Posts Tagged mechanical art
Mechanical elephant sculpture
This amazing mechanic design was made out of transmission parts, electrical conduits, plumbing pipes and 20 gauge cold rolled steel. It is 36″ X 36″ X 18″ and weights about 85 lbs. All the joints move and lock in place, turning a gear on the elephant’s side winds a cable around a shaft which raises and lowers the trunk…
Continue reading at www.baekdal.com/Design/Art/mecanic-elephant.
Interesting things
Posted by Jacob in Imported from LJ on February 25th, 2007
I’ve found so many neat things lately that I decided to post them all in one big chunk. I don’t remember the origins of each, but many were found through www.engadget.com and Brass Goggles.
Kinetic wooden sculptures
Many of these have intricate moving parts that create interference patters.
Bug art
One of my favorite forms of art is the elegant display of functionality - the exposed stainless ductwork in the mechanical engineering building at the U of M is an exellent example. That’s part of why I like the wood sculptures above so much. The gears in these bugs certainly aren’t functional, but they capture the same spirit of getting to see something’s inner workings.
Stained glass computer case
Are you starting to notice a trend?
The coolest watch in the world
Only $220,000, but ogling is free. “Although its construction is very particular, I would still qualify it as accessible and entirely
Want!
Posted by Jacob in Imported from LJ on February 24th, 2007
