Scott J. Franklin’s handblown glass lamp with adjustable brightness, in water – “The WET Lamp is an elegant and playful series of glass lamps with an alluring water-submerged light bulb at its center. Putting an exposed light bulb in water certainly raises some eyebrows, but it also creates an intriguingly simple dimmer switch. When a […]
The secrets of making marionettes, from Popular Mechanics 1934 – Link.
Tim Knowles attaches markers to trees and they draw as they move – “…Knowles attaches pens to the tips of branches of various trees; placing paper in front of them he allows the chance movement of the wind to dictate the composition of the final drawing. The artist surrenders final control of the work, questioning […]
Chris Jordan’s incredible gallery of stuff we throw out, pictured here, cellphones – [via] Link.
Here’s a really interesting way to visualize plots via LEGOs, could be useful for all sorts of things. I am Jack’s LEGO collection, here’s Fight Club – “Time flows from left to right (at the end of each row it skips to the beginning of the next row). Movement up or down indicates character movement. […]
I’ve been surfing around and found some great free patterns for summer projects you can start now and make in a snap. Clockwise from top left: Vicki Howell’s Populars Glam Adjustable Scarf – Link. Pillowcase Skirt from Bella Dia – Link. Tiered Skirt Tutorial – [via] Link. Heather Baily’s new blog and headband pattern – […]
Ladyada has a new kit and best of all extensive documentation on making a charger for just about anything that recharges via USB – “This project details a small & simple, but very powerful USB charger for your mp3 player, camera, cell phone, and any other gadget you can plug into a USB port to […]
