Here’s a cool exhibition for those in and around Adams, Massachusetts, all about LEDs: In this interactive exhibit we explore the simple and ubiquitous Light Emitting Diode’s capacity as an expressive object. Artists use the LED to generate light, display images and patterns, respond to our actions, and reflect on our environment. The result is […]
Artist and designer Tokujin Yoshioka has created a “bread” chair: My idea of a structure of the future was, against common belief, not to secure strength using hard materials, but to systematically organize small fibers so as to gain strength by spreading the stress. I wondered if I could create an entirely new type of […]
Simon Husslein has created a work titled Nest One, a light installation in a tree in Burgundy, France: A woven sphere is glowing at sunset. Changing colours symbolize new life plated into a dying tree. He doesn’t say how he made it, and the brightness baffles me. How does it change colors? Post your ideas […]
Doktor A, an artist and sculptor, has handcrafted this Pac Man game, the Pac Gentleman. He writes: When this game was first released in 1880 it was so hugely popular in taverns and inns that the bank of England was forced to mint more threepenny bits to keep up with demand. The game was created […]
International Fashion Machines is releasing a kit version of their fabulous Electro-PUFF light dimmers. No special skills are needed, so it could be a fun project to do with kids or give to a crafty friend interested in “smart” materials: The ElectroPUFF Craft Kit makes it possible for anyone to create a fun and funky […]
Flickr user mandalinarossa made two of these “Robotic Sweaters” on her knitting machine. I think they’re just splendid. – Link.
Jonathan made a great instructable on how to reorder your keyboard keys on a MacBook if you prefer a Dvorak layout (an alternative to the standard QWERTY layout, the Dvorak keyboard requires less finger motion as you type). He also points out that it’s helpful if you just want to give your keyboard a good […]
