Heirloom Tech: Aineh-Kari Next-Level Mirror Mosaics
Aineh-kari is the Persian art of creating mirror mosaics. Learn how they’re made.
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The Art of Japanese Marquetry
Taking a look at the amazing marquetry known as Yosegi-zaiku from the mountain region of Hakone, Japan.
6 Swell Ways to Transform Surfboards into Ocean-Themed Art
This surfboard art is pretty tubular dude. If you’re boards been wrecked you can give it a second life.
Watch Intricate Moroccan Tile Mosaics Shaped by Hand
See how “zellige,” or Moroccan tile, is created by hand to produce beautiful mosaics in a process that has existed for millennia.
Building the Bricasso Lego Mosaic Printer
Jason Alleman, aka JK Brickworks, has done some very impressive Lego projects over the years, but this might be his coolest yet. Introducing the “Bricasso,” an all-Lego mosaic printer which can scan a piece of art and then re-create it using 1 x 1 multicolored Lego plates. In this 4-part video series, Alleman shows you […]
A First Look At The Mosaic Palette At Maker Faire
I had a chance to meet some of the members of the Mosaic team at Maker Faire Bay Area and check out the Mosaic Palette. The Palette can take up to four different colors of filament and combine them to allow them to be printed on a single extruder 3D printer. While the system right now […]
20,000 Cups of Tea Went Into This Portrait
Fancy a cuppa tea? How about 20,OOO? Apparently artist and architect Hong Yi did, but that’s just so that she could create a thoughtful portrait of a Malaysian tea vendor.
