Kinetic fantasy vehicle sculpture
Lovely Da Vinci-esque hand-cranked fantasy vehicle by Pablo Lavezzari. Kinetic Art – [via] Link
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Kevin Kelly on “subterranean tutoring”
Kevin Kelly has an awesome little piece on Geekdad about what he calls “subterranean tutoring.” This excerpt explains the concept by way of example: Science fiction author Neal Stephenson once told me something memorable as we were hanging out in his back yard. He pointed to an unfinished kayak under a tarp. He said he […]
Kinetic Steam Works on BBtv
The folks at Kinetic Steam Works show Xeni around the shop in this latest issue of BBtv. Kinetic Steam Works: artifacts of clockwork modernity. – Link
Eccentric Cubicle author Kaden Harris on the Space Channel
The Space Channel in Toronto, Canada is featuring Eccentric Cubicle author Kaden Harris this weekend. Catch him on the Space Channel’s HypaSpace Weekly, a weekly entertainment news program about the world of science fiction and fantasy with “insightful features on movies, television, books, comics, video games and community events.” It airs Saturday, February 9th at […]
Light as jewelry
Kyeok Kim is an artist, jeweler and metalworker who’s created these amazing pieces of jewelry that project patterns onto the skin. To see them, click on “Portfolio,” then “The Sensory Wearable” (any image), then “Jewelry as Skin.” Jewelry as Skin – [Thanks, Patti!] Link
Your Psycho Girlfriend on BBtv
A tutu made of severed baby doll heads? A taxidermed possum that projects a keyboard from one of its hind legs? It’s maker fun brought to you by HP Lovecraft and Salvador Dali. Actually it’s brought to you by BBtv. Text-o-possum / Your Psycho Girlfriend – Link
Folding bike wheel
The aim is to try to get a really high end city bike or courier bike that can fold up into a package like a golf bag, which could go into an overhead rack on a train or go into a plane locker. Reinventing the Wheel – Link