Building with Papercrete at the Good Life Lab
Papercrete is a fibrous building material made of repulped paper, cement, and water.
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Mats from Salvaged Marine Rope
After making a mat from marine rope found on a sailing trip a few years ago, Sophie Aschauer started producing these spectacular mats from reclaimed marine rope under the name Serpent Sea.
MAKE’s Curated Kickstarter Page
Here’s where we track all the Kickstarter projects we found being done by awesome makers. Check them out and consider supporting them yourself!
Hackaday for Sale. Staffers Start a Crowdfunding Campaign to Buy It
Hackaday, the DIY/hacker site which has been publishing since 2004, is up for sale, according to owner Jason Calacanis, who said he would rather focus on rebranding his struggling Mahalo site. Calacanis is hoping to sell the site for around $500,000.
Three Transformative Tools: From Old Tech to New (Part 2)
Casey Shea, who in April wrote about transforming the old Tech Lab at Analy High School in Sebastopol, Calif. into a modern, usable, and attractive new shop space for his Project Make classes, as well as the greater community, follows up with his No. 2 and No. 1 favorite tools for a high school makerspace.
Can Makerspaces Transform the Chinese Economy?
Shenzhen—the city made famous by its booming manufacturing industry and the engine of Chinese economic growth over the past few decades — is a sprawling region of plain, gated factory buildings and high-rise towers. But set foot in OCT LOFT, the city’s ultra-chic arts-and-design district, and you’ll get a taste of a new and different economy. The hiss of latte machines and live jazz are the soundtrack here. Boutiques featuring handmade items fill repurposed industrial buildings alongside bars and restaurants. Murals brighten the exterior walls, and eye-catching sculptures line the brick sidewalks. On the second floor of Building A5, a cheerful, glass storefront with lime-green walls displays books, toys and curious electronic gadgets. This is Chaihuo, Shenzhen’s first makerspace.
Upcoming Book, The Makerspace Workbench, Now In Early Release
Adam Kemp’s upcoming MAKE book, The Makerspace Workbench, is now available for sale as an early release ebook. Early release ebooks give you access to books in their earliest form — Adam’s raw and unedited content as he writes. You’ll receive updates to the ebook when significant changes are made, new chapters as they’re written, […]
