RSS Feeds:A quick sampling of some of the homegrown technology that makes the Maker Faire such a kick: There's some bizarre transit, in the form of ACME Mufineering's motorized cupcakes; a "giant, fixed-gear, two-person dicycle" called Unwheeldy (hard to describe, but watch and it'll all make sense); and Tom Sepe's Whirlygig Emoto, a steampunk'd electric cycle complete with 15-mile range and, um...operating steam whistle.
Indoors, things were just as charming: Sisyphus V uses a rotating magnetic arm to propel a steel ball through sand, creating Zen-garden geometric patterns; that crazy ferrofluid you keep reading about populates the hand-cranked Magnetoscope, turning magnetic fields into impossible-looking 3D artwork; and the spooky moving images of a homemade camera obscura turn out to be the result of something as simple as an LED light and some bits of shiny foil on a turntable.
Posted by: core jr | Comments (0)Cyclecide Bike Rodeo is a group of bike-obsessed Bay Area makers who take their "traveling pedal-powered carnival that is fun for people of all ages" to events up and down the West Coast. Here we've got a few seconds of their cycle-driven carousel flinging some kids about at a frightening pace; see their website for videos of their other contraptions.
Posted by: core jr | Comments (0)TechShop is one of those things that makes so much sense you wonder why it hasn't been around forever. Based in Menlo Park, CA, it's a massive, public, subscription-based machine shop and fabrication studio that actively encourages the mechanically curious to get their hands dirty and start making things. In addition to all the routers, laser cutters, welding equipment and RP machines they run, TechShop also offers low-cost classes to get newbies building as quickly as possible. Founder Jim Newton walks us through a few of the toys they brought over to demonstrate, and mentions a bit about expansion plans too (Portland, OR and Durham, NC by the end of the summer, seven more locations next year--check the website to see where).
Posted by: core jr | Comments (0)We first blogged this low-cost wind turbine from Engineers Without Borders last month, but here's a Maker Faire guided tour of the thing, given by Matt McLean, one of the literally hundreds of engineers who make up the organization. Turns out bike parts, electrical conduit and Teflon tape have more uses than you think.
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A bit late on this, but if you didn't make it to one of the special instore video kiosks to catch the 3-D version of Björk's latest single 'Wanderlust,' wired has you covered with an exclusive copy posted on their site—apparently the video will not work if reposted—well if compressed anyway. And if you can't find that pair of 3-D glasses you stashed after the last scooby snack-fueled IMAX outing, check out wired's How-To-Wiki and make your own.
Posted by: squee.gee | Comments (0)The marketing masters at Adidas are at it again inviting New York's Surface2Air to battle it out with San Francisco's Upper Playground for 3 days to create a massive pair of customized Superstar sneakers. View adidas (click superstar) for the full story.
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Posted by: squee.gee | Comments (1)The iPhone was much ballyhooed for not coming with an instruction manual, because it's so easy to use. But once upon a time telephones were fiendishly complicated devices that required instructional videos like these!
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Drive-in sofa by Gaele Girault at Droog
Here is Core77's Milan Design Week coverage to date, in one easy, sit-back-and-enjoy package. Exclusive galleries coming soon!
Videos
Video Drive-by: Milan 2008: Julia Lohmann
Video Drive-by: Milan 2008: NYOTA modular rack
Video Drive-by: Milan 2008: Willem Deridder
Video Drive-by: Milan 2008: Droog
Video Drive-by: Milan 2008: Established & Sons
Video Drive-by: Milan 2008: Studio Glithero
Video Drive-by: Milan 2008: Daniel Visser and Eveline Brink
Video Drive-by: Milan 2008: Inflatable Couch by Blofield
Video Drive-by: Milan 2008: A Marbelous Table by Tineke
Video Drive-by: Milan 2008: Aziz Sariyer for Hamam
Video Drive-by: Milan 2008: CLONING by 5.5 Designers
Video Drive-by: Milan 2008: AEG & Electrolux Home Beer Dispenser
Video Drive-by: Milan 2008: Council Design
Video Drive-by: Milan 2008: Vitra Edition
Video Drive-by: Milan 2008: Huggy
Video Drive-by: Milan 2008: Ingo Maurer
Video Drive-by: Milan 2008: Casa dei Designer
Blogposts
Milan 2008: Buon giorno
Milan 2008: Swarovski Crystal Palace
Milan 2008: Julia Lohmann
Milan 2008: Established & Sons
Milan 2008: Droog
Milan 2008: OPOS - Vegetable tanned leather
Milan 2008: E&Y
Milan 2008: The Convertible Bag
Milan 2008: TuttoBeNe
Milan 2008: Pause
Milan 2008: Moooi
Milan 2008: Jaime Hayon
Milan 2008: Spain
Milan 2008: Off-shoot
Milan 2008: Trend Spotting
Milan 2008: Saturday Night
Milan 2008: Salone Spotting
Milan 2008: MYTO chair
Milan 2008: Ingo Maurer
Milan 2008: VIA
Milan 2008: Casa dei Designer
Milan 2008: Lexus
Milan 2008: Arrivederci
Previously blogged here, Casa dei Designer offers Saloni-goers some cheap lodging as an alternative to the usual Milanese hotels. Take the tour in the video above, and do check out the bunk beds further at the 2-minute mark!
Posted by: core jr | Comments (0)Nothing like seeing some physical computing with a kid rolling around on it. (Can someone please update the routine at the ToysRUs!?)
Posted by: core jr | Comments (1)Beyond Ingenious! Inspired by small spaces (aren't we all!), Brit Leissler has designed the "Huggy" for Lago, a 2-in-1, bed/loveseat combo. We vote this video of the day!
Posted by: core jr | Comments (2)Vitra Edition was initiated in 1987 as a way to escape from the strict norms and conventions of the furniture industry--conceived as a laboratory that gives designers, architects and artists the freedom to create experimental furniture objects. You've seen some of this stuff before, but here are the pieces in Milan, up close and personal.
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