Shannon O’Neill has made a natural history exhibit with moving and light-up creatures for a more life-like experience. Called The How + the Why, Shannon describes the project: I was inspired by vintage How + Why Wonder books to create a fictional natural history museum display with animated creatures. Each creature is a combination of […]
Don’t miss the ITP Spring Show 2008, where there’s sure to be projects galore with wearable electronics and other crafty smarts! Monday, May 12 and Tuesday, May 13 from 5 to 9pm at ITP A two-day festival of interactive sight, sound and technology from the student artists and innovators at ITP. An oversized Greenwich Village […]
Emma Jane Hogbin talks about why and how to get women involved in the free and open source software movement, which is typically dominated by men. Interesting even if you don’t write code, as she’s an avid crafter, too. She even designed and knitted Drupal socks. (Thanks, Patti!)
Etsy seller pingo makes these cord cozies for your laptop power supply. Custom orders for color and length are accepted. I’ve been making these cover the cables for my video installations for years so that they fit in with the aesthetic of the piece.Via Core77.
Check out this herd of sheep sculptures made of phones, phone parts, and phone coils. They seem to be wired up to the wall, so I wonder if they ring! (Thanks, Frank!)
Andrew “Bruce” Lau made this amazing LED cape and wore it around Maker Faire all weekend. I caught up with him to chat about it, and he said that Leah Buechley’s LED tank top was a huge inspiration. He used her suggested technique of soldering metal beads to surface mount LEDs and stitching them in […]
I’ll be running a demo at 11am on Saturday at Maker Faire on how to sew/embroider a simple circuit using conductive thread, an LED, and a watch battery. This is a beginner’s level demo, so don’t worry if you’ve never embroidered or never touched electronics. I look forward to seeing you there! Maker Faire is […]
