We here at Synth Eastwood love nothing more than a good poster and just the other day I came across this beauty by US designer Allan Peters. It's a 4-in-1 piece he created for bike & art lovers ArtCrank that would have fit beautifully into our Cycles Show. On his blog he shows a really interesting breakdown of the process steps involved to create the poster.... [Read more]

A really interesting project comes from LA native Jesse Chorng. He wants to complete an interactive installation utilizing live sound and skateboarding. He calls this The Syntheshredder. A 20ft diameter skate bowl will house sensors embedded under the surface. These will be hooked up to custom hardware and software which will turn the bowl into a instrument and the skater into the musician.... [Read more]

Today we've a great post to start the week with. Kevin Freeney (1919-1986) was a sign painter who operated in Dublin from 1930's onwards. Such were his talents, he hand painted over 700 shops, pubs and restaurants throughout the city. Not to mention vehicles, cinema listings and whatever else his great skills could adorn. Kevin's family recently published over 300 images of his work... [Read more]

Project Aura is a bicycle lighting system designed to address the issue of nighttime urban bike commuting. Rim-mounted LEDs change color based on how fast you pedal your 2 wheeler. The lighting system is self powered by a front hub dynamo. Although not commercially available yet, the idea is being developed by 2 industrial design students from the States who have been getting alot of attention and even picked up an award.... [Read more]

Ever wondered what your street looked like 50 years ago? Or your favourite landmark 100 years ago? Historypin is here to help. In a nutshell the site allows you to overlay images from the past with present day Google Street View Maps. It's a way to "share small glimpses of the past and to build up the huge story of human history". An app was recently launched ... [Read more]

It was recently announced that the University of Utah will fund and install an alternative to the traditional solar panel on their campus. "Solar Ivy is a solar energy delivery device that draws inspiration from ivy growing on a building". When local planning authorities make it difficult for homeowners and businesses to install new technology on old buildings, new ideas like this Solar Ivy is be a clever alternative. It could even improve the appearance of some buildings.... [Read more]

This weeks special guest minimixer is the inimitable Renate Henschke. Renates ideas, insights, and infectiously cheerful humour has been warming the hearts of all of Synth Eastwood since the days we met. Originally from Adelaide in Australia she has settled in Dublin Ireland where she runs her own clothing label Made For You By Arms and also freelances as a "maker of things". Renate is our first lady minimixer and with no small amount of coincidence... [Read more]

Eness is an Australian art & design practice whose latest stop motion sculpture grabbed our attention. MÖBIUS is an optical illusion and a time-lapse of people interacting with the 21 piece sculpture in downtown Melbourne. You can also check the "Making Of" on their Vimeo channel.... [Read more]

While sifting through all the great events and exhibitions curated for Home Of Metal, I came across an artist called Ben Venom. He is interested in "juxtaposing traditional handmade crafts with one of the more extreme musical genres, Heavy Metal". His latest piece is a staggering 13 by 15 foot quilt made from 125 Heavy Metal t-shirts. ... [Read more]

Super online electronic music resource Bleep are starting a new interactive project. Hurray. Bleep are a sister company of the mighty Warp home to Boards of Canada, Clarke, Hudson Mohawke, Plaid, !!! and have been solid gold for over 20 years. Bleep: Filtered is a new venture with and aim to find new music. To do this they are calling for public submissions for an "Unsigned Competition" and Compilation. Like an X factor for electronic music... [Read more]