Bust of Dierdre Candle via Twitter. “Like an echo from the caves of coccamaura, i came forth whilst Dierdre wept cool tears†– from a celtic fairy tale. The bust, “Deirdre” was a true collaboration between the two of us.  Mr. Little presented Mr. Sellers with the concept of crafting a weeping bust that cried […]
By product designer Ed Swan, the Mark Makers table is currently on display at an ongoing London design show, where visitors are invited to participate in decorating it by abrading the layered paint with sandpaper. Cool idea. I just hope there’s a big stack of free dust masks next to it.
I love no-frills plywood furniture. Admittedly, some of these look about as comfortable as a burlap sack full of rocks, but still, big points for minimalism and DIY aesthetics. They’re for sale, by designers ROLU, but geez, if you’re gonna own something that looks like you made it yourself you might as well have the pleasure, and the pride, of actually having made it yourself. Good for inspiration, though. [via Core77]
The other day I was chopping vegetables on a plastic cutting board and was like “this is ok, but it would be a lot of better if it were on a Macbook”… designspray – Das ApfelBrett a Macbook cutting board… fun project to remake. I was expecting to see an apple getting chopped up on […]
Our last major MAKEcation initiative this year is a family challenge contest, sponsored by Maker Shed, with some sweet prizes. Here’s your challenge: Choose a piece of technojunk, some cast-off electronics that you’re willing to take apart (modem, cassette or CD player, printer, VCR, scanner, answering machine, TiVo, etc.). DO NOT touch TV sets and […]
This recycled rubber sink, called RUBBiSH by its creators at Minarc, is made from melted car tires. As Core77 points out, the thin, flexible sheet makes for an exceedingly lightweight sink.
I’ve used quite a variety of sound-isolating personal audio gear; around-ear cans, in-ear buds, as well as active noise-canceling models. All of these posed problems for me in one way or another. Most often, it came down to issues with comfort and how well each design could maintain a good seal on my substantial noggin. […]
