Hold on to your helmets, this team out of Sweden wants to build the most stylish and sustainable electric scooter in the world. More here.
DIY Vacuum (Tenok) - Tim Krahmer
Industrial Designer, Tim Krahmer, decided to tackle Tenok for his Masters project in I.D. when he discoverd that many discarded vacuums are easily repairable and that their initial manufacturings accounts for the second largest production of greenhouse gases among electrical products.
Torsus School Bus
I predict these will replace the Dodge Sprinters in the next 5 years as the go-to camper conversion vehicle. Torsus has multiple bad-ass styles already available. More here.
The Ocean Cleanup
Boyan Slat was just 18 when he founded The Ocean Cleanup, an ambitious system for removing plastic waste out of the world's waterways. The aim is for plastics-free oceans by 2050.
Holographic Display from Fan Blades
This is one of the cooler technologies I’ve run across - might need to do a Halloween-themed one. Check it out here.
Route Werks Handlebar Bag - Justin Sirotin
Here are some nice improvements on the standard bicycle handlebar bag. I appreciate how well articulated all the information is about this project. It’s got $90,710 on Kickstarter, on a $40,000 goal (23 days left to pledge). The $119 bag is expected to ship in January 2021.
Fire Table
Our friend, Hayden Schramm (designer/fabricator) applied finishing touches (adding adj. feet and hose part) yesterday and we fired-up the fire table last night - what a treat. It kicks off more heat than expected - we kept it dialed down as evening temps were in the 70s. Looking fwd to fall.
HomeMade Modern
I like the off-the-shelfness of this couples work. Each piece they make has an accompanying video, many with tips and adjustments. More here.
IKEA
IKEA has been at it since 1950 and each year has created a catalogue. The IKEA museum has released a way to see every page of each years’ catalogue since they first started. I recommend you try and find the one of your birth year and see how far (or not) we’ve all come.
Engineer Makes Gun that shoots masks onto faces
I give this a solid B+ for inventiveness and fun problem solving. Check out Allen Pan’s enthusiastic video here. We could have used one of these at the grocery store this morning.
Evel Knievel Toy (Re-Release)
Watch this video to see why we begged our mom for one of these toys.
Strap-on Spiral Stairs
Very fun idea, especially for those treehouse enthusiasts. See more images here.
Architects, in a boat, getting adventure
Not a bad idea of something to do during a pandemic. Fix up an old life boat and explore the arctic with a dog named Shackleton. Read more here.
Electric Scooter (Ösapress)
I feel like Apple could have designed this 15 years ago and everyone would have gotten one.
5 Ways Architects/Designers are Responding to Covid-19
Here are some of the ways laid out in this Metropolis Mag piece.
Tesla Ventilators
It’s truly inspiring the ways in which individuals and companies are handling/dealing with this virus by being adaptable, innovative and flexible. Watch this group of Tesla engineers describe how they re-used Tesla car parts to make a ventilator prototype with a dashboard touch-screen interface.
3D printed/laser cut face shields
It’s quite a movement with so many pitching in - more info. here. Also, just found another simple face shield that only requires laser cutter (no 3D printing necessary).
Make4COVID
I just joined this: https://www.make4covid.co/
It’s for Coloradans who are interested in making things or solving problems related this virus.
make your own stylus
If you don’t happen to have a spare stylus and you need one in a pinch. Here are a few tricks to make your own out of common materials.
Good luck out there.
DIY Surgical Masks
This instructables link is the best resource I’ve found so far for mass producing masks. It has scaled printable patterns and additional information at the end.
Here is another simple video tutorial shared by Auntie Jen at RecoverGirl.
My 13 yr old and I made these 2 masks last night. We added thin aluminum with rounded edges in the one at right to close down around nostrils. We’ll keep modifying more today.