This is for all you punk rockers out there... now you can DIY your own spikes! I'm working with a local fashion designer making more cool looks using 3D printed stuff, so stay tuned for more fashion-related awesome.

The Ring-A-Thing is a modular ring-building kit that will allow you to press-fit a small cube magnet into the base and glue a washer to the bottom of each design you make, allowing you to switch out designs on your printed ring.

It's parametric to finger diameter in mm, but I haven't yet figured out how to keep the diameter of the inset on the top of the ring stable for all ring sizes, so that you don't have to scale your designs.

I'm also going to see if I can come up with a better way of attaching the designs than the 3mm magnets, which won't fit inside smaller ring sizes.

Once those two issues are figured out, this project will be a go!

These are the first of a range of templates that Beehive will be making available as we develop our Design Your Own Custom Eyewear Interface - please support us at projectpowerup.com/projects/26 if you print these for yourself!

Bling-bling for promoting the Reality Builder, an Open Source project to build real big:

RealityBuilder.com
code.google.com/p/realitybuilder
code.google.com/p/realitybuildercom

The new chain links have a different design than those shown in the photo. They are experimental - did not yet try them out.

Modeled in Rhino.

Iterating on the previous 'plain' hairclip (see comparison image), this new SLIM version disposes of the need of a 3rd spring, and trims down the size significantly without reducing strength or function.

I personally find this version to be even more secure to wear, but feedback on how it fits on other people's hair would be very welcome indeed!

This particular rainbow version, I printed using a welded-together string of several colo(u)rs of ABS - coming to a total of 79cm (31") of 3mm filament.

The Nyan-Cat add-on, can be printed separately, painted, and glued on with hot glue.

Nyancat YouTube video: youtube.com/watch?v=QH2-TGUlwu4

Simple button replacement for a pair of Outlier pants. Not parametric, but uses a DXF file to create the 3D model in openSCAD.

I used the concept of Thingiverse for a benefit performance, more info here:

namazueshirt.wordpress.com/the-mission/

Viral charity, but it's hard to spread the idea of Creative Commons License + Crowdfunding for benfit.

DISASTER SCENARIO No.2

You pick up your pair of trousers/pants and "Oh no!" the top button of the button fly has broken! You've already salvaged any other buttons you could from unneeded pockets, etc - you really don't have a button to use!

Worry not - you can very quickly print a replacement, sew it on, and be out of the door in under 15 minutes! (Depending on your hand-sewing speed.)

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Emergency button for replacing broken or lost buttons on clothing.
2cm diameter - appropriate for button flies.
Very quick to print - under 5 minutes.
Doesn't bend, flex or snap - tested as the top button on a pair of pants for 2 weeks of wearing and counting.
Safe* in the washing machine and tumble dryer.

*So far - YMMV, but the average tumble dryer heats to 175C, and while PLA softens at 50C, the extrusion temp is closer to 230C.

Picture the scene:

YOUR HOUSE, 30MINS BEFORE DEPARTURE
"That's weird, I was sure my cufflinks were right where I always leave them..."

Disaster has struck, you've got half an hour before you need to be out of the house, and you cannot, for love nor money, find your cufflinks. It's not as if you need them to be particularly flashy - just hold your darned sleeves closed!

Well worry no more, these small, basic, temporary cufflinks have you covered. Quick to print, subdued and functional.

PLA wearable bow ties. For every party.

It's a modular bangle meant for displaying your favorite insects. There are air-holes so they can remain living while you wear them! Jorge and I designed the bangle for some mealworms we procured at Petco. They like dry oatmeal or some hunks of potato. We'd love to see some inspired creations!

The back story - mikelberman.com/blog/
Check out the flickr set
flickr.com/photos/fauxtauxs/sets/72157623510614401/
Putrefashion on Vimeo - vimeo.com/10489363

If you like the bracelet, check a former project at ITP, Jill Haefele's Cricket Headphones! They are amazing!
bit.ly/bdj4ZW

Today was Fashion Hacking day with Diana Eng at NYC Resistor and I've wanted to make these keyboard pants for a long time. The basic idea was to take a flexible silicone keyboard and somehow integrate it with some pants (or shorts). I had they keyboards laying around for a while and I ran down to the Conways to get some jeans for about $8 (Yay fulton mall!)

This was inspired by a cool project I saw a long time ago on the hypernets: engadget.com/2008/04/23/keyboard-infused-pants-make-it-okay-to-grab-your-crotch/

I wanted a bracelet, but I suck at 3D modeling. Here's my attempt at DXF -> Blender to make a bracelet. Anyone know how to put a top/bottom on this thing?