilled to announce that July is kid’s month on Make: Online. We’re constantly getting requests to do more kid-related content and projects, so stay tuned over the coming month for much more of this on the site. We’ll have round-ups of our best kid-related coverage so far, in the magazine and here on the […]
MakerDan34 and his family work on their trebuchet, on last year’s MAKEcation It’s summertime, and that means packing up the car, the kids, and the family goat, and hitting the open road for some good ol’ Griswold family-style vacation time. Or not. You might be staying home this year. You’ll certainly likely be home for […]
The Wip Chair, by Khodi Feiz, is a chair cut from a single piece of polystyrene foam. Basically the design was modeled in the computer, and something like a giant hot wire cutter carved out the form. The chair was mass produced and used in an installation at the Dutch embassy in Berlin in June 2006, called NL-Lounge.
Last weekend in NYC, Vice and Intel launched an event/chennel about art and technology called the Creators Project. Lots of cool projects, here are a few highlights: Hojun Song – Open Source Satelitte James Powderly – Eyewriter Muti Randolph – Deep Screen
Etsy seller Jenine made this amazing bit of flameworked Pyrex: a 3″ humanoid figure with articulated joints, all made of glass. [via Boing Boing]
Here’s a fun conversation from Foo Camp between Dale Dougherty and Steven Levy on the 25th anniversary edition of his ground-breaking book Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution. This is one of those books that changed the direction of my life. How about you?
