Tag archive: COSTUMIZE
Turn Your Foursquare Check-Ins Into JewelryHow would you like to wear a visualization of all the places you have traveled? Or maybe just a necklace designed from destinations that hold a sentimental value to you? Meshu, a new jewelry start up, gives offers the ability to do just that. The initiative, started by data visualizer Sha Hwang and interaction designer Rachel …
PRETTYPEGS: SHOE YOUR FURNITUREWe all love Ikea furniture, but I definitely find myself wishing there was a way to give my couch an upgrade.Jana Cagin and Mikael Söderblom, the founders of PrettyPegs, seemed to have had a similar problem and came up with an incredibly unique answer. PrettyPegs are replaceable furniture legs that elegantly give your Ikea couch or bed some much needed …
DIY Washi Tape Laptop KeyboardHere the latest costumize hype! Personalize your macbook (but I guess it also works on other notebooks) with Japanese Washi Tape. This tape is very tin and a slightly transparent so you can still see which key is under the pattern! You can purchase Japanese washi tape from Le Box Boutique on Etsy. There are hundreds of …
Rockin’ 3D printed guitarsDiegel is professor of mechtronics at Massey University in Auckland, New Zealand and has a passion for 3D printing. His designs – Scarab and Spider electric guitars blur the line between art and mere musical instruments. They are 3D printed in alumide and polyamide on an EOS Formiga P100 selective laser sintering machine. Both guitars can be fitted …
TREND ALERT: COSTUMISED VINTAGE JACKETSThree weeks ago we had a blogpost about an editorial Ten jackets by ten artists. To celebrate the DIY ethos, Attitude Magazine asked a selection of artists and designers to hand-customise a vintage jacket exclusively for them. These hand customized vintage jackets seem to pop up everywhere in street style lately. So for all the cool …
TEST TUBE CHANDELIERPolish designer Pani Jurek is interested in designing objects that are not only functional but also engage the users in an interactive way. This test tube chandelier does just that by allowing each person to use the vessels as they see fit. Here Jurek suggests using them as vases or inserting different colors of dye to create …
10 jackets BY 10 ARTISTSTen jackets by ten artists. To celebrate the DIY ethos, Attitude Magazine asked a selection of artists and designers to hand-customise a vintage jacket exclusively for them. Down under is the accompanying video. Sadly there ain’t a list with the involved artists, but if you look closely on the pictures you can find the maker …
SANDWICH ARTISTS“Sandwich Artist”, sandwiches by Brittany Powell as part of her Low-Commitment Projects with Tae Kitakata. They just started a website with ideas for quick art projects, which now has three posts. I am very curious what their next idea will be. I love the Rothko and the Mondriaan sandwich, but hate the plates and wooden …
COSTUMIZE YOUR CHOCOLATES!‘Sweet Play’ is a new kind of chocolate which is, thanks to three special elements, compatible with your taste. It is the graduation work of French designer Elsa Lambinet (who partnered with Blondel, the famous Swiss chocolate maker) and is based on modular design, allowing you to create three different types of chocolate with two additional ingredients: the dark chocolate has a …