Woman Pays $10,000 for Non-Visible Artwork The Museum on Non-Visible Art, or MONA, houses a variety of non-visible works of art that can only be admired by reading the artist’s description. Sounds weird, but believe it or not, someone actually paid $10,000 for one of these ‘masterpieces’. I have to admit I’ve always wondered why some people spend thousands, sometimes millions of dollars on abstract art pieces that look like the work of someone who has nothing in common with art. So when someone buys one of these unusual creations all they get is a card with a description of the artwork made by the author and a letter of authenticity. A unique piece, only this one is for sale. The non-visible artwork was acquired by Aimee Davidson, a new media producer, who, in an interview with Huffington Post, explained why she spent $10,000 on an art piece she can only imagine: via NPR and Geekosystem Reddit Stumble
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Rebuttal to 3D Printing Revolution: the Complex Reality by Adam B. Levine | Mar.6, 2013 I respect MAKE and the niche they've carved out for themselves, but after the hopes-and-dreams crusher I just read, well.... Sometimes we all take ourselves a little too seriously. The existing hobbyist-friendly additive prototyping methods tend to produce parts from a very narrow choice of materials, all of which exhibit fairly poor mechanical characteristics; there are no signs that this will change in the coming years.... ...In popular view, 3D printers are a tool that will enable us to directly make almost anything; this way of thinking is exemplified by the commercial arms race to deliver FDM machines that print in color. But this pursuit may be misguided: as it is, both 3D printing and CNC machining tends to be more useful for producing tooling patterns – that is, shapes that serve as an input to another, more specialized manufacturing process carried later on. It's so funny to see a forward looking publication thinking in such an antiquated way.
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“Download this gun”: 3D-printed semi-automatic fires over 600 rounds Cody Wilson, like many Texan gunsmiths, is fast-talkin’ and fast-shootin’—but unlike his predecessors in the Lone Star State, he’s got 3D printing technology to help him with his craft. Wilson’s nonprofit organization, Defense Distributed, released a video this week showing a gun firing off over 600 rounds—illustrating what is likely to be the first wave of semi-automatic and automatic weapons produced by the additive manufacturing process. Last year, his group famously demonstrated that it could use a 3D-printed “lower” for an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle—but the gun failed after six rounds. Now, after some re-tooling, Defense Distributed has shown that it has fixed the design flaws and a gun using its lower can seemingly fire for quite a while. (The AR-15 is the civilian version of the military M16 rifle.) The lower, or "lower receiver" part of a firearm, is the crucial part that contains all of the gun's operating parts, including the trigger group and the magazine port. Totally legal
30 Bizarre and Creative Packaging Design Examples Inspiration November 1, 2010 One of the things that identifies the image of a product is its packaging. Few elements like striking graphics, attractive colors, and unusual shapes are carefully thought of to come up with packaging design that catches the attention of the consumers. A packaging design is a critical component in marketing because it is the packaging that makes it stand from the rest when consumers choose a product from the shelf. We usually see the packaging first instead of an innovative product. This post presents the clever and innovative ideas of some of the company manufacturers around the world. Evian 2005 Limited Edition Bottle View Source Experimental Milk Carton View Source Tequila Gun Packaging View Source Salt & Pepper Cell View Source Lightbulb Box View Source Kleenex Packaging View Source 360 Paper Bottle View Source Wine in a Can View Source Doritos Packaging Concept View Source Hanger Tea View Source El Mil del Poaig Packaging View Source Wine Packaging View Source View Source Jásztej
Beauty In A Light Bulb SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 2011 | Comments: 23 I’ve been holding on to a few expired light bulbs with the thought that I would work with them somehow – here are a few ideas for reusing dead bulbs… Make a glass sculpture by hot gluing the bulbs together at their bases. An interesting piece to set on the coffee table – my kids really like this one. Start by gluing together four bulbs of equal size and add bulbs on to build your design. For this design, I hot glued the bulbs into a three dimensional star shape and then wrapped the center with jute. A bauble for my desk – to keep the ideas coming. They may be burned out, but they can still hold light – try using them with candles. Place a small glass cylinder inside of a larger one, fill the space with bulbs and you've got an interesting display of glass and light. I’m listening to Room For Squares tonight.
Glow Stones Ambient Glow Technology's Glow Stones combine with concrete--they either mix in freestyle or nestle in methodically--to create everything from illuminated pathways to Fairyland to sculpted lawn ornaments to mood-setting bathroom vanities. Glow Stones appear bone white in normal lighting, when they're soaking up luminous juice for their show, and then blaze in a choice of Aqua Blue, Sky Blue, or Safety Yellow when darkness falls. Stone sizes range from 1/8" to 3/4", and cost $54 per pound. One pound of the 1/4" glowing booty will cover an area of approximately 28 square feet if stones are set every 3" to 4". Those not in the mood for F'ing around with concrete and pebbles can awash surfaces that need a little UV radiance in Glow-in-the-Dark Graffiti instead.
Dita Von Teese předvedla první šaty z 3D tiskárny - iDNES.cz 9. března 2013 16:23 Americká burleskní umělkyně Dita Von Teese jako první oblékla šaty z látky potištěné nejmodernější 3D tiskárnou a posetou krystaly. Předvedla je v New Yorku. Dita Von Teese v šatech z 3D tiskárny | foto: Albert Sanchez Černou róbu vyrobila tiskárna Shapeways na nejvyspělejší 3D tiskárně, která vytváří prostorové objekty nanášením několika vrstev. Róbu sešitou ze 17 potištěných kusů a posetou 13 tisíci krystaly od značky Swarovski navrhl Michael Schmidt. "Samotné šaty jsem navrhoval na iPadu, dolaďovali jsme je přes Skype, poslal jsem je elektronicky Francisovi a ten je poslal do tiskárny," citoval Schmidta server Foxnews.com.
Unlikely: The Impossible and Improbable Objects of Giuseppe Colarusso In this ongoing series titled Unlikely, artist and photographer Giuseppe Colarusso imagines bizarre and humorous objects, each of which is either technically impossible, improbable, or simply useless in its proposed design. Colarusso tells me via email that many of the pieces he fabricates himself, however some are digitally created in Photoshop. So what’s the point? He hopes each image will make you stop, think and hopefully bring a smile to your face, which is definitely a worthy cause. Also, I would pay top dollar for that spray paint can with adjustable hue sliders, so could somebody make that?