Sam - tagged with art-design http://www.samwarnaars.com/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sweetcron sgfwarnaars@gmail.com Homemade Amphibious Bicycle http://www.samwarnaars.com/items/view/2217/homemade-amphibious-bicycle

This amphibious bike totally floats my boat. Eight large water bottles function as pontoons, and its adjustable vane wheels provide driving power. You can ride it on either land or water. Sure, it's probably a bit cumbersome to ride with those bottles. And sure, it's probably not super stable on the lake. But it's way better than any amphibious bike I've ever made. Via Inhabitat.

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Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:42:00 +0200 http://www.samwarnaars.com/items/view/2217/homemade-amphibious-bicycle
Intermission: Grassffiti http://www.samwarnaars.com/items/view/2206/intermission-grassffiti

This video isn't nearly as sinister as the first minute and a half might lead you to believe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qBBmXMoIQs

Via Eyeteeth.

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Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:48:00 +0200 http://www.samwarnaars.com/items/view/2206/intermission-grassffiti
New Weapon for the Guerrilla Gardener: Seed Bombs http://www.samwarnaars.com/items/view/2207/new-weapon-for-the-guerrilla-gardener-seed-bombs

I love the idea of guerrilla gardening: subversively reclaiming the forgotten pockets of fertility in urban landscapes for the purposes of restoring pastoralism. (We've talked about horticulture jamming before.) Now, the traditionalists among you might scoff at the commercialization of the practice, but I love these pre-packaged 'seed bombs'—a tiny, grenade-like ball of soil and seeds designed to be tossed out of moving cars into arid soil—of midwest wildflowers. You trade a little authenticity for a…

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Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:18:00 +0200 http://www.samwarnaars.com/items/view/2207/new-weapon-for-the-guerrilla-gardener-seed-bombs
Intermission: Laser Cut Money http://www.samwarnaars.com/items/view/2146/intermission-laser-cut-money

Scott Campbell is a tattoo artist who's shifted mediums—from needles on skin to lasers on greenbacks. His laser-cut stacks of one dollar bills are part of his Make It Rain show and are literally on the money. Images after the jump.

Via Divine Caroline, via PSFK.

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Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:49:00 +0200 http://www.samwarnaars.com/items/view/2146/intermission-laser-cut-money