Morgan writes – “I read this article in yesterday’s Times about the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen. The group has been around for over 100 years, and still operates a massive library that focuses on trades and crafts, as well as a free trade school. I went by the yesterday afternoon; the library is […]
Tune in to these customized satellite dishes by artist Julien Celdran – [via] – Link.
The toaster and the shower are my favorites… – “Artist Kevin O’Callaghan, a Manhattan School of Visual Arts professor, saw something of beauty in the car that the public has turned its back on. He bought 39 rusty Yugos and asked his students to make objects of functional art from them. What was remnants of […]
Kevin Kelly’s Street Use blog has an article about jazz recordings etched into old x-ray film – “In the USSR and Eastern Europe in the 1950s underground night spots would play music pirated from the west. The only media they had were recorders etched into discarded X-ray film. I’ve long sought some images. Researcher Camille […]
What do you do with 6 PCI USB cards with 5 USB ports each? Chop off the ends of course and wire up a BBQ – [via] – Link & translated page. Related: Homemade USB cup warmer – Link.
Nat over at our siste blog CRAFT has a good write up on these bags made from busted skateboards – “Focused in the UK makes unique looking handbags out of broken old skateboards. You can purchase these cool bags or you can sell them bits of your broken skateboard. The philosophy behind Focused from their […]
We’ve had a few shopping cart related projects and articles on MAKE, from a “shopper chopper” to making furniture from them, this new book The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America: A Guide to Field Identification looks like a modern day bird watchers guide, urbanized for spotting shopping carts in the various habitats – […]
