Technology for Luddites
Lara Davis, Matthias Rippman and Philippe Block from the Swiss BLOCK Research Group at the ETH Zurich University have taken the centuries old timbrel vaulting technique one step further by incorporating high-tech design tools (software and CNC fabrication) and low-tech materials (cardboard boxes and wooden palettes).
Find pictures and the research paper here or see the summary below.
Extensive and beautifully illustrated interviews with a new generation of craftsmen: Grain & Gram: the new gentleman’s journal.
Pictured: Blair Sligar, who builds furniture and sculptures from salvaged and local materials.
Via Clockworker & Dude Craft.
“These 10 videos focus on the artisans around the world still making shoes by hand. From Mexico to Japan: we’ll take a look at how different shoes, slippers and sandals are made.”
