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Jill Haefele's "human:nature" headphones are populated with live crickets that rustle and chirp behind a mesh screen. A meditative break from the endless clatter of the modern world.
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human:nature
Jill Haefele’s “human:nature” headphones are populated with live crickets that rustle and chirp behind a mesh screen.
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August 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
A visit to Opus 40, a huge bluestone earthworks sculpture in Saugerties, New York influenced by Arts & Crafts yet also rich in wabi-sabi style.
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#wabisabi #electronics #artsandcrafts #sculpture #opus40 #sculpture #earthworks
Opus 40 Visit
A visit to the massive Opus 40 earthworks sculpture in Saugerties, New York, where Arts & Crafts meets wabi-sabi
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August 7, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Kacie Kinzer’s Tweenbots are small cardboard robots that roam the city helped by strangers. They have many wabi-sabi qualities and I make the case that empathy is one of them.
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#wabisabi #electronics #robotics #itp #moma #empathy
Tweenbots and Empathy
Tweenbots are small human-dependent cardboard robots that move at a constant speed in a single direction. Strangers must help it get to where it is going.
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July 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Impermanence, asymmetry, seasonality and connection to nature are hallmarks of this Brooklyn Japanese garden. Could our electronic devices bring similar peace and relaxation?
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#wabisabi #electronics #japanesegarden #koi #bonsai #bbg #brooklyn
Brooklyn Botanical - Japanese Garden Visit
Photos from a visit to the Japanese Hill and Pond Garden at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden in New York. It was created back in 1916 and was among the first of its kind in the United States.
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June 18, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Rory Nugent’s wonderful Solar Xylophone uses the sun to make music outdoors. The result is a musical piece that’s always different, written by the sun and edited by the dappling of sunlight through the trees.
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#wabisabi #electronics #makezine #itpnyu #woodworking
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June 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
We recently spent an afternoon in the Japanese Friendship Garden near downtown Phoenix, Arizona. It’s a quiet green refuge in the Arizona desert.
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#wabisabi #electronics #japanesegarden #koi #bonsai
Japanese Friendship Garden Visit
We recently spent some time in the Japanese Friendship Garden in Phoenix, Arizona. It’s a quiet green refuge in a busy, hot, beige city.
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June 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Researching Internet of Things (IoT) cloud platforms for a new series of connected projects. It should start out free and simple, with paid tiers available. Here’s a brief overview I put together:
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#wabisabi #electronics #iot #adafruit #thingspeak #datacake #tagoio
IoT Platforms for Makers
I’ve been looking at several Internet of Things (IoT) cloud platforms to support a new series of connected projects. The ideal platform would have a no-subscription (free) option as well as an afforda...
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June 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Ben Light recycled scrap 2x4 lumber to make a more organic and humane housing for electronic projects, creating enclosures that evoke the wabi-sabi aesthetic.
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#wabi-sabi #electronics #woodworking #makezine #tanizaki #itpnyu
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June 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Is emptiness really empty? Cosmic ray detectors and the case for wab-sabi. wabitronics.com/examples/cos...

#physics #wabi-sabi #electronics #amnh #instructables #makezine #cern
Cosmic Ray Detector
This project can help you detect unseen parts of the natural world and rethink nothingness.
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June 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Photos from a research visit to the Noguchi Museum @noguchi.org as inspiration for wabi-sabi inspired DIY electronics.
#NoguchiMuseum #wabi-sabi #sculpture #diy #electronics #moma #wabitronics

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Noguchi Museum Visit
These photos are from a recent visit to the Noguchi Museum in Queens, New York.
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May 23, 2025 at 8:54 PM