From traditional crafts to modern crafts, we’re covering news and interesting projects to educate you and keep you inspired. Design trends and pop culture related projects are here to inspire.
Slowmotionlandscape made an Altoid tin pinhole camera, made in a hotel room, then used to take a stunning photo of Coney Island – I really like projects like this, even if you’re stuck in a hotel with just a gift shop for parts, there’s something to be made… Link.
Oskay2 turned an old monitor into a cat bed, seems like the cat likes it, or it’s just a clever background image – “JellyBean hangs out in Harley’s converted Apple Two-Page Monochrome Monitor, which has been repurposed into a cat bed. I removed the CRT, circuit boards, and added the towel and some catnip. “ […]
Francesca of Cute Circuit gave us a recap of the fashion technology show, FutureFashion, that happened last week in Pisa, Italy (posted here). She says, “The event was fantastic! We had fun and the people from Pisa and Telecom Italia loved it!” Here’s a link to all the pictures for those of us who couldn’t […]
A MAKE reader writes in with how to use your iPod to speed dial, might also be hand if you need to enter in calling card #s – “The iPod phone may be calling, but until Apple answers we’d best make due with what we have. You’d be surprised how phone savvy your iPod is […]
The stars of the studio are man made puppets which are known and recognized around the world… Fashioned from fiberglass and made almost alive by painstaking artistry, they bring the age old art of puppetry truly into the 20th century. Thanks Puppet Vision!
You talk, and EtchASound makes your words into 3D sketches – “EtchASound is an installation inspired by the world famous toy Etch-A-Sketch. By interacting with EtchASound audiences can have the unique experience of drawing with their own voice. First the user creates a 2 dimensional image in real time with his or her voice, and […]
Todbot has a review of the RooStick, a USB to serial device for controlling a Roomba – “The RooStick is a USB-to-Serial adapter with a Mini DIN 7-pin socket on it that matches the SCI connector on the Roomba. It is an unencased circuit board with a USB connector soldered on one end and the […]
