Everytime you switch on, remind yourself to switch off. That’s the message environmental artist Tanya Clarke is sending with these Liquid Lights. Made from recycled pipes and taps, the lamps use green LEDs as the light source. More »
Instructables posted a guide to creating a plumbers’-crack detector, using a LilyPad Arduino controller, a vibrating motor, and a photoresistor to measure how much light is beaming into your crack. When the photoresistor comes uncovered, the motor starts to vibrate, letting you know that your “coin slot” is exposed and people behind you may be looking and/or laughing. After that, it’s your choice: hike up those low-ride jeans, or give a little show? [Instructables]
We are only talking about a sink here, but I must admit that I am a sucker for a captivating design. That having been said, the Elettronico Faucet by Carlo Frattini definitely caught my eye. The allure of the system centres around an LCD display that can be used to turn the faucet on and off, control flow rate, temperature and even other faucets / showers in the house. Essentially, the Elettronico would be part of a plumbing network that would give you command over everything from one screen. It is the most exciting thing to happen to pipes since…uh, wait. Nevermind. Unfortunately, there is no word on pricing or availability at the moment.
