How-To: Make Your Own RockChair
After the success of his previous endeavor to create chairs out of tree stumps, industrial designer Colby Unger decided to take his furniture design to “the next level” with a new project called Rock Chair.
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The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the industrial arts from metal and woodworking to CNC machining and 3D printing.
3D Printing Gives a New Spin on Ceiling Art
Mark Leonard, who works for Aztec design, is no stranger to intricate and unique projects. After being inspired by a Youtube video, he decided that he had to have a 3D printer. If he was thinking it would expand his creative abilities, it seems he was definitely right. This ceiling art, as you might expect, […]
A Steel Approach to Paper Lamps
I’m a designer at an architecture firm in Ann Arbor Michigan called O|X studio and I made some lamps for a local restaurant (Tomukun Korean BBQ). There are about 50 lamps, laser-cut steel and acrylic. I worked on the architecture as well, including the layout of the lamps, and then I made the lamps myself. […]
Seeing Spaces: Observational Tools for Makerspaces
A typical makerspace is outfitted with many of the tools needed to fabricate an object: laser cutters, 3D printers, drills, mills, welders, soldering irons, and sewing machines. Tools like these are great for putting materials together, but creators also need tools to observe how these objects behave. This is especially true as we make things […]
Top 10 Photos from the #NationOfMakers – So Far!
The National Day of Making is almost upon us! Participate by tweeting your project pics and videos to @make with the hashtag #NationofMakers. Here are 10 favorites so far – but we want to hear from you!
How-To: Mason Jar Beehives
Get your honey made right in the jar in your own backyard with this ingenious mason jar beehive tutorial from Instructables member Zevion.
Building Your Own Workbench
Building a nice workbench is a very important task. Many people have come up with many approaches. DiResta showed us earlier this week how a simple design with solid welded frame could both look nice and possibly last forever. What if you aren’t set up to weld though? Chris Finke built this workbench to be […]
