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Cyclo Knitter: A Bicycle-Based Machine That Knits a Scarf in Five Minutes – Colossal
The Cyclo Knitter is a bicycle-based machine by design student George Barratt-Jones. The contraption is made from a simple combination of wood and bike parts, and allows one to knit a scarf through light exercise. Barratt-Jones came up with the … Continue reading
Metal Utensils Precisely Embedded in Vintage Canning Jars by Jennifer Halvorson – Colossal
Glass artist Jennifer Halvorson manipulates vintage canning jars into sculptural portraits tied to memories of making fruit preserves with her family. The antique vessels are each imbedded with utensils that fit perfectly into indentations pressed into the side of the glass … Continue reading
Amazing Real Time MRI Footage That Shows How the Lips, Tongue and Throat Move While Beatboxing
Researcher Dr. Jens Frahm of the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttigen, Germany who showed how the tongue moves while speaking and singing via real time MRI, had beatboxer Gaucho (Timo Schnepf) demonstrate how the tongue moves while freestyling using the very same impressive technology. … Continue reading
The School of Life – ‘How to Soothe Ourselves and Others’
A short film on the topic of soothing, commissioned by The School of Life Find out more: https://www.theschooloflife.com/ Written and Narrated by Alain de Botton Animated by Caitlin McCarthy
A Mt. Everest Time-lapse Combines a Decade of Himalayan Explorations – Colossal
Adventurer and filmmaker Elia Saikaly has attempted to scale Mt. Everest seven times. Twice he has reached the mountain’s summit, while other times he has survived avalanches, an earthquake, and other life-affirming events during his climbs. Saikaly’s latest short film is a … Continue reading
Rebooted – Animated Short Film
Owl Guy, a retro comic book superhero, is suddenly introduced to his rebooted counterpart. Official Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/RebootedFilm/ Runtime: 4:00 Created at Ringling College of Art and Design
The ‘Feather Family’ Creating Costumes for Moulin Rouge
Great Big Story Published on 5 Jun 2018 In Paris, France, you can’t have cabaret without glimmering rhinestones, dazzling sequins, or, most importantly, feathers. Since 1929, Maison Février has been responsible for adorning cabaret performers in an extravagant array of … Continue reading
The Japanese Mini Truck Garden Contest is a Whole New Genre in Landscaping – Colossal
The Kei Truck, or kei-tora for short, is a tiny but practical vehicle that originated in Japan. Although these days it’s widely used throughout Asia and other parts of the world, in Japan you’ll often see them used in the construction and … Continue reading
A Project to Immortalize David Bowie in Traditional Woodblock Prints
David Bowie, who passed away in 2016, had a very special connection – some may even call it a “love affair” – with Japan. He originally developed his affinity after taking an interest in Kabuki and was heavily influenced by … Continue reading
An Olafur Eliasson-Designed Building Only Accessible by Footbridge in a Danish Fjord
Fjordenhus is a recently completed structure built on the Vejle Fjord in Denmark only accessible by footbridge. It is the first structure fully designed by the studio of Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson (previously), and was inspired by the harbor’s architecture. The … Continue reading
Astonishing Origami by Robby Kraft
Brooklyn-based polymath Robby Kraft currently teaches coding to artists and designers at Parsons and the School for Poetic Computation, , but his love for the connected worlds of art and math began at a young age; he started folding origami … Continue reading
The Psychosocial Toll of Our Increasingly Online Lives – ScienceBlog.com
Want to book plane tickets? Order a pizza for dinner? Check available university courses? Write a note to your Aunt Sally? Chances are you’re going to need a smartphone (or laptop or desktop or smartwatch or Amazon Echo personal assistant…) for … Continue reading
