Chain Clock

November 14, 2009 by Zog · Leave a Comment 

chain-clock

I don’t know what it is about clocks, but they are a magnet for innovative designers. I love the simplicity of this device, which is made from a gear and a bicycle chain with copper digits. I think it would be fun to make a clock under this principle with scoops on the numbers. Put the bottom of the chain in a basin with ball bearings or some other scoopable which would ring the hour when they fall from the top.

Unlike a lot of the more unusual clocks, this one is available for sale, although it will set you back, via amazon

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Steampunk Lamps | Frank Buchwald

August 5, 2009 by Zog · Leave a Comment 

steampunk-lamp_Buchwald

The artist who created these lights , Frank Buchwald, has a design trait I commonly see among the greatest of machine oriented designers: He doesn’t so much see himself as an artist creating art, but as  evolving the design of an object to the point where the form becomes inseparable from the the function without becoming a slave to it; a state morre often seen in nature than machine.

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SteamPunk Computer Mods

June 6, 2009 by Zog · Leave a Comment 

steampunk-computer-mod

The above SteamPunk computer casemod was commissioned as a giveaway for a new computer game. Jake of all Trades did a great job of it. I’vc seen quite a few SteamPunk computer cases go by recently, but this was the best. I wonder if it is water cooled?

steampunk-flash-drive

Update: The above SteamPunk Flash Drive was a one of a kind piece.  I hope this inspires a wave of flash drives.

mechanical flash drive

Update: Click the above mechanical flash drive to see its construction.

I’ll post any other SteamPunk computer mods I come across here.

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