End of shop class, and what it means for (most-needed) manual trades by Nicolás Boullosa on March 16, 2022 In the summer of 2006, Mathew B. Crawford had the urge to explain what was happening to “shop class” across …
Habitáculos y objetos planos que se despliegan como origami by Nicolás Boullosa on May 5, 2021 Una de las fronteras en arquitectura es la capacidad de desplegar un habitáculo completo (por tanto, un objeto tridimensional capaz …
Boeing retiree finds meaning inventing tiny sheds & devices by Kirsten Dirksen on December 9, 2018 Inspired by a father and uncle who relied on “imagination, calculation, patience, determination and a few handy tools”, Paul Elkins …
$150 bike camper: DIY micro mobile home (plans to download) by Kirsten Dirksen on December 6, 2015 Paul Elkins makes things: driveable plastic cars, tipis, treehouses, fluted-plastic boats and many micro-shelters. He made his first micro-RV a …
Autómatas, robots, IA: retos/riesgos de la era post-petróleo by Nicolás Boullosa on March 6, 2013 Durante más de 2.000 años, filósofos, inventores y artistas han confeccionado o imaginado máquinas autómatas, a menudo con fines recreativos. …
An original maker: Paul Elkins, Pacific Northwest polymath by Kirsten Dirksen on February 18, 2013 Paul Elkins has always loved to doodle; when he turned 8 years old his mother bought him his first serious …
Nuevos nómadas: 10 ideas para acampar y vivir con lo mínimo by Nicolás Boullosa on May 2, 2012 Llevar las posesiones literalmente a cuestas instiga al individuo a reflexionar sobre la importancia de sus posesiones y plantearse si …