The Bright Idea

We all have to face the limits of our intellect from time to time.

These days technology can typically be depended on to pick up the slack. But what if you don’t have network access??!! Or power??!! This machine provides inspiration, and works off the grid.

Every element was found — scrap yards, second-hand stores, dumpsters — then cleaned, stripped, sorted and rebuilt. Found aluminum is TIG-welded and sanded seamless; nothing is cast. The electronics are salvaged from consumer devices, repaired and rewired so the piece does something when you touch it.