A colleague and I’ve recently been polishing up a project for our research group in Arts, Media and Engineering at ASU: It’s a large plush squid with circuitry inside to interface with a computer program. I designed the pattern loosely based on the giant plush squids by Cassandra Nguyen, and I sewed sensors into each […]
Phil @ MAKE writes: Lisa Black’s steampunk taxidermy manages to meld two memes I didn’t expect to intersect until at least next Thursday, oh – *warning* if taxerdermified deers and ducks with gears on them offends please don’t proceed with the clickity click coming… I love this fawn with a sewing machine bobbin mechanism for […]
From the technophobic department, Zoe Papadopoulou at the Royal Academy of Art is making these shields for anything electric, knitting a copper filament in her cozies and electrically grounding it. This provides some shielding from the electromagnetic fields these devices emit. Truth is, however, that the waves running through the air (cell phone frequencies, mainly) […]
Ever since I’ve gone mostly wireless in my house, I’ve had a bunch of ethernet cable hanging around, not doing anything useful. Well, here’s one use: a macrame plant hanger! Ruth A. writes in about her brother’s crafty/nerdy creation – Link.
Instructables user clamoring made this fantastic LED firefly pendant using both stained glass and electronics techniques, plus a great tutorial for putting it all together – Link.
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, My Beating Heart has released a new batch of snuggly beating pillow toys. From the site: When hugging My Beating Heart, the physical heartbeat may remind you of hugging a purring pet or loved one. Hold the Heart a moment and you’ll begin to sense your own heartbeat slowly […]
Printmaking MFA student Melissa McGurgan made this fun installation with interactive sound elements. The microphones embedded in the panels and chairs are amplified throughout the space, creating an interesting sonic environment with percussive and tactile overtones. The exhibit will be up at the Chocolate Factory in Phoenix until the end of the month. Melissa’s website […]
