gocivici made this amazing mechanical clock with a 3D printer and generously shared the plans on Instructables.
How to make a 3D printed rolling marble clock
Making a suitcase out of paper
I was introduced to this young woman's amazing projects through Becky Stern's Big List of Women Makers on YouTube. I've been watching all of Xiao Qianfeng's videos (and blogging about them). She's an extraordinary artisan and the videos are beautifully produced and soothing to watch. For this project, she builds an amazingly beautiful vintage suitcase… READ THE REST
Stop motion animation on Vimeo awarded Best of the Year.
Congrats to Cairo maker, Dina Amin. She has been awarded Best of the Year in the "Made for Social: Small Business" category by Vimeo for her stop motion animation piece, "What's Inside." If you don't know Dina's work, she is a product designer who does the coolest stop motion animations featuring products and technology. The… READ THE REST
Creating a UV curing oven for resin using grocery bags
If you get Amazon Fresh or similar food deliveries, you are likely familiar with the silver-foil insulated freezer bags that frozen foods come in. These quickly multiply in Tribbles-like numbers. I'm always looking for ways to reuse these bags. I regularly use the material to create silvery envelopes for sending out eBay sales and as… READ THE REST
Save 20% on this surreal print from the Hidden Moves art collection
"Art is the journey of a free soul." – Alev Oguz There's probably nothing in your home that makes a more immediate statement about you and the person you are than what's hanging on your walls. And, when what's hanging on your walls is Welsh artist and designer Rhys Owens…well, that's a very particular statement… READ THE REST
It's a lamp that looks like an active thundercloud and you will be utterly transfixed
Even if you aren't usually a contemplative type, there is a power and majesty that washes over you as you watch a cloud roll across the sky. From stringy, wispy cirrus clouds, to serious, storm-bearing nimbus formations, clouds are nature in physical form – and they're deeply hypnotic. That's probably why this Interactive Cloud Lamp… READ THE REST
Half desk toy, half science experiment, the Skill Flux magnetic oddity is all fun
Anybody can use a fidget spinner, or a stress ball, or some other piece of desk silliness to occupy idle hands during the course of their day. But it isn't quite so common for a desk toy to so fully engage inherent scientific curiosity as well. Of course, keeping hands occupied while the brain stays… READ THE REST