Corinne Okada Takara: Bringing Biology and Sustainable Materials Into Youth Makerspaces
Part science lab, part artistic experiment, part eye-opening experience with the natural world, Takara’s homebrew makerspace brings biodesign to eager students.
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Handmade Fungus-Adorned Cushions
Add a little fungus to your life with these unique handmade cushions featuring some mushrooms growing out of them by Helsinki based designer Suvi-Tuuli Junttila.
Mushroom Caketopper
You can make that birthday cake you are making a little more special with a custom handmade mushroom cake topper, as shown by Handmade Charlotte.
How-To: 1-Up Mushroom Pizza Rolls
The clever folks over at Kitchen Overlord have created this great tutorial for making pizza rolls that look like the 1-Up mushrooms from Super Mario Brothers, and yes, they have mushrooms in them.
Exactly perfect little glowing mushroom lamps
I don’t know how else to put it. These lamps, by a Japanese craftsman known as The Great Mushrooming, feature handblown glass mushrooms, with internal LEDs, mounted in found driftwood bases with conspicuous on/off switches. I don’t think they could get any better. [via Inhabitat]
Mysterious Mushroom Puzzle
This wooden puzzle from the Maker’s Market is a delight. The natural wood colors, the amazing detail, and the complex forms of mushrooms all contribute to a piece of challenging puzzle art. I think Xylocopa Design has created something that will capture the attention of mycology lovers and puzzle solvers everywhere.
How-To: Winter Mushroom Wonderland
Celebrate deep winter and the bitter cold with a unique seasonal floral arrangement. This miniature landscape brings the beauty of the forest into your warm and cozy home. It’s simple to create a tiny version of the woods, and adding mushrooms from the grocery store makes it all the more unusual and authentic. Mushrooms last […]
