Andrew Leman (who also made the amazing ElectriClerk) made this game playing accessory helmet from army surplus, old specs, leather and headphones… – “This leather aviation helmet was wired with a pair of concealed headphones which connected to a portable cassette player. When the helmet is securely fastened and the blinders of the goggles are […]
A MAKE reader writes in with these super slick recycled-remade car seats by designer Dionysios Skalos in Athens – “RE-sit .The idea is to recycle and reuse car seats as chairs,armchairs and sofas in a living space.All body frames are made of the same aluminium profile.These high quality seats are fitted with several motorized adjustments […]
John Wischhusen made these beautiful EL wire night lights… – “EL Flutter is an Electro luminescent butterfly nightlight that provides a soft diffused glow from its wings. It uses safe and robust electro luminescent technology and can easily be hung on the wall or ceiling.” [via] – Link. Related: Make a Glowing, Wearable, EL-Wire, Blinky […]
We Make Money Not Art has a great collection of Vacuum cleaner based music… Celeste Boursier-Mougenot’s Harmonichaos is a sound installation made of 13 vacuum cleaners fitted with a harmonica in their mouth and a switch that turns them on/off. Each is connected to a sound frequency analyzer (a modified electronic guitar tuner). Two more […]
Artist Harm van den Dorpel makes constructions and artwork made out of Revell plastic model kits, check out his other works too… – Link. Related: Art @ MAKE – Link.
So today is shaping up to be a banner day for taxidermy, if this keeps up we’ll do “taxidermy Tuesday” – any way, here’s a gallery of “bizarre taxidermy” – some gems include: cyclops fish, two headed cats/rabbits/baby chicks and some other one-eye oddities… [via] – Link. Related taxidermy projects: HOW TO – LED Throwie […]
Artist Tim Simpson has a helmet that makes you smile, no serious, the helmet *makes* you smile – “A helmet for people in jobs which demand an unusual amount of smiling, such as air-stewards, receptionists and politicians. A sensor in the front of the helmet detects anybody within a 2 metre range, at which point […]
