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The Original Egg-Bot!

NEW PRODUCT – The Original Egg-Bot!. The Eggbot is an open-source art robot that can draw on spherical or egg-shaped objects from the size of a ping pong ball to that of a small grapefruit– roughly 1.25 to 4.25 inches in diameter (3 – 10 cm).
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Cardboard Exhibition Pods by Toby Horrocks

Melbourne-based architect Toby Horrocks has designed a collection of cardboard exhibition pods.
Toby says:
The abstract ‘icons’ represent four magazines published by Architecture Media, and were displayed at an exhibition of Australian Design Pub…

Make Your Bot! $100 CNC mill

Make Your Bot! $100 CNC mill…

Automatic Cake Decorator

This automatic cake decorator appears as part of the Design Criminals show in the design space at MAKVIenna, Austria, by mischer’traxler. [via Core77]

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3D print in silver at Shapeways

Shapeways now carries my material of choice for jewelry making: sterling silver.

We are very proud to offer Sterling Silver as our latest production material! In the past we did a test with Silver Ring Poems and Cufflinks, but now you can order any…

Plywood chair bonanza

I love no-frills plywood furniture. Admittedly, some of these look about as comfortable as a burlap beanbag stuffed with bricks, but still, points for minimalism and DIY aesthetics. They’re for sale, by designers ROLU, but geez, if you’re gonna own…

CNC Routed Ripple Shelf

Part of the “Reaction” series by Nervous System, this CNC routed shelf gives the illusion that the dishes have disturbed a smooth liquid surface.

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Peter Sandback’s Furniture Design Studio

I love going behind the scenes, so I was super excited when I got the chance to visit Peter Sandback’s modern and bright studio located in southern New Hampshire. Originally built as a commercial garage, Sandback converted the building — se…

Print books while you wait

McNally Jackson Will Soon Be Printing Books While You Wait @ The New York Observer…

By the time 2011 rolls around, Nolita’s McNally Jackson Books will have an Espresso Book Machine, the Xerox-like on-demand device that prints a fully bound book in…

Bespoke Glasses from Indivijual Custom Eyewear!…

Bespoke Glasses from Indivijual Custom Eyewear! Following the service model of a bespoke tailor, a series of precise facial measurements and detailed personal information is used to craft individualized plastic frames. (Want more? See…