In each bi-monthly episode of DiResta (every other Wednesday at 2pm PT), artist and master builder Jimmy DiResta (Dirty Money, Hammered, Against the Grain, Trash for Cash) lets us into...
Posted by Stett Holbrook | Wednesday May 15th, 2013 2:57 PM
Categories: Tools, Woodworking, Workshop | 5 Comments
Last year our first trip to Maker Faire Bay Area. My daughter Sawyer and I saw many creative projects and were inspired by the work we saw. Sawyer, who was...
Posted by John Patten | Tuesday May 7th, 2013 11:26 AM
Categories: Furniture, Kids & Family, Makers, Woodworking, Workshop | 4 Comments
Harking back to the era of steam trunks the Arara Nomade is nomadic furniture: a trunk that turns into a shelves, drawers and hanging space. Designed for easy assembly and...
Posted by Alasdair Allan | Tuesday April 30th, 2013 9:32 AM
Categories: Art & Design, Furniture | 3 Comments
The video below is a lengthy but insightful interview with legendary Italian maker Enzo Mari. His 1974 manual Autoprogettazione offered nineteen designs using readymade cuts of timber, to build tables,...
Posted by Nick Normal | Saturday April 20th, 2013 12:30 PM
Categories: Woodworking | 1 Comment
Lovely Indeed shows an excellent idea for personalizing a simple piece of furniture by adding a bold design with this DIY Union Jack dresser
Posted by Meg Allan Cole | Tuesday March 5th, 2013 3:00 PM
Categories: Art & Design, Craft, Furniture, Home | No Comments
MAKE Asks: is a weekly column where we ask you, our readers, for responses to maker-related questions. We hope the column sparks interesting conversation and is a way for us...
Posted by Michael Colombo | Tuesday March 5th, 2013 12:00 PM
Categories: General | 14 Comments
How often have you picked something up from a garage sale knowing you could definitely do something cool with it, but weren't sure what?
Posted by Lish Dorset | Monday November 26th, 2012 4:00 PM
Categories: Craft | No Comments
Designer Robert Grimshaw developed these unique knit furniture pieces by working with a local knitting circle! [via Design Milk]
Posted by Andrew Salomone | Tuesday October 16th, 2012 11:00 AM
Categories: Art & Design, Knitting | 1 Comment
MAKE's Paul Spinrad reports from last night's Pecha Kucha event in San Francisco.
Posted by Paul Spinrad | Thursday February 23rd, 2012 3:30 PM
Categories: Education, Home | No Comments
M Design of Montreal takes discarded furniture and hacks the disparate parts into new home furnishings in their "Project Scrap" series. We especially dig the bureau drawers flipped sideways and...
Posted by Michael Colombo | Tuesday August 16th, 2011 10:00 AM
Categories: Electronics, Energy, Furniture | No Comments
It’s metal month on MAKE, which doesn’t mean a Slayer-overload, it means it’s time to put on your Flashdance leotard and start welding. I’ve had this vintage typecase for months...
Posted by Meg Allan Cole | Friday August 12th, 2011 12:00 PM
Categories: Craft, General | 3 Comments
Hindsvik isn’t just an Etsy store, but they also have a rad blog where they feature cool projects like their recent go at furniture design. I really like how they...
Posted by Meg Allan Cole | Wednesday July 27th, 2011 5:00 PM
Categories: Art & Design, Home | 2 Comments
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