B.Light Design

Working on yet another robot toy. This one is made up of a coffee can, a sink strainer, and a green beans can (mmmm green bean casserole).

I’m working on a new toy robot (check out the last one). The head mechanism is made from part of a caster and a can of beans.

I’m very honored that my concept, Robot Ambulance, has been accepted into Make: Ultimate Maker Vehicle Challenge.

Robot Ambulance is a toy robot fabrication lab on wheels. The goal of the project is to drive to schools, Maker Faires, or birthday parties and get kids making. More project details here.

Voting started today to decide the winners of the contest. Judging is based on overall Design, unique Customizations, and Maker Spirit embedded within. Vote for as few or as many entries once per day as you wish.

Thanks to Matt Richardson for the video help and Michelle Temple for the photographs.

This past Thursday I presented the Belly Button Book at the L2 Forum.

I had a great time, Scott Galloway and his son were great sports.

This “flashlight” is the oldest thing I have that I made.

I made it for my grandma when I was around 10 years old. A couple of C batteries, some electrical tape, a button, and an old Christmas light.

Grandma mentioned she needed a small flashlight when using her house keys at night. I said “Don’t buy one, I’ll make you one Grandma”. So I Frankensteined this together with parts I’d been collecting and storing under my bed. And God bless her, she used it.

Fast forward 20 some years later, after grandma passed, I found it in her nightstand drawer. She kept it all those years. It kind of broke my heart a little.

On November 7th, I will be reading The Belly Button Book at the 2013 L2 Forum.

‘The Belly Button’ is an interactive children’s book and set of wireless toys, which I am very excited to debut at the conference.

Below is a short video of some fun user testing.

I’m excited to announce that Crate & Barrel has produced some Christmas ornament designs of mine, Turned Wooden Ornaments and Wood Grain House Ornaments.

The turned ornaments are available in stores now. And I may or may not have already bought a box or two.

The house ornaments will be available in stores soon and 100% of the proceeds from them will be donated to Rebuilding Together, a national nonprofit that rehabilitates homes for low-income homeowners at no cost, particularly the elderly and those with disabilities.

The packaging is pretty sweet too.

Turned Wooden Ornaments
Wood Grain House Ornaments

This weekend my nephew opened his one of a kind robot toy. I’m pretty much the best uncle ever, just saying.

Thanks for all the help Shelf.

I was incredibly lucky to get a bunch of wood from Highbridge Park. The trees fell naturally and were destined to become mulch. Thank you Jordan.

Starting to make some lamps from it. Poplar and possibly oak I think.

M Booth has a monthly newsletter called “word.”, and this month was all recorded with Google Glass. I was fortunate enough to have Lauren and Andrew drop by the new studio and shoot a piece about making and designing.