Wait, that’s not a nixie clock!
My friend Aaron decided to make an LCD photo frame for his husband, and it came out beautifully!
art
Interactive grass
Frits Stam developed this patch of grass with embedded conductive fibers and fiber optics. I think it’d go well in a Wonderland-type interactive art installation. [via Fashioning Technology]
Wind turbine covered in LEDs
It’s a Xmas-time publicity stunt from German engineering conglomerate Siemens AG, which manufactures wind turbines and includes, among its vast holdings, a couple of wind power companies. The “Siemens Superstar” was created in collaboration with Munich multimedia artist Michael Pendra and installed on a large wind turbine in Fröttmaning at the gates of Munich, overlooking the A9 autobahn. It was up from November 29 through January 6. The Siemens publicity site has lots more info and some beautiful video. [Thanks, Rachel!]
Caleb Larsen’s A Tool to Deceive and Slaughter
Perpetual online auction, internet connection, custom programming and hardware, acrylic cube… Combining Robert Morris’ Box With the Sound of Its Own Making with Baudrillard’s writing on the art auction this sculpture exists in eternal transactional flux. It is a physical sculpture that is perptually attempting to auction itself on eBay. Every ten minutes the black […]
Sleep remaining indicator is minimalist clock
The Sleep Remaining Indicator by Nirav Patel is about the simplest alarm clock that I can think of.
Kinetic sculpture responds to singing
Mitchell F. Chan sent us a link to this amazing music-driven kinetic sculpture piece. He explains how it works: The project on display in the video is titled “Visions of the Amen” by Mitchell F. Chan. It’s being brought to life by the voice of talented young soprano Ashleigh Semkiw. It’s a kinetic sculpture in […]
Carpet padding rug
Rachel @ CRAFT points us to this really awesome ornate rug made entirely from cut carpet padding by Carolyn Salas. More: Cold Cut Marble Floor
