It’s a kite that looks like a cursor! Quad-line control, asymmetrical framing, invisible stainless fittings, and opposed-bow tensioning for the sail make this incredible kite look digitally pasted right into the sky. But it isn’t. Carefully designed by Tim Elverston, this high-end addition to the WindFire collection marks the beginning of the WindFire OS Series. […]
John writes – “It all started on a long plane flight in the beginning of 2006. I was doodling in my Moleskine notebook and musing about pinhole cameras when and idea struck me. What if I made a camera that was panoramic and high capacity at the same time. I had been shooting with my […]
Start your boat-building hobby by building this one.
A visit to the annual Yankee Steam-Up.
Pulling the strings at the Berkeley Kite Festival.
If you’re in NY pick up Metro and check out Makers! – Link. Related: Makers introduces you to a brigade of citizen engineers making their own cameras, clocks, airplanes, submarines, musical instruments, weapons, medical equipment, energy- saving devices, robots, and houses. They create their own tools to explore the outer atmosphere, the deep sea, and […]
Mark Ho made this metal robot sculpture as part of an “ultimate puppet” project – [via] Link. Height: 16.93″ (43 cm) Weight: 13.2 lb (6 kg) Number of parts: 920 (of which 101 are found in each hand) Number of mobile parts: 85 Material: Bronze and stainless steel Details: The parts are all handmade. The […]
