Lenore shows you how to make edible origami! – “Crispy wonton wrappers add cheerful crunch to an asian salad, but shouldn’t they be… more interesting? Presented here is the ideal upgrade. No more must you clutter your salad with amorphous crispies or chow mein noodles to obtain the requisite crunch: Crane Croutons will be your […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Oskay writes – “Detail photo of Gravitram One at OMSI in Portland, Oregon. This is an amazing rolling-ball kinetic sculpture that has been running approximately continuously since 1973. It’s made (mostly) of 1/8” diameter copper-coated mild steel welding rod, brazed together in a simple, yet remarkable fashion. You could watch […]
Vang1.net’s Leela casemod – “After finishing my Bender project, I just had to do another futurama casemod. I thought about what to do for months and had several good ideas, but finally I fell for Leela. I’ve always been a big Futurama fan and I was 100% certain I’d be able to do this, dispite […]
MMckenna just announced their new Emulation kit – these are simple lamps you can build/snap together and power with a 9v battery – “DEK4 is modeled after Castiglioni’s Toio. It is the second Castiglioni lamp to be emulated, but the fact remains that he was both prolific and a genius. The world is a poorer […]
Steve from Finkbuilt has a clever way to make really nice play sets for kids, he writes – “Lately, Harlan (4) and I have been using google images to find textures, then printing out inkjets to use in the construction of simple carboard sets for our PlayMobil games. Kids seem to like these homemade buildings […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Uninorth13 made a soap holder from an Apple pro mouse and a wash mitten woven from an Apple store plastic bag – Link.
Matti writes – “Artist Peter Geshwinds exhibition is a makers dream and/or nightmare! The whole space is packed full of improvised machines and mutated household items, they are all activated by sensors as you walk around.” – Link.
