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Non*Mart Trade-Based Shop

A new design studio and shop is opening in San Francisco and they are looking for product submissions. Non*Mart, as the shop is aptly named, touts an interesting alternative to traditional commerce by promoting the barter system. Artists are invited to submit pieces for inclusion in the shop. From the site, “To be considered, your […]

Flying furniture

Flying furniture

These are some fascinating uses for airplane components from MotoArt. Blow your friends away with the MK-84 Aqua Bomb. This piece will compliment your environment and will add a little tranquility to any home or office. Fabricated with an MK-84 bomb tail fin assembly, a 10-gallon Plexiglas fish tank and a spun aluminum dome cap. […]

Make: Play Day

Kids of all stripes are having a really fun time learning and making their own creations at Make: Play Day. Michael Shiloh is sort of in charge, but the whole system is wonderfully self regulating. There are a couple of different areas, disassembling technojunk, building projects with the aid of a crew of dedicated and […]

Repurposing newsboxes

Repurposing newsboxes

What to do with all of those street corner news boxes and video drop boxes that are suddenly in great supply? Seems like the piece we published in MAKE, Volume 10 struck a nerve and inspired several sites to round up other potential uses. Like: A cool casemod. An aquarium: You’ll have the most unique […]

Airplane reuse

Airplane reuse

Image from Inhabitat Looking to cash in your frequent flyer miles? Maybe you can crash here…. The airplane was transported piece by piece from the San Jose airport to its current resting place on a pedestal 50 feet above the beach. It looks a bit like a model airplane on a stand, and we can […]