Made in China
A ton of readers sent this in today, a photo essay and narration about the electronic markets in Shenzhen, China… Link & James Fallows’s related story in the July/August 2007 Atlantic – Link.
Made On Earth
Giant Labyrinth game for sale
Dave writes – Last year, I and five friends created this scale version of the popular Brio Labyrinth game for Holocene’s Annual Mini Golf Invitational, where artists are asked to create original mini-golf holes. Labyrinth: The Mini-golf Version is just like Labyrinth: the Original Laptop Game, except played with a golf ball instead of a […]
Amazing homemade watches
Interview with Haruo Suekichi, creator of thousands of amazing watches – Link & site.
Contemporary Russian folk artifacts
A reader suggests this book for Makers out there, Home-Made: Contemporary Russian Folk Artifacts by Vladmir Arkhipov — Check out this review… – A television aerial made out of forks and a lamp made of aeroplane parts; a plastic colander mended in four different places; one shovel that recycles a `men at work’ sign and […]
Shinjuku station signage made with adhesive tape
I spent a lot of time in the Shinjuku station and always wondered about this! If, over the past several years, you have had the privilege of joining the 3.3 million people that pass through Tokyo’s Shinjuku station each day, you may have observed the work of Mr. Sato. A construction worker by trade, Sato […]
RoboFlush
Joe built this thing to save him from holding down the toilet handle for 10 seconds every time he flushes… Link.
James Ford and the General Carbuncle
James Ford spent 2 years affixing over 4,500 on to a car. It’s a homage to the “General Lee” car from the Dukes of Hazzard: The General Carbuncle… Link.