Here’s video of the Kiehl’s sample dispenser detailed in photographs below.
Kiehl’s Mechanical Sample Dispensers
I was commissioned in May by Sub Rosa to create a memorable machine to dispense samples of Kiehl’s skincare products for their flagship store in New York, as part of their 160th anniversary retrospective. I created five machines out of steel and brass. Here are some photos of them installed in the store.
Jenbacher Sculpture for GE at TED
I was commissioned by GE to build a kinetic sculpture for the 2011 TED conference in Long Beach CA. The piece is inspired by a Jenbacher natural gas engine, and is intended to point out the engine’s capability to meet the energy needs of 18000 typical homes. Each little house represents 100 homes.
The Wilderness Machine
(image credit: Thoma Kikis) video credit: Tom Jennings Tom Jennings and I designed and built this calligraphy robot for director Chris Milk and Radical Media, as part of “The Wilderness Downtown”, an interactive music video for the band Arcade Fire. The machine uses a custom pen plotter to print postcards generated by viewers, and it […]
Disney XD station ID
Here’s a Rube Goldberg machine that I built for Syynlabs for the Disney XD channel. I built and designed about 90% of this (didn’t build the pneumatic cannons at the end, these were repurposed from the OK Go video. I did work out the wiring and the trigger mechanism. Also I didn’t do the part […]
Colbert Report Rube Goldberg Machine
The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Intro – Rube Goldberg Machine www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog Video Archive I built this Rube Goldberg Machine for the Colbert Report, and set it off in front of a live audience to begin the show. Some things that may not […]
OK Go- This Too Shall Pass (RGM version)
I was a primary engineer on this video. I worked out the majority of triggers on the upper level, as well as designed and built several of the individual modules, including the Sunrise, the flags, the typewriter mechanism, and the rolling ball/kabuki screen theater. I also contributed the “Make: magazine” race car that rolls down […]
Phantom Limb Generator
this is an instructional video about the operation and recommended uses of the Phantom LImb Generator, a home amputation appliance. this is a bit more in depth:
Bronco Table
The bronco table is an autonomous robot, controlled by an arduino microcontroller. The legs are actuated by 12vdc automotive motors (I think they might be windshield wiper motors), and they are powered by a lead acid battery that has been recessed into the tabletop. Its primary sensor is a piezo-electric disc, the kind commonly used […]
Mobile de Piccinati
Speed is controlled by a mercury switch. There are also magnetic reed switches which turn the LED’s on and off. Additionally there is a hand-cut ratchet at the top, which causes a hammer to strike the bell every third revolution.
