Hasta La Ideas

Here’s a great example of what can happen when experimental research is documented and posted on the web with plenty of explanation and resources. RISD student Sarah Pease, a junior in Furniture Design, spotted a project on MIT Media Lab’s High-Low Tech page: “Fab Speakers”, an open-source project for creating portable speakers compatible with a standard audio jack.

“Fab Speaker” project leader David A. Mellis’ original design was made from veneer wrapped and hot-glued around laser-cut wooden struts encircling the electronics, then topped with fabric.

But he provided downloadable files so that anyone could whack up their own design. Pease’s beautiful take, “Audio Jar,” on Mellis’ work consists of glass jars and bases whittled out of cork.

(more…)