I agree with longtime MAKE pal Alan Dove that this modernist fish tank is just “crying out for a re-make.” Also, anyone curious about building their own fish tanks should check out this tutorial over at Cichlid-forum.com. [Thanks, Alan!] More: Infinity-pool fish tank Lego fish tank Fish swim around the house, in a custom aquarium […]
Check out this repurposed IM-Me instant messaging toy turned pocket spectrum analyzer from embedded hacker Michael Ossmann. What’s more, he’s included source.
As you may already know, our community projects library, Make: Projects, has a Reuse section, with dozens of projects related to reuse, recycling, “upcycling,” and the like. Here are a few of my favorites. DIY Soldering Iron StandHey there, my geek friend. Has this ever happened to you? (It’s happened to me.) You’re in a […]
RePlayGround turn scrappy materials and other urban detritus into wonderful upcycled projects and products. This Sunday, from 3-6pm, they’ll be turning cardboard, bottle caps, subway passes and other trashy crafts into holiday decorations at a private residence in north Brooklyn. There’s so much trash in this city waiting to be upcycled, you don’t need to […]
I love projects, like this ugly duckling lamp series from Hong Kong-based designer kamric, that give the lie to so-called “modern” design: Here’s something that looks just as good, and works just as well, as your snooty “designer” products, but is made from a couple bucks’ worth of hardware store materials.
This “50% sawdust” project from Israel’s Kulla design involves mixing equal parts sawdust and shredded plastic bags in a mold under heat and mild pressure to produce a composite chip-board type material that, reportedly, requires no other adhesives, binders, or other components. Lots of questions left to be answered, but an interesting start. [via Dude […]
Pipe Wrench Coffee Table by Jonathan Niemuth via NOTCOT. Love this, if I ever start drinking coffee again *and* get room for a coffee table, I’m making one of these.
