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Mechanical Flipbook

Sep

30

2012

“Instead of a crank on the side, there’s a tiny motor that rotates the spindle and flexible cards flip by giving the illusion of moving pictures. Then they connect several boxes together and coax the flipping images to tell a little story in a scene that travels from box to box.” – mechanicalflipbook.com They’re making a ...

History of Domestic Objects and Housekeeping

Sep

30

2012

A collection of articles on the history of domestic objects and housekeeping, covering topics such as: Laundry washing, starching, bluing, drying, and ironing Kitchen Dairy Pottery Folk, living, and open-air museums Beds Baby walkers Knitting Fireplaces

Old Tech + New Tech

Sep

30

2012

Update Twitter in Morse Code with the Tworsekey by Martin Kaltenbrummer Mintpass Cube concept brings analog back to digital music by Mintpass Decopunk iPod rig by Winged Fist Steampunk Laptop by Admiral Aaron Ravensdale Steampunk incandescent USB lamp by Winged Fist High voltage power supply for Nixies, CFL, Neon-Glow-Bulbs etc. for my steampunk ...

Museum of the History of Science: Steampunk exhibition

Sep

30

2012

“Between 13 October 2009 and 21 February 2010, we held the world’s first museum exhibition of Steampunk art. This extraordinarily successful exhibition showcased the work of 18 Steampunk artists from across the globe, and drew over 70,000 visitors to the Museum… To coincide with the exhibition, Secondary School Art and D&T departments were invited to submit students’ ...

Artist Inspiration

Sep

29

2012

Jean Tinguely Mark Dion Man Ray Aram Bartoll Joseph Cornell Susan Hiller Alyssa Wright (Cherry Blossoms) Frances Stark Dunne & Raby Angelo Vermeulen Usman Haque Troika James Auger

Wind and Clock-Powered Knitting Machines

Sep

27

2012

Wind-Powered Knitting Machine This project was mentioned by Kris de Decker in his talk at Lift. It’s a wind-powered knitting machine that knits a scarf. Read the Tech Crunch feature › More on the artist Merel Karhof › Clock-Powered Knitting Machine A project by Siren Elise Wilhelmsen. Read the PSFK article › Pedal-Powered Un-Knitting ...

The Steampunk Workshop

Sep

27

2012

The Steampunk Workshop, a blog run by Jake von Slatt, posts a lot of content on Steampunk culture. I’m particularly interested in the (very well documented!) projects that combine new technology with old technology. Here are some of my favorite: Putting Old Lenses on a Cannon DSLR Feature: The Oomphalapompatronium! Cross-Stitch Made ...

Lift

Sep

27

2012

“Lift works to identify and anticipate current and emerging usages of digital technologies through research, events, publications and services.” “Lift is a community of pioneers who explore the social implications of new technologies. We aim to turn innovation into opportunity by anticipating the major shifts ahead, and connect the people who drive them. We work together ...

No-Tech Magazine: Progress and Technology

Sep

27

2012

No-Tech Magazine is written by Kris De Decker. This blog hosts all mixed links and updates from Low-Tech Magazine.

Low-Tech Magazine: Doubts on Progress and Technology

Sep

27

2012

Low Tech Magazine is written by Kris De Decker. The magazine publishes 12 stories per year on the topics of obsolete technology, ecotech myths, and low-tech solutions. The premise of the magazine is the rejection of the idea that every problem requires a high-tech solution. “Low-tech Magazine talks about the potential of past and often ...

Museum of Old Techniques: Hand Tools

Sep

27

2012

The Museum of Old Techniques is located in Belgium. They exhibit, demonstrate, and catalogue old-fashioned devices. What are the old techniques? Muscles, water and wind This website has 2,000+ line drawings of simple hand tools.

As We May Think

Sep

27

2012

“As We May Think” by Vannevar Bush This article was published in The Atlantic magazine in 1945. The author proposes ways that scientists can turn their attention to “the massive task of making more accessible our bewildering store of knowledge.” He calls for the development of tools that are an extension of the mind rather ...

The Inmates are Running the Asylum

Sep

25

2012

The Inmates Are Running the Asylum: Why High Tech Products Drive Us Crazy and How to Restore the Sanity by Alan Cooper – – – Notes: Part 1 Ch. 1 computers are dumb, and they turn otherwise easy-to-use objects into dumb objects that malfunction “it is far ...

Internet of Things Comic Book

Sep

24

2012

“[IoT] heralds the onset of a new paradigm for the relationship between human beings and objects.” (2) In 2008, the number of internet-connected devices exceeded the number of people on Earth (when only 8 years prior, there were a mere 500 million internet-connected devices). (2) “the object is at the same time a communication channel ...