human:nature Jill Haefele’s “human:nature” headphones are populated with live crickets that rustle and chirp behind a mesh screen.

Jill Haefele's "human:nature" headphones are populated with live crickets that rustle and chirp behind a mesh screen. A meditative break from the endless clatter of the modern world.
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#wabisabi #electronics #itpnyu #headphones #crickets

Opus 40 Visit A visit to the massive Opus 40 earthworks sculpture in Saugerties, New York, where Arts & Crafts meets wabi-sabi

A visit to Opus 40, a huge bluestone earthworks sculpture in Saugerties, New York influenced by Arts & Crafts yet also rich in wabi-sabi style.
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#wabisabi #electronics #artsandcrafts #sculpture #opus40 #sculpture #earthworks

Tweenbots and Empathy Tweenbots are small human-dependent cardboard robots that move at a constant speed in a single direction. Strangers must help it get to where it is going.

Kacie Kinzer’s Tweenbots are small cardboard robots that roam the city helped by strangers. They have many wabi-sabi qualities and I make the case that empathy is one of them.
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#wabisabi #electronics #robotics #itp #moma #empathy

Brooklyn Botanical - Japanese Garden Visit Photos from a visit to the Japanese Hill and Pond Garden at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden in New York. It was created back in 1916 and was among the first of its kind in the United States.

Impermanence, asymmetry, seasonality and connection to nature are hallmarks of this Brooklyn Japanese garden. Could our electronic devices bring similar peace and relaxation?
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#wabisabi #electronics #japanesegarden #koi #bonsai #bbg #brooklyn

Rory Nugent’s wonderful Solar Xylophone uses the sun to make music outdoors. The result is a musical piece that’s always different, written by the sun and edited by the dappling of sunlight through the trees.
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#wabisabi #electronics #makezine #itpnyu #woodworking

Japanese Friendship Garden Visit We recently spent some time in the Japanese Friendship Garden in Phoenix, Arizona. It’s a quiet green refuge in a busy, hot, beige city.

We recently spent an afternoon in the Japanese Friendship Garden near downtown Phoenix, Arizona. It’s a quiet green refuge in the Arizona desert.
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#wabisabi #electronics #japanesegarden #koi #bonsai

IoT Platforms for Makers I’ve been looking at several Internet of Things (IoT) cloud platforms to support a new series of connected projects. The ideal platform would have a no-subscription (free) option as well as an afforda...

Researching Internet of Things (IoT) cloud platforms for a new series of connected projects. It should start out free and simple, with paid tiers available. Here’s a brief overview I put together:
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#wabisabi #electronics #iot #adafruit #thingspeak #datacake #tagoio

Ben Light recycled scrap 2x4 lumber to make a more organic and humane housing for electronic projects, creating enclosures that evoke the wabi-sabi aesthetic.
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#wabi-sabi #electronics #woodworking #makezine #tanizaki #itpnyu

Cosmic Ray Detector This project can help you detect unseen parts of the natural world and rethink nothingness.

Is emptiness really empty? Cosmic ray detectors and the case for wab-sabi. wabitronics.com/examples/cos...

#physics #wabi-sabi #electronics #amnh #instructables #makezine #cern

Noguchi Museum Visit These photos are from a recent visit to the Noguchi Museum in Queens, New York.

Photos from a research visit to the Noguchi Museum @noguchi.org as inspiration for wabi-sabi inspired DIY electronics.
#NoguchiMuseum #wabi-sabi #sculpture #diy #electronics #moma #wabitronics

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