Few materials are as cheap and versatile as cardboard, which makes it a perfect building material for everything from rough prototypes to even finished products. Put in the hands of a true artist, however, and the material elevates to a new dimension entirely. At least, this is the case with Japanese artist Monomi Ohno. While most of us likely toss our Amazon boxes into the recycle bin without thinking about it, Ohno goes full-on DaVinci with the box cutter and tape. And like many great artists, she learned how to master the medium not out of choice—but out of necessity. As a 3D animation student at Osaka University of the…

When the missile batteries fired, most were prepared, but some were left scurrying into their houses in a panic. We were ready though – forks in hand, napkins around the neck, and bottles of hot, steaming syrup for everyone. All at once they started falling – pancakes – fluffy as the center of these puffy, hot links. Paul Chadeisson – Sky cities, ruins, ports, castles and massive environments. So much detail and so much to look at. Llama Llama Red Pajama Freestyle – You may know the children’s story, and it’s been rapped before, but Ludacris brings his own style of course, whut whut. CSS Pepper – A delightfully clean,…

Desktop Metal has finally shown their 3D metal printing technology, and from a first look, it does appear to be game changing in several respects. The mysterious east coast startup has been a bit of a puzzle for some time now. We’ve seen only glimpses of their equipment and hints of powerful capabilities. But now we know a great deal more. While they announced two different 3D printer models, these machines actually use very different 3D printing processes. One uses a powder technique, while the other uses an extrusion system. Both, however, must make use of a furnace to finalize the part once printed. One system is designed for office…

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As the story goes, Leonardo Pisano Bigollo was a young man in his twenties during the year 1202. A member of a prominent local trading family, he spent a lot of time traveling to the Middle East. During his travels to the Arabic countries, he became enamored by the mathematical ideas and formulas used in commerce. Later in his life, he would publish a book on mathematics called Liber Abaci, and would soon come to be known as Fibonacci, creator of the Fibonacci Sequence. These days, the numerical sequence created by Fibonacci is used to explain an expansive range of phenomena that ranges from nature and science to design and…

This week’s Spotify-powered SolidSmack Radio Playlist knocks you in the pop sockets with head-boppin’ groove tuneage to help propel you through the work week in style. Whether you find yourself inking markers until they’re dry, grinding material through a bandsaw, or working that 3D geometry all day, consider these fresh tracks as a tool for your process. This week we’ll start things off with “Lone Star” from Trance Farmers and work our way through tracks from Big Thief, Brazos, Inner Waves, Adult Mom, The Palms, and others before wrapping up with “I Don’t Mind” from Keeps. Have suggestions? As always, let us know what you listen to, what you want…