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In ROCKIN

The SolidSmack Weekend Reader | Week 20.15

May 15, 2015 3 Mins Read

Don your favorite bath robe, cream that coffee and get comfortable with this weekend’s SolidSmack Weekend Reader.

This week we saw everything from a Daniel Simon-designed, fully-functional TRON Lightcycle, a much-needed update to the popular Paper iPad app, a look behind the process of a soon-to-be-launched-on-Kickstarter design project and more…

So lay back, relax and take a load off while reading the top ten stories on SolidSmack this past week.

Oh and uh…don’t forget to shed some much-needed sunlight on your face, too.

In SMACKDOWN

Friday Smackdown: Metal Cavity Fur Explosion

May 15, 2015 2 Mins Read

A large crease appeared. Metal stretching along its head, down the neck, seams splitting, pins snapping. The cold kept the air still, sound pounding from the cavern through the chest, when the fur inside opened the machines hollow cavities and engulfed these links. Pat Presley – Beautiful environments with everything from concept ships and vehicles…

In DESIGN

Behind the Design: An Interview with Buttur Founders Ken and Quan Jasinski

May 15, 2015 5 Mins Read

During the 9-5 grind, Ken Jasinski is an Industrial Designer and his wife Quan is a Color Specialist – both working in technology. While grad school has always been of interest to them, they instead chose to spend their hard earned money and spare time on launching Butter. During the past several years they have been slowly building Buttur and the brand’s first…

In FAB

Garage Inventor Colin Furze's New Jet-Kart is Pure Insanity and Absolutely Amazing

May 14, 2015 2 Mins Read

When it comes to that nagging, why-isn’t-it-the-end-of-the-week feeling you get on Thursday afternoons, it can be tempting to want to pack up your desk for good and figure out a way to make a career out of making whatever you feel like making – not unlike Colin Furze. The British garage inventor has made a…

In FAB

New Short Film Series Highlights the Joy of Crafting Objects by Hand

May 14, 2015 2 Mins Read

For filmmaker Ben Proudfoot, churning out high-quality documentaries that tell the story of a Maker’s process is a walk in the park. The Nova Scotia-born filmmaker attended the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts in Los Angeles and has since gone off to win dozens of festival awards worldwide and even a qualification…