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A Flurry of New Notebooks from Field Notes Features 99,999 Unique Snowflake Designs
U.K.-based artist Brendan Dawes channels the infinite crystalline shapes of snowflakes in a new collaboration with Field Notes. For its 49th limited-edition series, the Chicago-based notebook manufacturer tasked Dawes with designing an algorithm that mimics the atmospheric process that forms … Continue reading
Why Gongs Are So Expensive | So Expensive
The unmistakable sound of the gong has held spiritual significance in Southeast Asia for centuries. Hand-beaten from sheet materials, the labor-intensive shaping and delicate paintwork result in beautiful percussive instruments. Souvenir gongs can be bought for just a few dollars, … Continue reading
Introducing new members of Judson Beaumont’s Straight Line Family!
Posted on September 17, 2013 | Straight Line has come alive with our new additions! Introducing Vern, Vinny, and the adorable babies. Let us know what you think! Vern on his way to IDS West. Hanging out with the gang. … Continue reading
Werner Herzog’s Entertaining Answer to “How Many Languages Do You Speak?” | Kottke
This clip of an off-screen interviewer asking film director Werner Herzog how many languages he speaks and then Herzog answering is only slightly more than 90 seconds long, but it’s a masterclass in how to tell an entertaining story. He … Continue reading
The complete DSC Formula
Written by and starring: DSC Directed and edited by Joe Marcantonio dialm.tv Produced by Matt Wakeham Voices: Mary McCartney & Hakura Kuroda Camera by Joe Marcantonio & Andrew Lawrence Music by Daniel Lindegren Audio Post by Fonic fonic.co.uk
DIY to the Extreme: Power Stations to Gyroplanes
These people take the whole do-it-yourself ethos to the nth degree. These are the inventors, the artists, the makers who construct the most astonishingly detailed replicas of airplanes out of manila folders; use access to a river and scrap metal … Continue reading
Tote Around Exactly One Watermelon in This Elegant, Leather Bag
Say goodbye to the days of fumbling an unwieldy melon while trying to carry in groceries. Japanese ddesigner Tsuchiya Kaban’s latest leather bag provides an elegant, luxury vessel tote around your fruit. Holding exactly one, round watermelon, the carrier was … Continue reading
Make this card Robot Cat automata
Keith Newstead You can download PDF’s for this automata at my Facebook Group ‘Mechanical Adventures’ https://www.facebook.com/groups/39331…
How French Baguettes Are Made In Paris | Regional Eats
In this episode, baker Mahmoud M’seddi welcomes us into his bakery in Paris’ 14th district where his award-winning baguettes come to life. Making a baguette is complex and time-consuming process that requires a lot of dedication, skill, expertise, but most … Continue reading
What is the best way to lace your shoes? Dream proof.
Mathologer A blast from the past. A video about my fun quest to pin down the best ways of lacing mathematical shoes from almost 20 years ago. Lots of pretty and accessible math. Includes a proof that came to me … Continue reading
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