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The Artichair: A Chair Made From…Artichokes?

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With it’s earthy tones and fibrous appearance, it almost looks appetizing enough to eat. Inspired by alternative manufacturing processes that could help re-shape the Greek economy, University of Edinburgh grad Spyros Kizis has developed a way of using Artichoke Thistle fiber mixed with a new waste-oil biological epoxy resin to create a plastic-like material that is one-hundred percent biodegradable. Here, we get to see how Spyros processes the raw material and uses it to create his Artichair chair design.

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Black Friday for Design Sketchers: New Photoshop-Based Creative Cloud Plan for $9.99/Month

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For those who have been using Adobe’s Creative Cloud since its recent release, it has been a sort of blessing on multiple levels. With a simple Creative Cloud account, a user can active or deactivate the entire Adobe software suite on up to two computers—and if you want to use Adobe After Effects for a specific image presentation project but don’t want that extra space hogging up your hard drive 24/7, using it is as simple as downloading it from within the Creative Cloud app, using it for your project, and then removing it once you’re done. For those who don’t need access to the entire Creative Cloud Suite, Adobe is offering a special discount through December 2, 2013 for those looking to upgrade their Photoshop experience and move into the Cloud with less strain on their wallets.

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In FAB

Are Audio: Watch These Wooden Speakers Get Made by Hand From Scratch

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Having been friends since childhood, Are Audio founders Richie White and Ross Connolly shared a common passion for engineering, physics, and high-fidelity sound. Today, the two are hard at work with their custom audio speaker company based out of St. John’s Newfoundland. The hand-manufacturing process that goes into making anything audio-based is always a slippery-slope: not only are there multiple listening styles out there with high demands for their audio sound quality, but those listeners are oftentimes also looking for particular aesthetic qualities that become conversation starters. In this process video from Are, we get a behind-the-scenes peak into how much patience and detail goes into crafting a boutique speaker.

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In CULTURE

Kano: Build-a-Computer and Coding Kit On Track to Raise Over $4.5 Million on Kickstarter

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Yesterday, SolidSmack posted on the Electric Loog Guitar—a sort of build-a-guitar kit that encourages customization. While build-a-kits have been in existence for decades, there seems to be a resurgence in interest for both adults and kids alike. After raising over $160,000 on Kickstarter with 29 days left to go in their 30-day campaign, the Kano Build-a-Computer Kit just might have found the sweet spot that people are looking for in STEM-based ‘kits’.

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In DEAD TREES

The Electric Loog Guitar: Don't Just Wail on Your Guitar, Learn How to Build It!

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As a result of the increase in customization in mass manufactured products, so too has the interest in how products are actually built…and why not? Building things is just as fun as owning them! While the likes of various 3D printers and Arduino kits have taken the Making community by storm, there have also been in increase in other modular or start-from-scratch building kits for traditionally pre-built products. Among them is the cleverly-designed (and currently Kickstarting) Electric Loog Guitar which features a unique three-string design that is also aimed at making learning guitar easier, without compromising yours or junior’s inner-Jimi Hendrix.

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